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(Death Row-Interscope; Ruffhouse-Columbia)Like most self-described hip-hop heads who came of musical age in the 1990s, Sept. 29, 1998,...Read more

This article originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on June 8, 2016.Question: What’s the difference between a Ku Klux Klan rally and a Republican meeting?Answer: One has a bunch of racists who are dedicated to the principles of intolerance, Christian nationalism and white supremacy. The other is a Klan rally. Hello?...Read more

(Envato Elements)On Sept. 29, 1683, more than two centuries before a criminal immigrant named Friedrich Trump arrived...Read more

On Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, the New York Times published a brief blurb titled “Employing the Contrabands.” One month earlier, Congress passed the Second Confiscation Act, granting President Abraham Lincoln permission to “employ as many persons of African descent as he may deem necessary and proper for the suppression...Read more

Kelly Rowland and Method Man in “Relationship Goals.” (Photo by Amanda Matlovich/Prime)Remember the good ol’ days, when a...Read more

(xiquinhosilva/Wikimedia Commons)Medgar Evers didn’t die quietly, and he didn’t die accidentally. He was hunted.On June 12, 1963,...Read more

Today’s Wake-Up Call started with the story of the Black Armed Guard of Monroe, N.C. Robert Franklin Williams was born on Feb. 26, 1925, in Monroe, N.C., to Emma Carter and John L. Williams. During his teen years, Williams’ grandmother, a formerly enslaved woman of Yoruba ancestry, gave Robert the...Read more

ContrabandCamp’s BlackCheck scale uses data, facts peer-reviewed research to assess statements based on truthfulness, accuracy, and the level of racism.On Nov. 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the attorney general to release all documents related to the Department of Justice’s 20-year...Read more

Barely a week into February, you’ve probably already had your fill of Black History Month facts for white people. You know what I’m talking about. To satisfy their corporate Black History Month mandate, news outlets and media companies will offer the tiniest, most sanguine morsels of useless Black history...Read more

“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you…What are the words you do not have yet? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them,...Read more

In 1917, Ida B. Wells was undoubtedly the most popular reporter in America and perhaps the most famous American woman in the world. As the face of the anti-lynching movement, racial justice and women’s suffrage, Wells was one of the most polarizing political figures of her day. To Black...Read more

Heartbreak, reflection, or just post-Super Bowl blues? Stefon Diggs sparked speculation this week after posting a cryptic Instagram carousel days after the Patriots’ loss to the Seahawks and amid rumors that his relationship with Cardi B has ended. Not only that, but the...read more

The NBA is saying goodbye to another legend. After more than two decades of brilliance, leadership, and an impressive basketball IQ, