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SOURCE SPORTS: NBA Investigating a Video Showing Kyrie Irving Breaking COVID-19 Protocols

By Jason Cordner / January 13, 2021

Kyrie Irving has been away from the Brooklyn Nets for over a week now and it appears we now know...

Local Business Owners Use Art To Brighten up LA During COVID Pandemic

By Jordan Eversley / January 12, 2021

Americans across the country are finding more ways to stay creative during the Covid-19 pandemic. A task that not easy...

Commonly Used COVID Test Receiving Local Backlash in LA County

By Jordan Eversley / January 12, 2021

As if matters concerning COVID-19 weren’t toxic enough, Los Angeles County health officials said Sunday they will stop providing a...

Memphis Cop Charged With Kidnapping, Murder While On Duty

By Sha Be Allah / January 12, 2021

A New York Post report says that a Memphis police officer was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murdering a...

DaBaby Arrested for Gun Possession in LA

By Jiggy Jones / January 8, 2021

While spending the day in Beverly Hills today (Jan. 7), DaBaby was captured on video interacting with the police. It...

Tennessee-Chattanooga Fires Assistant Football Coach Chris Malone Over Derogatory Tweet Address Towards Stacey Abrams

By Jason Cordner / January 8, 2021

Tennessee-Chattanooga assistant football coach Chris Malone has been fired after he sent a derogatory tweet about Stacey Abrams and the...

[WATCH] Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy’ Documentary

By Sha Be Allah / January 7, 2021

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake....

[WATCH] Murder Suspect Escapes Prisoner Transport SUV at McDonald’s

Sha Be Allah

December 17, 2020

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Looks like murder suspect Leon Taylor might just be home for X-Mas after his daring escape from a police transport van in Indiana. Surveillance footage shows the 22-year-old Taylor’s daring escape from poli... Read Article

[WATCH] Chicago PD Loses Fight To Keep Footage Private Of Wrongful Arrest Of Naked Black Woman

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December 16, 2020

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After returning home from a day at work and stepping out the shower, an innocent woman was in terror when officers broke into her home during an illegal break in. The video was released Monday after a ... Read Article

Country Music’s First Black Superstar Charley Pride Dead at 86

Sha Be Allah

December 14, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, country music pioneer Charley Pride, who is the genre's first Black A-lister, passed away in his home in Dallas from COVID-19 complications, according to Pride's PR team... Read Article

[WATCH] #BlackLivesMatter Protesters and Proud Boys Clash at Pro-Trump Rally in DC

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December 14, 2020

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A Pro-Trump rally in the nation's capital got physically violent when members of the Proud Boys and members of the Black Lives Matter movement clashed in the streets of D.C. As the video shows below, Proud ... Read Article

A$AP Rocky Says He Wished He Was Light-Skinned When He Was Younger

Sha Be Allah

December 10, 2020

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To much anticipation to the gamer world, A$AP Rocky dropped a new single on the Cyberpunk 2077 video game soundtrack, which can be found on the game's radio station called The Dirge. The track, which has n... Read Article

Spike Lee Presents Teen With Courage Award for Recording George Floyd’s Death

Sha Be Allah

December 9, 2020

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The bravery of Darnella Frazier is what is needed in the community to catch these crimes by the police red-handed. Spike Lee publicly praised Frazier, the teenager who caught George Floyd's death in the han... Read Article

Ohio Deputy Shoots and Kills Black Man in Front Of His Home After Unsuccessful Search for Fugitive

Sha Be Allah

December 8, 2020

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There are a few different versions of what happened in Columbus, Ohio last Friday between a sheriff's deputy and a 23-year-old Black man, but what is for certain is that a 17-year veteran of the Franklin Count... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: LeBron James Was ‘Hurt’ by Kyrie Irving’s Clutch Comment

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December 8, 2020

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LeBron James believes he is a clutch shooter. Ironically his former teammate Kyrie Irving doesn't believe that. Irving appeared on Kevin Durant’s podcast for episodes that were released in late September a... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Scottie Pippen Confronted Micheal Jordan About His Portrayal in ‘The Last Dance’

Jason Cordner

December 8, 2020

Scottie Pippen wasn't thrilled about how Micheal Jordan portrayed him in The Last Dance documentary. Pippen told Andrew Anthony of The Guardian that he wasn’t pleased with his portrayal in the documentary,... Read Article

Fort Lauderdale Ranked As Least Safe City in the U.S.

