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Source: Radio One D.C. / Radio One Digital We close out Black Music Month 2024 with an insightful lineup. Futuristic Researcher Sadiki Bakari will return to our classroom to provide a cutting-edge update on AI Artificial Intelligence and explore the Hip Hop archetypes and the Music industry’s cloning matrix. Baltimore author Dr. David Miller will shed light on the advantage of Rites of Passage, while Investigative Reporter Jeff Gallop will […]

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Bronny James, the oldest son of the NBA’s all-time scoring leader LeBron James, has been drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. Bronny was selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. He went No. 55 overall. Bronny played 25 games for the USC Trojans last year. He posted a stat line of 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. But LA […]

Source: picture alliance / Getty The sister and niece of Barack Obama were tear-gassed during protests in Kenya’s capital city during a live broadcast.  Protesters filled the streets of Nairobi on Tuesday (June 25), in fierce opposition to a new tax policy levied by the government after a controversial vote. The protests became more tense and violent after the military was summoned, and the elder half-sister of former President Barack […]

Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Over the past few days comic book aficionados were geeked when new set pictures of James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy film hit the internet and now they have something else to celebrate as DC’s Green Lantern will also be coming in live-action form courtesy of HBO. According to Variety, HBO has picked up Lanterns on an 8-episode deal and have tapped True Detective: Night Country‘s […]

Source: AAron Ontiveroz / Getty Donald Trump’s attempt to court black and brown voters by dropping limited edition gold sneakers might’ve failed miserably as mostly white MAGA cult members purchased the $400 bricks. It seems like one of his most loyal followers in Congress couldn’t get herself a pair and was relegated to copping a pair of bootlegs. According to Raw Story, controversial congresswoman Lauren Boebert recently celebrated her surprise […]

Source: Congressional Quarterly / Getty To hear Republicans tell it, the GOP is experiencing an era of unprecedented discrimination not seen since in America some guy named Jim Crow kept telling Black people which establishments they couldn’t enter through the front door. Republicans, right-wing media personalities and other assorted MAGA minions have likened the prosecutions and conviction of Donald Trump to the very same kind of systemic injustice experienced by […]

Source: Chatham County Sheriff’s Office / Chatham County Sheriff’s Office After facing some lengthy fed time for his recent drug bust in Savannah, rapper Quando Rondo got some “good news” as his legal team has reached a plea agreement with the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. According to WJCL, a plea agreement has been made in the case of Tyquian Bowman aka Quando Rondo, who was […]

Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty The Rap beef of the century has left Sheryl Crow feeling a ways. She recently slammed Drake for resurrecting Tupak Shakure via AI. Recently BBC conducted an interview with the singer. While the Kennett, Missouri native touched on a variety of topics regarding her artistry and storied career, it was her opinion on artificial intelligence that became her hottest take. On her newest album Evolution she […]

Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is demanding that CNN grant Black media access to cover Thursday’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump amid reports that the media company is refusing such credentials to those news outlets. Speaking on behalf of the CBC, CBCPAC Chairman and New York Rep. Gregory Meeks said it was “totally unacceptable” that Black media were seemingly being singled out […]