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Source: Variety / Getty Actress Garcelle Beauvais released a video in response to the defamation of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, by Republicans and others. The recent false claims about Haitian Immigrants eating dogs and cats perpetuated by Republican politicians including former President Donald Trump have put that community at high risk. Veteran actress Garcelle Beauvais, who is of Haitian descent, took to social media to make a plea for […]

Source: Rachel Luna / Getty   Home ownership isn’t an easy task. However, the rewards that can come from building a place of your own that the whole family can create lasting memories in for generations to come is quite literally the investment of a lifetime. We recently got a first-hand recollection on the joys of homebuilding from Kyra Epps, the stunningly beautiful wife of fan-favorite Hollywood comedic actor Mike […]

Source: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Now that the Southern District of New York has officially been indicted Diddy, people are dying to know more details about his alleged sex trafficking ring that allegedly led to dozens of women and men being taken advantage— of and thousands of bottles of baby oil and lubricant ending up in Diddy’s estate. Luckily for everyone, a docuseries centered around The Diddler is already in […]

Source: Taylor Hill / Getty After much speculation, we now know who chose Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The show’s producer confirmed it was Jay-Z’s decision. As spotted on Rap-Up, the culture now has better clarity on how the Compton, California, talent became the Super Bowl LIX headliner. This week, Variety spoke to event producer Jesse Collins, and the entertainment executive provided more context regarding the decision and […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty For months now (and that’s being generous), Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding undocumented migrants in America has become increasingly more demeaning, outrageous, xenophobic and flat-out bigoted. After his anti-immigrant racism backfired on him last week during the presidential debate, when he parroted false rumors spread by his running mate, JD Vance, about Haitian migrants in Ohio abducting and eating people’s pets, he and Vance both […]

Source: AFP/Getty Images / Getty Lee Boyd Malvo, convicted in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks, has been transferred from Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, a supermax facility, to Keen Mountain Correctional Center. Also See: Watch Vice’s DC Sniper Documentary Series Malvo’s attorney, Craig Cooley, confirmed the move after over 20 years in maximum security. Inmates can be transferred to lower-security prisons if they maintain good behavior for at least 24 months. […]

Javion Magee. | Source: X screenshot The death of a young Black man who was found hanging from a tree in North Carolina last week is being compared to the lynching of Emmett Till as local law enforcement facing accusations of secrecy insists that he died by suicide. Javion Magee, a 21-year-old truck driver who called Chicago home, was found on Wednesday in the town of Henderson. Citing investigators, ABC11 […]

Source: David Becker / Getty The greatest Black American musical family dynasty–the Jacksons– was born out of one child’s brave defiance. Tito was his name–or the name we all called Toriano Adaryll Jackson, the second son born to his parents,  Katherine and Joe. The Jackson’s were a working-class, Midwestern family who lived on the income generated by Papa Joe’s steelworker job. The money he made on the side playing guitar […]

Source: JEWEL SAMAD / Getty The fifth episode of Urban One’s original iOne Digital limited-series podcast, Witness to History–which this season looks back at the uprising in Ferguson in 2014–our co-producer and host, Tory Russell, speaks with Alex Templeton. Templeton was 20 when they joined their neighbors and friends over the days, nights and months spent protesting the brutal killing of a Black, unarmed teenager Michael Brown, Jr., on Aug. […]