Sha Be Allah

December 7, 2020

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According to a WalletHub survey, Fort Lauderdale, Florida is listed as the least safe city in the United States. Other cities that followed up close on the list include Detroit, Birmingham, San Bernadino, and ... Read Article

Minnesota Timberwolves Win NBA Draft Lottery

Karl Anthony Towns Reveals How He Has Lost Seven Family Members To COVID-19

Jason Cordner

December 6, 2020

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No pro athlete has been hit harder during the COVID-19 Pandemic than Karl Anthony Towns. During the Minnesota Timberwolves' media day on Friday, Towns revealed to everyone that he has lost a total of seven fam... Read Article

Universal Studios Execs Testimony Demanded in Lawsuit Over Racism Allegation by Faizon Love

Sha Be Allah

December 6, 2020

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Film star and comedian Faizon Love asked a California court this week to order three top current and former Universal executives to provide depositions about their roles in directing the studio’s racist action... Read Article

Steph Curry and Under Armor Announce Formation of the Curry Brand

Jason Cordner

December 2, 2020

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Move over Michael Jordan, Steph Curry is on your block now. Curry and Under Armor announced the Curry Brand extensions, with its goal to rival that of Nike and the Jordan Brand. The new line, which laun... Read Article

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Chargers’ Isaac Rochell, Trai Turner Provide 450 Thanksgiving Dinners to Santa Ana Residents

Shawn Grant

November 28, 2020

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Ahead of Thanksgiving Los Angeles Chargers DE Isaac Rochell, his apparel company Local Human, and teammate and 5x Pro Bowl G Trai Turner, provided free Thanksgiving dinners to 450 families from the Santa Ana a... Read Article

Universal Studios Sued For Racism By Faizon Love

Sha Be Allah

November 26, 2020

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Film star and comedian Faizon Love filed suit today against Universal Studios over the company’s decade-long, racist advertising campaign for the 2009 film Couples Retreat in which Love starred. The suit accus... Read Article

Scarface Thanks Trump For Exposing More Racism In America

Sha Be Allah

November 25, 2020

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While the Biden Administration has reported that the Trump Administration is now allowing a legal transition within the White House, Houston rap legend Scarface took to Twitter to say goodbye to Number 45 in h... Read Article

Mayor of Houston Wants to Give Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce Their Own Respective Days

Beyoncé, Pop Smoke, Kanye West and Megan Thee Stallion Among List of 2021 Grammy Nominees

Roman White

November 24, 2020

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The Recording Academy announced the 2021 nominees on Tuesday and the Rap and R&B categories saw some new faces this year. The announcement came virtually on Grammy.com and was announced by CBS This Morning... Read Article

Former President Barack Obama Drags Trump for Using Presidency as One More Reality Show

President Obama Surprises Chicago High School Students with Free Access to His Memoir ‘A Promised Land’

Shawn Grant

November 24, 2020

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President Barack Obama surprised Chicago Public Schools high school students with a virtual assembly that provided each student with free access to digital copies of his new memoir A Promised Land. The book is... Read Article

TX Prisons, Jails Labeled ‘Worst Covid-19 Hotspots’ in the U.S.

Sha Be Allah

November 21, 2020

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According to a report released by the University of Texas, inmates and staff who have been infected or have succumbed to Covid-19 in Texas correctional facilities are higher than that of any other state's crim... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Larry Davis Shoots 6 Corrupt NYPD Officers And Escapes 34 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

November 19, 2020

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Some say he was 50 Cent before 50 Cent. Some called him "the Robin Hood of The Ghetto", while the establishment dubbed him "the crack city terminator." In the hood, his solution is considered the only possible... Read Article