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*”Shame On You” if you haven’t listened to D Smoke’s new album, “War & Wonders,“ dropping today! The two time Grammy nominee is back pushing boundaries on this sophomore album. Daniel “D Smoke” Farris catapulted into stardom after winning Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow,” with judges Cardi B, T.I., and Chance The Rapper. After the competition, he released his Source

Prosecutors say Roof was properly convicted and sentenced for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black congregation.

*Denzel Washington recently revealed that the message he’s consistently hearing from God.   “At 66, getting ready to be 67, having just buried my mother, I made a promise to her and to God, not just to do good the right way, but to honor my mother and my father by the way I live my Source

A North Carolina high school was left baffled by a controversial photo that made its rounds on social media.  Students at Piedmont High School sparked

Actresses Kym Whitley and Jackée Harry may be friends now, but things weren’t always smooth between the pair, who over the years have often been

*If you’ve been waiting for the official cause of actor Michael K. Williams‘ death, we now have the answer. It was due to … an overdose of drugs. Unfortunately, that’s not a surprise. Specifically, acute intoxication from a deadly mix of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine was what took Williams out of this world, a Source

The California congresswoman is one of the most prominent Black figures in U.S. politics.

*Here’s a tease of Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango from the Broadway-bound musical Paradise Square doing what she does best – sanging the hell out of the act one finale, “Welcome Home.” The new musical, currently at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander, will begin performances performances at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre on February 22, 2022. It follows the Source

The actor died of acute drug intoxication New York City’s medical examiner said on Friday.

Beyoncé has a message for fans about aging being an opportunity to usher in some of the best times life has to offer.  The singer

*Lifetime has confirmed that K. Michelle’s plastic surgery series will air in 2022.  As reported by Urban Hollywood 411, the show titled “My Killer Body with K. Michelle” will document the impact plastic surgery complications have had on the reality star’s life, Lifetime said in a press release. K. Michelle has been candid about the Source

The death of the actor and writer Melvin Van Peebles has impacted many in the entertainment world, including actress Elisabeth Omilami, who served as Peebles’

*When Julius Jones was 19-years-old he was convicted of a murder he says he did not commit.  As previously shared in a petition by Rev. Cece Jones-Davis (Julius Jones Coalition), Jones, 41, is a Black man on death row in Oklahoma for almost 20 years. He is held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a Source

*NEW YORK – SiriusXM announced today four new, diverse weekly shows led by powerful voices in race relations, culture, business, politics, law, medicine and more. The new programs bolster the Urban View channel’s commitment to featuring dynamic discourse from prominent Black voices across a range of topics. The channel will unveil its new Sunday lineup Source

A Tennessee police officer who was fired last year after he reported racism within the Millersville Police Department to Black Lives Matter organizers has filed