Новости за 27.02.2024

On Monday night, a council meeting in Matthews, N.C. was disrupted by “Zoom bombing,” a new trend in which trolls log in and disrupt video conference calls.

The family of the Black man, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Georgia just years after being exonerated from a wrongful conviction, is filing a lawsuit against the sheriff’s department and the officer in question.

Roughly a decade ago, former President Barack Obama delivered a speech that for many would come to define his presidency. “When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids,” said Obama, in the wake of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, adding, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal problems just keep getting worse.

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Crystal Clanton, the white woman who went viral for sending racist text messages, including “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE,” has been hired as a law clerk by U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas. The announcement was made last week by George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, which is Clanton’s alma mater.

It looks as if Ray J’s “One Wish” for his marriage to stay together won’t be coming true after his wife Princess Love filed for divorce on Monday.

Black history is full of hidden secrets and figures. For example, did you know George Washington Carver’s inventions were actually so much more remarkable than peanut butter?

Black folks love a good skin-bleaching speculation — see how we dug into the Beyoncé complexion “controversy” from late last year. The latest mess with retired MLB legend Alex Rodriguez is similar…but also completely different.

In another tragic case of a Black woman gone missing, there was a glimpse of hope after Birmingham police located her after just 24 hours of her vanishing. However, hope was lost when they found her with a fatal gunshot wound.

Madonna just got a lesson in what can go wrong when you don’t check your facts. The Material Girl thought she was honoring the late Luther Vandross on stage during a recent performance. But the R&B legend’s estate was having none of it.

With fans, friends and colleagues still reeling from the shocking revelation that Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and dementia, the Lifetime documentary chronicling her struggles since leaving her talk show is adding more questions to the conversation.

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In a move that surprises absolutely no one familiar with “The Real Housewives” franchise or the institution of marriage, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” alumna Porsha Williams announced this weekend that she’s divorcing husband Simon Guobadia after just 15 months.

As a teen in the early 1990s, A Different World made me fantasize about life at an HBCU. I mean, who wouldn’t want to hang out at The Pit between classes? And I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to secretly crushing on Dwayne Wayne (even with those flip glasses!).

There are two things Drake excels at effortlessly: making “shopping mall” music (per Mos Def) and being a hot topic.