Big Sean addressed engagement rumors with Jhené Aiko after she appeared wearing a large diamond ring at the 2024 GQ “Men of the Year” party. Speaking to TMZ, Sean expressed feeling no pressure to propose: “I don’t think too much about it, man. Life is short, bro, so you got to do what you feel.”…
by Kandiss Edwards November 21, 2024 AllHere Education CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin charged with fraud and identity theft. Joanna Smith-Griffin, 33, CEO of AI education startup AllHere Education, Inc., has been charged with defrauding investors. Southern District of New York charged Smith-Griffin with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The Grand Jury indictment alleges that…
by Mitti Hicks November 22, 2024 The llinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction for an alleged fake attack in Chicago. In a shocking decision, the Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction for an alleged fake attack in Chicago. In December 2021, a jury convicted the Empire star of five felony charges…
by Jameelah Mullen November 21, 2024 Sony Music accused four production companies of unauthorized use regarding Houston’s songs. Sony Music has reached a settlement with the producers of the biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The lawsuit, filed in February, claimed that the four production companies— Anthem Films, NYBO Productions, and Black Label Media— failed…
by Sharelle Burt November 21, 2024 Tell em’, Rep. Crockett! Texas’ Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett went viral after she schooled House Oversight Committee members on the meaning of the word “oppression” while defending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), NBC Montana reported. Her passionate remarks were made after Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Tx.) proposed the “Dismantle DEI…
by Sharelle Burt November 21, 2024 That’s what we call leadership! One day after neo-Nazis stormed through the streets of Columbus, Ohio, carrying Nazi flags along with racial slurs, a group of Black community leaders organized a unity march to make a statement. Senior pastor at Columbus’ Union Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Derrick Holmes, says…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 22, 2024 Mathew Knowles highlights how investing his own money in Destiny’s Child’s albums and music videos gave him the power to shape and control the group’s “narrative.” Mathew Knowles comes from a long line of Black entrepreneurs. He used his business acumen to invest…
by Kandiss Edwards November 22, 2024 ‘Coils to Locs’ is representing for Black women in the medical wig industry. Dianne Austin and Pamela Shaddock started “Coils to Locs” to fill the medical wig industry void. After Austin experienced hair loss as a result of chemotherapy, she discovered that medically prescribed wigs lacked “culturally sensitive” options…
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 22, 2024 An 18-year-old Black man from London is facing up to 20 years in prison in Dubai over a vacation romance. An 18-year-old Londoner faces up to 20 years in prison in the United Arab Emirates over a vacation romance with another London teenager….
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 21, 2024 Denzel Washington opens up about the “damage” his past drug and alcohol use has caused to his body. Denzel Washington is 10 years sober and opening up about his past drug and alcohol use that has “done a lot of damage” to his…
