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President Joe Biden reached out to Cherelle Griner to discuss the detainment of her wife, Brittney Griner, who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for almost five months. Biden called Cherelle to assure her that he’s doing everything he can to “secure Brittney’s release as soon as possible,” the White House said in a statement.

Eric R. Holder Jr., who was accused of fatally shooting Nipsey Hussle outside of his clothing store in 2019, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday, Complex reports. Holder now faces life in prison though a sentencing date hasn’t been set yet. BREAKING: Eric Holder has been convicted of 1st-Degree murder in the killing

Pierre Goree of Duncanville, Texas, has made quite the name for himself in track and field. Goree was recently named the Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the state of Texas, and he dominated the boys’ 100-meter race at the Nike Outdoor Nationals shortly before. Your ℕ𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕆𝕦𝕥𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕣 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕤 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 100m NATIONAL

“If I can be honest, I didn’t realize how iconic ‘Degrassi’ was because being a British girl, we didn’t have ‘Degrassi.’ I did some research, then I started to realize how iconic it was. Then I felt quite precious,” said Brown. Daniel Price Jenna discovers that she’s pregnant and reveals it on “Next Teen Star,”

Rapper Travis Scott paused his concert on Monday when fans began climbing on top of a venue structure. Scott was performing as part of a Fourth of July event with fellow rapper Meek Mill at New York’s Coney Art Walls on Monday. The concert occurred just days after the cancelation of Day N Vegas 2022,

If he’s convicted of murder for fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, former police officer Christopher Schurr could be sentenced to life in prison. Illustration: Chris McGonigal; Photo: Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office On April 4, a police officer shot Patrick Lyoya at point-blank range in the back of the head during a traffic stop in Grand

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch following the jailed R&B singer’s sentencing in a federal sex abuse case, prosecutors said in court papers filed on Tuesday. The filing came in response to a claim last week by Kelly’s attorneys that the 55-year-old Kelly was placed on suicide watch as

Soul singer P.P. Arnold, who performed as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, alleges that Ike Turner raped her, People reports. The singer, who’s also known for her song “The First Cut Is The Deepest,” details the alleged assault in her upcoming memoir Soul Survivor.

Food deserts are now back in the national conversation thanks to a viral video. TikTok user Griffin Green went viral for a video he posted, and later deleted, on the social networking app. In it, he explains that he recently moved to New York City and had trouble finding a grocery store in his new

Camden Stewart, a beloved pianist who plays music on the streets, found the surprise of a lifetime as he was carrying on with his usual business. Stewart, who has nearly 16,000 subscribers on YouTube, was playing his piano in public when another popular musician in London suddenly decided to join him. Karim Kamar, a contemporary

I Run This is a weekly interview series that highlights Black women and femmes who do dope shit in entertainment and culture while creating visibility, access and empowerment for those who look like them. Read my Azriel Clary interview here. If you’ve never heard Kesha Lee’s name before, you’ve damn sure heard her work. This

Barack and Michelle Obama kicked off Independence Day with a dose of love. On Monday, the former first couple took to Twitter to share adorable pictures of their eldest daughter Malia to honor her 24th birthday. “Happy birthday, Malia! No matter how sophisticated, accomplished, beautiful, and gracious a young woman you’ve become—you’ll always be my

Drake and the Backstreet Boys just brought us the greatest surprise collaboration of the decade. The Canadian rapper — who was introduced by the ’90s pop group as its “sixth member” — hit the stage with the legendary troupe on Saturday during the band’s DNA World Tour stop in Drake’s hometown of Toronto. On Saturday

News anchors Robert Burton and Jeannette Reyes, the couple who went viral earlier this year when Reyes came up with a creative method to reveal her pregnancy to her husband, have now given birth to a baby girl. Burton’s colleagues at ABC 7News congratulated the new father and his wife, who works as an anchor

Akron police have released footage of the fatal incident involving Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old DoorDash driver who was shot and killed by officers on Monday after he allegedly tried to flee during a traffic stop. The bodycam video, released on Sunday, shows officers chasing down Walker and firing multiple shots after surrounding his car as

Jhené Aiko and Big Sean are taking their romance to new heights. The musical duo are reportedly expecting their first child together, according to TMZ. On Saturday, Aiko was spotted by the outlet in Beverly Hills as she showcased her very visible baby bump in a fitted gray dress alongside her longtime partner, Sean. While

Millions of people visit New York each year from around the world. They come to see Times Square or the Statue of Liberty, to work, to study. Yet they may not even know they’re in Lenapehoking, the land of the Lenape people, also called Lenape’ok or Delaware. Our homeland spans the watershed ecology of the

Two London Metropolitan police officers have been sacked for “abhorrent and discriminatory” behavior after posting offensive messages in a group chat, including a racist slur against Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, a tribunal ruled Friday. The actions of Police Constables Sukhdev Jeer and PC Paul Hefford, who worked in east London, amounted to “gross misconduct,”

President Joe Biden called on the Senate to weaken the filibuster to protect abortion rights on Thursday morning, a step praised by Democrats who remain worried about a rudderless response from the administration to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and

A community in northeast Ohio is outraged after police shot and killed Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black DoorDash driver. According to The Washington Post, officers fired nearly 100 shots during a chase that started as a traffic stop in Akron, Ohio around 12:30 a.m. on Monday. Police said the pursuit started after they tried to