April 2018 Blog Posts (49)

Lezley McSpadden, the bereaved mother of Michael Brown, announced during a panel discussion on police violence at Harvard University on Monday that she is thinking of running for a seat on the City Council of Ferguson, Missouri.

Mother…

A judge Monday set a September trial date in the murder case of former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, whose dramatic court saga stretches back more than three years.

The Death Row Records co-founder is accused of intentionally ramming his…

It's A WRAP!

Bill Cosby has been found GUILTY on all charges and will likely face jail time for his offenses.

The charges stem from…

This story is just sad.  It's sad because somehow racism and hatred are mutating like the damn flu in 2018.

This is Noah Crowley (a Florida Resident).  He thought asking for a date to the PROM like this would work in his favor.…

There’s only one person standing between Meek Mill and freedom, and she’s not budging. 

Although a higher court noted that Judge Genece Brinkley was welcome to recuse herself from the trial, she will…

The bond for accused Waffle House shooter, Travis Reinking, has been revoked following public outcry from the community.

Reinking was taken into custody Monday afternoon and charged with four counts of criminal…

Travis Reinking was arrested and charged with four counts of criminal homicide in the Waffle House mass shooting. His bond was set for $2 million, but many were outraged by the fact that he was even given a bond.

According to Nashville…

Kelly’s daughter is stuck between loyalty to her family, and glaring disagreement with her father’s behavior—making it all the more depressing how drastically the singer’s activities are affecting his children. According to TMZ, Joann Kelly—an artist otherwise known as Buku—says that “It’s hard…I feel…

 Toni Braxton and Birdman are planning an extravagant wedding, inspired by everything from Sex and the City to The Great Gatsby.  

Speaking with PEOPLE, the 50-year-old icon gushed about her fairytale wedding. “This is my second wedding, and I’m over 40,” she said (via Page Six).…

R. Kelly is famous for being an R&B singer, but he is just as known for alleged sexual misconduct with women and underage girls. Earlier this month, his former girlfriend Kitti Jones claimed in a BBC3 documentary that she was groomed by him, and forced to have sex with him and others at least 10 times in a “ex dungeon.” She…

Across Nashville, the mood was oscillating from shock to grief to anxiety just before the suspect in a shooting at a Waffle House was captured Monday.

More than 160 police officers were looking for suspect Travis Reinking.

Nashville public…

The Manhunt Is OVER!

Travis Reinking has been arrested...Near His Apartment of All Places!…

MTV is once again looking to its past to find some guidance for its future.

Just months after it relaunched "Total Request Live," MTV has announced plans to "reinvent" "YO! MTV Raps," the iconic late '80s and early '90s program that lifted the visibility of rap and hip-hop…

"I'm not a hero. I'm just a regular person," said James Shaw Jr., who police say saved lives by disarming a man who opened fire Sunday at a Waffle House in Tennessee. Shaw insists he acted only to save himself — but many others are calling him a hero for stopping the violence.…

Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, Michelle Williams and more are speaking up for the legendary Clark Sisters after Wendy Williams threw a bit of shade their way on her popular talk show.

While discussing the gospel charts during her “Hot…

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a measure into law that allows wine and liquor sales on Sunday.

The controversial plan allows grocery stores to sell wine on Sunday beginning January 1, 2019, while liquor stores can immediately begin operating seven days a…

So URSHER...Also pronounced USHER is asking that court documents be sealed due to an infraction with another agreement with someone else who "may or may not" have been involved in something that caused something with URSHER!  Confused? …

Carver County Attorney Mark Metz says no criminal charges will be filed related to Prince's death.

A doctor who prescribed oxycodone for Prince a week before he died has agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to the federal government.…

In late January, the Compton, Calif., rapper Kendrick Lamar lost the Grammy Award for album of the year to Bruno Mars. “DAMN.,” Mr. Lamar’s fourth LP, was his third straight to be nominated but ultimately fall short of the trophy, considered by most to be the top prize in popular music.…

The program will give $25,000 each to Xavier University, Wilberforce University, Tuskegee University and Bethune-Cookman University.

Beyoncé will give $25,000 to four historically black colleges and universities for the 2018-2019 school year as part of a new scholarship program that…