Demeka "Nicety"'s Blog – June 2017 Archive (12)

The mother of Philando Castile has reached an estimated $3 million settlement with the city of St. Anthony, Minnesota in his death according to CNN. This settlement comes weeks after Philando was killed in front of his family during a traffic stop for allegedly “smelling like weed“, according to his killer. Philando was killed by St.…

For the past week, Rev. Al Sharpton has entered a new realm of the culture. Known for his activism and proudly standing on the front lines for causes as it pertains to the African-American community, the good reverend as of late has been (as the kids say) “stuntin’ on em” by way of selfies he’s taken for social media.

Nelly and the rest of the Internet have…

Prodigy, one half of Mobb Deep, has died in Las Vegas according to TMZ.

His publicist says he was hospitalized "a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep performance for complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis. As most of his fans know,…

He may be mentioned by name on Birdman’s diss track, “Idols Become Rivals” but DJ Khaled says there is no bad blood between him and the Cash Money boss. In a recent interview, he said, “Birdman…you know at one point I just moved on with We The Best. I got nothing but love for Birdman.”…

The 33-year-old shocked social media users when she posted a picture on Saturday (June 10) showing her reclining on a wooden staircase wearing only a bikini top and an open black coat, putting her oiled-up body and vagina on full display.

She uploaded the snap…

OVO Sound just signed a new artist. Plaza, an R&B artist out of Toronto, is the newest addition to the roster of Drizzy’s label.

Jay Z and Damian "Junior Gong” Marley hung out in Kingston, Jamaica last week, leading to rumors that the Tidal co-owner…

A judge has ordered Mary J. Blige to pay ex Martin “Kendu" Isaacs $30,000 per month in temporary spousal support. Big number, no doubt, but way less than what he requested -- $129,319 per month. Mary will also have to pay retroactive spousal support dating back to September, and his attorney fees. That comes to…

Bill Maher probably won’t be suspended or fired for dropping the n-word on his show last week, but that doesn’t mean he’s getting off scot-free.

According to TMZ, special guests on this week’s show include a ni**a with an attitude, Ice Cube.…

Boosie BadAzz isn’t the person you’d see at a pride march. Over the years, the rapper has made his views on the LGBTQ community abundantly clear with statements about his dislike for those who identify as gay. The rapper has continued to bash those who could care less about his views, this time with a recollection that’s been buried…

CALmatters analyzed data obtained from the California Department of Education and found that not only are black boys trailing behind black girls, but there is a persistent gender gap in reading and writing scores that “stretches across ethnic groups.”

The state of California publishes separate figures on the performance of various ethnic and…

Look at this picture. Is she pregnant?

Halle Berry, 51, stepped out onto the red carpet at the 16th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball looking quite round in the midsection. She says that she had some food, "steak and fries". But tell me this Ms. Berry, in fact if you are just bloated, WHY ARE YOU POSING AS IF YOU…

Lil’ Kim’s face is forever changing, so it’s no shock that she debuted a newer version of herself on Instagram this weekend.

From the crystal-blue eyes to the lighter skin and oddly shaped lips, Lil’ Kim’s face no longer looks like Kim’s face from the ’90s or even Kim’s face from last…