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On Friday morning, Houston rapper Chucky Trill (real name Corey Detiege) was shot and killed on the Atlanta interstate. He was found inside a vehicle around 3 a.m. and later died at the hospital. He was 33-years-old. A police spokesman says the northbound lanes of I-85 were closed off for more than two hours to allow for […]
A bill in Kentucky that advanced through the state’s Senate committee on Thursday would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer during a riot, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Senate Bill 211, or SB211, stipulates that anyone who “accosts, insults, taunts, or challenges a law enforcement officer with offensive or derisive words,” or […]
Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder is suspected of using bots to boost the image of himself and his organization as the NFL nears the conclusion of its investigation into the team. The Richmond Times-Dispatch points out that a number of Twitter accounts, all of which were created in October 2020, have been praising Synder and the Washington […]
Steven Victor provided a brief, but promising update on Pusha-T’s long-awaited studio album. The music executive was asked about the project during a Friday night Q&A session hosted on Complex Music’s Instagram. Victor kept album details to a minimum, but reassured fans that the team was making great progress. “Pusha’s album is coming along fantastic,” he said before […]
Amanda Gorman took to Twitter on Friday night to describe an incident that many people of minority communities found all too familiar. The 22-year-old activist and poet said she was walking to her home in Los Angeles when she realized she was being “tailed” by a security guard. Gorman, who became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history […]
Kith has shared more details on its charitable partnership with the Biggie Smalls estate. On Wednesday, the NYC-based brand announced it will donate proceeds from its upcoming Biggie collection to six different schools in Brooklyn where the legendary rapper was born and raised. The effort, made in collaboration with the Christopher Wallace Estate, will help provide students with books, technology, […]
Animal rights activists continue to demand justice for Zuul, a North Carolina police dog that was allegedly abused by its handler. The controversy began earlier this week after an anonymous source released unsettling footage of a K-9 training session in Salisbury. An unidentified officer is seen approaching Zuul and shouting “Stay!” before he lifts the canine from its […]
Maia Chaka has made NFL history. The Virginia health and physical education teacher has been hired as an on-field official for the league’s 2021 season, making her the first Black woman to hold the coveted position. The NFL announced the news Friday, nearly six years after it hired Sarah Thomas as its first full-time female […]
The Bruno Mars cultural appropriation debate has been taking place over the last several years with critics accusing the singer of using his racial ambiguity to cross into genres that are historically Black. The Grammy-winning artist addressed the claims during a recent Breakfast Club interview alongside his Silk Sonic partner, Anderson .Paak. “People love to accuse you of being a cultural […]
SZA’s hit song “Good Days” has finally received the video treatment. The self-directed visual sees the TDE singer passing out after taking what seems to be magic mushrooms. She’s transported to another land where we see her dance among foliage and Fantasia-esque mushrooms. Elsewhere, we see her on a stripper pole in a room packed with books […]
