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Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a key figure in the investigation into Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, was sentenced to 16 to 40 months in prison after getting into a fight in jail.

This happened while he was waiting for his trial on the murder charge. On September 2, 2025, a Nevada judge, Nadia Krall, handed down the sentence after Davis was found guilty of fighting with another inmate at the Clark County Detention Center. A video showed the two men grappling for about 30 seconds before officers stepped in.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/09/keffe-d-gets-time-for-jail-brawl-while-he-waits-for-tupac-murder-trial

Kelly Price had some harsh words for the Black women who she says "trolled" her appearance in her comments on social media. What could have been an opportunity to address internet trolling with grace quickly turned into a scathing attack on the very community that has supported her career for decades.
Earlier this week, the R&B Diva took to Instagram Live with a scathing message aimed at trolls who she says have been "nasty and disrespectful" about her looks, starting with the men, saying:

"Any man who feels the right to disrespect a woman who has never done anything to them... you're a bi**h.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/09/she-aint-no-diva-kelly-price-attacks-black-women-after-being-trolled-over-appearance

I was in my first week of sophomore year at Spelman College on August 29, 2005. Freshman year was transformative; I was learning about love from bell hooks, living in a new city, and beginning to see how differently Blackness could be experienced and embodied. I was becoming a new version of myself and believed I would not return home to New Orleans after college. That changed after Katrina.

Instead of leaving the city when Hurricane Katrina hit, my family stayed behind at a hotel off Canal Street.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/09/op-ed-the-hurricane-katrina-kids-we-dont-talk-about

The gun used in the lynching of Emmett Till, which for years had been hidden, is currently on display in an exhibit at a Mississippi civil rights museum.

According to CNN, the .45 caliber pistol is currently displayed as part of an exhibit at the state's Two Mississippi Museums, comprised of the interconnected Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Writer Wright Thompson told The Atlantic he received a tip about the gun and found it "sitting in a safe-deposit box" at a Mississippi bank.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/09/gun-used-in-emmett-tills-lynching-on-display-in-civil-rights-museum

Ever since Kendrick Lamar systematically dismantled Drake's career and overall aura, it seems like the Canadian crooner has been in a downward spiral of epic proportions in his attempt to exact revenge on Kung Fu Kenny and those who he feels wronged him.

Hoping to get things back on track, Drizzy decided to go on Bobbi Althoff's Not This Again podcast and gave people even more reason to clown him as he just can't seem to do anything right these days (no shots).... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/09/drake-reveals-that-married-wwe-superstar-rhea-ripley-is-his-muse

by Sam Moore

Published on: Jun 26, 2025, 2:00 PM PDT

Brandy and Monica have revealed that they were inspired by Jerry Springer and his controversial talk show when making "The Boy is Mine".

Stopping by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to talk about their recently announced reunion tour and also claimed that their biggest hit was a result of watching trashy TV.

Brandy said: "I was a huge Jerry Springer fan. One of the topics was 'The boy is mine,' and I'm like, 'Oh my God.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/06/brandy-monica-claim-the-boy-is-mine-was-inspired-by-jerry-springer

By Madison Hunter

Published  June 23, 2025 3:53pm CDT

(FOX 9) - Interstate 494 (I-494) and Interstate 35W (I-35W) will be closed this weekend as construction continues in the area. The closure is set to start at 10 p.m. Friday, June 27, and will go until 5 a.m. Monday, June 30. 

I-494 closure

What we know:

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says that eastbound I-494 will be closed between Highway 100 and I-35W. 

The detour for this closure is taking northbound Highway 100 to eastbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 77 to eastbound I-494. ... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/06/i-494-i-35w-closing-for-construction-this-weekend

By Symone Woolridge

Updated  June 27, 2025 11:09am CDT

Voices For Change

The Brief

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Diversity within the St. Paul Fire Department is more prevalent than ever. The department has the highest number of Black firefighters in promoted positions in department history. 

This is a testament to how far the department has come and the hard work of local organizations dedicated to equal opportunity. 

Change has been a long time coming

What they're saying:

If you ask Black retired St.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/06/st-paul-fire-department-reaches-milestone-with-black-firefighters

Rapper Silento, best known for his 2015 hit "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," has started a 30-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to killing his cousin, Frederick Rooks III, in 2021.

His mugshot was released this week, showing the 27-year-old as he begins his time behind bars. Silento, whose real name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, recently appeared in a Georgia courtroom and agreed to a plea deal.



The shooting happened on January 21, 2021, in Decatur, Georgia.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/06/watch-me-nae-nae-rapper-silentos-mugshot-released

Do you see me?

I am 11 year old Amir "Mir Mir" Atkins. On Monday, June 23, 2025 at approximately 2:00 pm, I was at Folwell Park on the northside of Minneapolis when a car drove through the park shooting. A bullet hit my little innocent body. That's when a Good Samaritan named Troy Young tried to help save my life by putting me in his car to get me to the hospital. On the way to the hospital we came across officers who assisted in trying to save my life.... Read more

via: https://kmojfm.com/wp/2025/06/we-need-your-help