photo credit: Earlier this month, a 2-month-old boy was found unresponsive at his home in Rocky Mount. Through an autopsy, his death was determined by abusive head trauma. The child’s biological father, Kahlid Mohammed Whitehead, was charged with first-degree murder, being held without bond. On Thursday, the mother of the child, Keyona Mercer, 32, was arrested and charged…… read more »
Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock YouTube beauty blogger Laura Lee has been dropped or suspended from every one of her business partnerships in the midst of the backlash over a racist tweet that found its way online. Via The Blast, “The Blast can exclusively confirm that beauty retail giant ULTA has cut ties with Lee’s makeup…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock Da Brat has filed for bankruptcy, with her liabilities being a little over $7 million. The rapper currently owes $6.4 million to a former cheerleader she shit with a bottle at a nightclub. She owes Sony Music $1.2 million, $12,000 to Ally Bank, $2,284 in credit card debit, $2284 to…… read more »
Photo Credit: Tinseltown // Shutterstock Jennifer Lopez knows a thing or two about making a woman’s curves look good. That’s why she has teamed up with sustainable activewear brand Niyama Sol for a line of workout pants and matching sports bras inspired by her own music. The first few styles are already available to shop via their website.…… read more »
Photo Credit: Joe Seer // Shutterstock Mary J. Blige, Naomi Campbell and Judith Jamison are among the recipients of the 2018 Black Girls Rock wards. Queen Latifah will host the show, which will be taped Sunday (Aug. 26) at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Via Billboard, “Blige will receive the star power award. Campbell…… read more »
Photo Credit: mark reinstein // Shutterstock This comes to a surprise to some, Aretha Franklin did not leave behind a will when she passed away. Via TMZ, “According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the singer died “intestate” – meaning she had no will at the time of her death.” It is surprising because Aretha has a…… read more »
Photo Credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock Donalt Trump has beef with ESPN. He has launched a petition to try and get the network to play the national anthem during “Monday Night Football” broadcast. Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN president says, “We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don’t think that will change this year.” Trump was obvisuoucly…… read more »
photo credit: Unknown man // Shutterstock Around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday morning an armed robbery occurred on Johnson and Harding Streets. The suspects were armed with hand guns and one victim’s purse was stolen. Suspects were two black males who fled in a black Chevrolet Impala on 4th Street. One had braided hair, was wearing a white shirt and…… read more »
Photo Credit: BlurryMe // Shutterstock A mother in Fresno, California is warning parents about a game that she calls “harmful” is re-surfacing in the school. The game is recognized as the “necking” game. Several cases has been reported at Forkner Elementary school located in California. Robby Ceuta is 10-years-old and he says he was looking forward to…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Lamar Odom is opening up about his recent OD and health issues, along with a few other aspects of his life in his upcoming book, and a recent interview with Kevin Hart. The Former NBA player sat with Kevin in ice baths for the second season of Kev’s new show “Cold…… read more »