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YouTuber Paul Harrell Announces His Own Death from Pancreatic Cancer in Pre-Recorded Video

By Shawn Grant / September 6, 2024

Popular YouTuber Paul Harrell, known for his firearm reviews and gun safety videos, announced his own death in a prerecorded...

EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Connected with The Source Before His Hip-Hop Infused DNC Speech

By Sourcestaff / August 30, 2024

by: Jeanine Ramirez “It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up magazine. Salt and Pepa and Heavy...

The SOURCE at the Democratic National Convention 2024

By Shawn Grant / August 30, 2024

by: Jeanine Ramirez From the rehearsals, View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Source (@thesource) To the...

Vice President Harris Calls for a ‘New Way Forward’ in CNN Interview

By Shawn Grant / August 30, 2024

In her first interview as the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized the need to “turn the page” on...

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion Truck ‘Posted Up’ at Dallas Raising Cane’s

By Sourcestaff / August 27, 2024

Fans of Post Malone, and there are plenty, are in for a treat. The rapper turned country, alternative singer’s iconic...

Over 200 Republicans Who Previously Worked for Bush, Romney, or McCain Endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President

By Shawn Grant / August 27, 2024

In an unprecedented move, more than 200 Republicans who previously worked for former President George W. Bush, the late Sen....

Katherine Jackson’s Attempt To Stop $600M Sale Of Micheal Jackson’s Music Catalog Denied by Judge

By Sourcestaff / August 23, 2024

Katherine Jackson, the legendary mom of Michael Jackson, had her appeal denied in a legal effort to stop the sale...

Amy Cooper Facing Charges After Calling in False Crime on Black Man

Shawn Grant

July 7, 2020

News

Amy Cooper, the Karen in Central Park who attempted to frame a Black man by calling the police, was charged with filing a false report. The crime is punishable by up to a year in jail.Cooper was seen on camera...

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Urges People Not to Travel to Atlanta for All-Star Weekend

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces She Tested Positive COVID-19

Shawn Grant

July 7, 2020

News

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has revealed that she has tested positive for COVID-19.“COVID-19 has literally hit home,” Bottoms wrote on Twitter. “I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive.”CNBC not...

Judge Orders Release of ICE Detainees Due to COVID-19

ICE Restricting Foreign Students From Taking Online-only Classes in the Fall

Shawn Grant

July 7, 2020

News

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, has alerted foreign students who will not be able to physically attend college classes that they cannot remain in the country. The ...

Another Violent Chicago Holiday Weekend Leaves 77 Shot and 14 Dead

Jordan Eversley

July 6, 2020

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News

Monday mornings in Chicago never start with positivity. In fact, Monday morning is a time where most in the city begin their week with the more horrific news of more people being killed at alarming rates. ...

Report: African Americans, Latinos are Contracting COVID-19 at 3 Times the Rate of Caucasians

Roman White

July 6, 2020

News

The New York Times released a blistering report about the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on People of Color in the United States. According to data the Times sued the CDC to have access to, Black and Lat...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Companion Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested by FBI

Shawn Grant

July 2, 2020

News

Jeffrey Epstein's former companion Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday morning by the FBI, ABC News reports. The 58-year-old Maxwell is facing accusations from numerous women for her involvement in enab...

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Set to Deliver Worldwide Address on July 4

Shawn Grant

July 2, 2020

News

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam has marked July 4 for an imperative message to be delivered. During his message, titled "The Criterion," Minister Farrakhan will speak on a variety...

Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Fired After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Roman White

July 1, 2020

News

The #MeToo Movement has ended another career from Fox News. This time, it's morning co-host Ed Henry who has reportedly been terminated from the news network. Henry was the host of the Fox News broadcast Ameri...

ESSENCE Communications CEO Richelieu Dennis Steps Down Amidst Crisis

Sourcestaff

July 1, 2020

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Following The Truth About Essence Medium story penned by anonymous women writers, CEO of Essence Communications, Richelieu Dennis has stepped down.In the Medium piece, the writers called for the resignation of...

Officer Garrett Rolfe Released on Bond After Being Charged with Murder of Rayshard Brooks

Shawn Grant

July 1, 2020

News

Former Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe, who was charged with the murder of Rayshard Brooks, has been released on a $500,000 bond.WSB-TV reports Wolfe left Gwinnett County Jail on Tuesday but did not leave...

Mississippi Senate Passes Resolution to Remove Confederate Emblem From Flag

Dylan Kemp

June 28, 2020

News, Politics

On Saturday, Mississippi's state legislature passed a resolution that will begin to replace the Confederate emblem on the state's flag. The resolution suspends the rules so that lawmakers can consider a bi...

Burundi President Dies From Illness, Some Suspect COVID-19 To Be Responsible

Jordan Eversley

June 27, 2020

News

An African President, who recently gained online popularity for his stance on COVID testing in his country has died. President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi died of heart failure just weeks after a crucial elec...

‘Operation Full Circle’ Names 24 Chicago Gang Members in Formal Indictment

Jordan Eversley

June 26, 2020

News

The Chicago Black P-Stones Nation is at the center of a major legal investigation named “Operation Full Circle.” According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinoi...

Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey Announces July 4th Reopening Amidst Rising COVID Cases

Jordan Eversley

June 26, 2020

News

Wasting no time after Gov. Phil Murphy announced that theme parks were now cleared for people to attend, Six Flags Great Adventure announces its reopening set for July 3rd. Officials for Six Flags are call...

Jesse Jackson Reminds the World That Tim Tembow Took a Knee Before Colin Kaepernick

Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls for Investigation of Possible Lynchings and White Supremacist as Police in New Column

Sourcestaff

June 24, 2020

Black Lives Matter, News

Civil Rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson is speaking out against the rash of police brutality that has sparked across the country and possible lynching in a recent guest column in The Chicago Sun-Times. “...

Camille Cosby Says #MeToo Movement Needs to ‘Clean Up Their Act’

Shawn Grant

June 24, 2020

News

Camille Cosby gave her first major interview in six years when she appeared on ABC News Live Prime following the decision for Pennsylvania Supreme Court to give Bill Cosby an appeal in his sexual assault convi...

Yo Gotti, Team Roc Leaks Videos of Gruesome Conditions in Mississippi Prisons

Centene Issues Subpoena to Roc Nation In Effort to Avoid Yo Gotti and Team ROC’s Request for Improvements to Mississippi Criminal Justice System

Shawn Grant

June 24, 2020

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News

Yo Gotti and Team ROC acquired legal representation for over 180 incarcerated men in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to address deplorable living conditions at Parchman prison and other locati...

Bill Cosby To Plead Fifth Amendment In Civil Lawsuit

Bill Cosby Receives Appeal for His Sexual Assault Conviction

Shawn Grant

June 24, 2020

News

Bill Cosby will be able to appeal his sexual assault conviction. Pennsylvania's highest court will review two pieces of the 2018 trial, which led to his conviction of three counts of aggravated assault, CNN re...

NASCAR Reports Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Talladega Garage

Shawn Grant

June 22, 2020

News, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

NASCAR has announced the investigation of a noose that was found hanging in the garage of NASCAR’s only Black driver Bubba Wallace.Wallace was on hand at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama ready t...

Tik Tok Users and K-Pop Fans to Blame for Trump Rally’s Low Attendance

Roman White

June 21, 2020

News

The Trump campaign promised supporters a fully packed house in at The BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma but the turnout was less than stellar. After publicly stating that there were more than a million tickets req...