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Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty As if there haven’t been enough twists and turns in Jussie Smollett‘s 2019 hate crime hoax case, now his conviction has been overturned. In 2021, he was charged with faking a racist and homophobic hate crime, filing a false report, and lying to the police. However, his lawyers say the charges violated his Fifth Amendment because they mirrored what he faced in 2019 at the […]

Jussie Smollett arrives with his family at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Dec. 8, 2021. | Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty UPDATED: 4:00 p.m. ET, Nov. 21, 2024 Originally published: June 24, 2019 “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett‘s conviction for staging a hate crime hoax against himself has been overturned, bringing his self-induced yearslong legal saga to an unexpected end. Smollett was found guilty nearly three years ago after […]

TV personality Dr. Oz is Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, leaving social media users horrified. On Tuesday (November 19), President-Elect Donald Trump announced that he was selecting Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former celebrity heart surgeon who became a television personality before getting into politics. The move garnered a slew of responses from social media onlookers who were appalled at the choice, which aligns […]

Hennessy, the world’s largest producer of cognac, now finds itself in the middle of a trade dispute that sparked a strike among the brand’s workers in France. Earlier this week, Hennessy factory staff organized a mass walkout strike to protest a proposed move to shift the bottling of the brandy from France to China. By way of a New York Times report, Hennessy unveiled plans of bottling its prized product […]

Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Actor/singer Jussie Smollett can finally put his legal troubles behind him as the Illinois Supreme Court decided to reverse his 2021 conviction for staging a hate crime. As reported by WGN-TV, the former Empire star took his case to the IL Supreme Court in September in a last-ditch effort to have his conviction overturned. His previous attempt was denied by the Appellate Court of Illinois in December of […]

Source: Detained In Dubai / Detained in Dubai An 18-year-old Black man from Britain could spend 20 years in a Dubai prison for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl while on a family vacation in the emirate. According to BBC, Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, was on vacation in Dubai with his family in September when he met a girl who was staying in the same […]

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty   There are several “trophy” games in the Big Ten conference, but only one is named after an African American. In 2021, University of Michigan and Northwestern University announced the creation of the George Jewett Trophy, the first Football Bowl Series rivalry trophy named after an African American player. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: Little Known Black History Fact: George JewettJames Baldwin At 100: His Genius […]

John Lapinski. | Source: Broward County Sheriff’s Office Last month, on Halloween, a Florida man with a criminal history was arrested on suspicion of weapons violations after he was caught with several unregistered firearms and ammunition he couldn’t legally own. More disturbing than the weapons that were discovered in his home was a list that could potentially be of his Black and Jewish targets, according to prosecutors. According to NBC […]

Source: Kayla Oaddams / Getty Denzel Washington spoke candidly about having issues with alcohol, detailing his reasons and his sobriety in an interview. Veteran actor Denzel Washington revealed his past issues with alcohol in a far-ranging interview for Esquire Magazine’s Winter 2024 issue. The interview was released in conjunction with promotion for his starring role in Gladiator II. The Academy Award-winner detailed how he had a preference for wine and […]