AJ Cooper III, former host of BET‘s Teen Summit and burgeoning politician who most recently made a bid for D.C. Council, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 34 in his hometown of Washington, D.C. According to his aunt Peggy Cooper Cafrtiz, he had been feeling dizzy and experiencing chest pain for days, only […]
Now you can really say your nail art was inspired by Beyonce! Beauties, King Bey has just released four separate limited edition nail wraps with the California nail polish brand NCLA. The collection is a play off our favorite songs, outfits, and performances from her self-titled LP (wow, it’s been a year since she’s dropped that surprise on […]
Beauties, we have more sad news from the headlines today. Sharneen Norman, the daughter of retired Dallas Cowboys tight end Pettis Norman, was found dead in her downtown Dallas apartment. According to the Crime Blog of the Dallas Morning News, she was killed by a shotgun wound over the weekend and wasn’t found until after 5PM on Monday […]
Remember when controversial filmmaker Spike Lee announced he launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a new film, Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus? Well, he’s finally released the trailer for it! Lee raised approximately $1,250,000, as he sought advice from the co-founders of Kickstarter on how to efficiently gain proceeds: “They said the two reasons that […]
Trey Songz & Nicki Minaj Drop Interactive “Touchin, Lovin” Video Trey Songz is getting artsy on us, but he’s still keeping it sexy for his latest video “Touchin’ Lovin'”, with Nicki Minaj. The clip is total interactive fun as you can decide what happens next to the “Na Na” singer with just the click of […]
At only 14-years-old, Wasilat Tasi’u is a child bride and now she’s a convicted murderer. Tasi’u killed her thirty-five year husband Umar Sani as a desperate attempt to be set free of the subordination of their arranged marriage and now she’s possibly facing the death penalty. MUST READ: They’re Not Coming Home: Boko Haram Leader Claims Missing […]
AIDS and HIV are not the immediate death sentences they once were. But of course, that’s no excuse for us to stay lax on practicing safe sex and being support for loved ones, co-workers and anyone in our circles that are living with the disease. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has been a national day of […]
This news story out of St. Louis is so scary. Dornella Conner became a victim of the violence that has surged in Ferguson and now affecting parts of St. Louis when her and boyfriend De’Angeles Lee were driving away from a gas station and were accosted by policemen. One officer abruptly attacked Conner from her passenger seat by smashing her […]
If you weren’t buying Darren Wilson’s claims that Michael Brown‘s hands weren’t up when he shot him, you are not alone. On a CNN segment this week, one pathologist, Cyril Wecht was especially fired up and described in clear detail, based on the wounds, that Wilson lied about what happened between he and Brown. MUST READ: Darren Wilson’s Bullsh*t […]
The media may insist on showing us images of robbery and destruction all over Ferguson, but another side of the divided city was exposed when many protesters opted to protect stores from looters. MUST READ: Darren Wilson Gives First Interview Since Murdering Unarmed Ferguson We are aware of this altruism thanks to the epic power of social media. […]
The hours following the somber verdict of Darren Wilson not being indicted for killing Michael Brown, an online poster quickly circulated through social media urging everyone, and specifically Black Americans, to boycott this upcoming Black Friday. As the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter becomes a national call to action, calls for a protest of Black Friday would be another effective way to send a […]
You may not remember her name, but you remember the incident. In 2012, out of Jacksonville, Florida, Marissa Alexander held a gun that she shot in the air towards her ex-husband Rico Gray (and his two sons) in retaliation of enduring a long, abusive relationship with him. Her sentence for the act has now been […]
