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The R. Kelly Trial has been delayed again. A federal judge pushed the trial back because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges is now set for September 13th, 2021. The Grammy Award-winner has pleaded not guilty to federal charges in Chicago accusing him of filming himself […]
Over the weekend, Lizzo surprised her mom, Shari Johnson-Jefferson, with a brand new car for Christmas. In the footage, Johnson-Jefferson could be seen breaking down in tears when she finally sees the car, before turning around to give her daughter a hug. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating) […]
Starting Tuesday December 22th, R-Center staff will begin distributing PPE kits along with meals. Each kit contains a 2-ounce bottle of hand sanitizer and three masks. City residents who are not seeking meals are also free to come to the R-Centers and request a PPE kit only. PPE kits will be limited to one per […]
Dionne Warwick made it clear she wants Teyana Taylor to play her in biopic. And Netflix is taking note. Warwick posted a video about her opinions on a series on her Twitter page Wednesday, writing as a caption, “This is a case for @netflix. Please don’t ask who I would cast to play me as […]
Meek Mill is giving back again to the kids in his hometown of Philadelphia. Meek is starting a $2 million scholarship fund. Joined by Michael Rubin, the scholarship money will assist approximately 1,000 pre-K to high school students from low-income households during the 2020-21 school year. It will cover their tuition at private and parochial schools […]
The NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, NFL’s Green Bay Packers, and MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers, are working with Microsoft Corp., creating the Equity League. A networking initiative with an emphasis on supporting Black and Latino entrepreneurs. Packers officials say 1% of venture capital-backed startups have Black founders and less than 2% are Latino. Only 3% of employees at […]
2 Chainz has teamed up with YouTube for a new series as part of their #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiative. The Money Maker Fund consists of five episodes airing through Friday (December 18). It features HBCU students and alumni pitching their business ideas to 2 Chainz, who put $55,000 into the best ones. In a statement, he explained […]
Tis the season for thieving! The Better Business Bureau is warning people about scams this holiday season. Fake text-based scams in which scammers are sending customers phony tracking numbers or links. Giving you fake tracking numbers, they’re giving you a link to click in a text message. Melanie McGovern of the BBB said never click on a […]
Country music legend Charley Pride has passed away in Dallas, Texas over the weekend, due to COVID-19 related complications. Born in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride was the son of a sharecropper who made it out by joining the Army before eventually trying his hand at music in 1963. His first hit, “Just Between You and Me” made […]
Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians are getting rid of their team name. According to David Waldstein and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times. Cleveland’s official announcement regarding the change could come this week, sources told Waldstein and Schmidt. Cleveland has used the controversial name since 1915. The franchise already stopped using the “Chief Wahoo” logo […]