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A community is reeling after a 10-year-old boy was chased down by police who thought he was a 20-year-old suspect in a nearby armed robbery.

Longtime journalist and champion of the Black press, George Curry, passed away on Saturday of a heart attack in Maryland at the age of 69.

Looks like Rotimi is making moves away from the POWER set as well. A behind-the-scenes video captured the actor and singer getting very physical with Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Bianca Bonnie. Bianca took to Instagram to personally share the clip of them filming a steamy scene for his next video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJZQFtbhCJB/?taken-by=biancaisking&hl=en She also shared a few stills from the upcoming project as […]

According to The Post, the gathering spurred a counter-protest that almost doubled in size. Many took issue with the display of Confederate flags, an emblem of White supremacy.

A federal judge blocks Obama's transgender school bathroom rule. The plaintiffs accused the president of an overreach.

It was back in June that IceWear Vezzo had the Summer Jamz 19 stage on fire with an electric perform of his hit song MoonWalken. On Tuesday morning, he joined The Morning Heat to premiere The “MoonWalken” Remix featuring Kevin Gates and OJ Da Juiceman. Plus, while he was in studio, Vezzo spoke about his […]

It's been a minute since we received any new assets from Santigold's 99 ¢ents LP, but she's back with a brand new visual.

DMX and his girlfriend Desiree welcomed a healthy 6 lbs, 10 oz baby boy this past weekend, but there's just one catch...the couple's new addition makes 15 children for X.

In an effort to promote the new release date, Thugga unveiled an oddly hilarious trailer for the project.

Kanye West can't wrap his mind around the wonder that is the McDonald's french fry.

Ciara and Russell Wilson tied the knot last month with a gorgeous wedding in London – but that wasn't their first location choice.