Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot on March 31 outside of his Marathon Clothing store and there are more details coming out about the alleged killed, 29-year-old Eric Holder. It is now being reported he attacked a neighbor just an hour before the shooting that would take the rapper's life. TMZ reports, according to L.A. County DA's Office, Holder pistol whipped a neighbor. They lived in the same building and would sometimes hang out and smoke ... Read more
The latest lawyer enlisted by R. Kelly to defend him from charges of underage sex abuse has a long history of prosecuting sex crimes, making her either a curious or strategic choice of attorneys for the disgraced singer. Nicole Blank Becker led the sex crimes unit for the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office in Michigan for more than a decade until she went into private practice this year, the Detroit Free Press reported. She was at ... Read more
Another Black transgender woman has been found dead. Her name is Michelle Washington (also known as Michelle Simone and Tameka) and she was found shot to death in North Philadelphia on Sunday morning. Philadelphia Gay News reports that police arrived to the scene at approximately 5:07 a.m. She "suffered gunshot wounds to the head, body and buttock, according to police. She was transported to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m." PGHLesbian.com reports ... Read more
NO TICKETS REMAIN for KMOJ's 12th Annual Cruise Down the St. Croix, this Saturday. Boarding begins at 6pm., at Stillwater Boat and Packet, 525 Main St. Stillwater, MN. The Ship leaves promptly at 7pm. Cruisers can look forward to Music, Food, and Fun!! KMOJ is encouraging everyone to bring their tickets and arrive on time as the the SHIP WILL DEPART PROMPTLY at 7pm!! Enjoy music and dancing to Reggae with Trinny Cee, Don Dodda and The Sound ... Read more
Morehouse College broke the internet yesterday when at the commencement ceremony yesterday, philanthropist and billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off the student loan debt for the entire 2019 graduating class. Considering the inhumane price of college, Smith's charity was giving back in a way that no one could have imagined. One grad, Elijah Nesly Dormeus, 22, spoke to CNN about having his student loans paid off. He is the first of nine kids ... Read more
Seems like the supporters of candidates are having more conflict with each other than the actual candidates. Bernie Sanders supporter Shaun King and Joe Biden's Senior Adviser Symone Sanders drew some political blood on Twitter. Yesterday, Symone Sanders appeared on CNN and the unavoidable topic of the 1994 Crime Reform Bill popped up. Along with President Richard Nixon's so-called anti-drug campaign, President Ronald Reagan's "Just Say No" babble, Rockefeller Drug Laws - the 1994 Crime ... Read more
Legendary baseball pioneers like Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays broke barriers and opened the doors for generations of Black athletes to enter the sport. However, despite their historic accomplishments and efforts, African Americans still remain widely underrepresented on the field; both at the professional and collegiate levels. Sports leaders are aiming to change that narrative through the creation of the HBCU World Series, Yahoo Sports reported. Several historically Black colleges and universities across the country ... Read more
Food insecurity has become an ever-growing issue within underserved communities across the country. Research showed that in 2017 nearly 40 million Americans-including over 12 million youngsters-lacked access to food. NBA star LeBron James is determined to reverse that alarming trend. According to CBS Sports, he joined forces with Walmart for a campaign to spread awareness about hunger in America. The campaign-which is called Fight Hunger Spark Change-was created to benefit the nonprofit Feeding America. Through ... Read more
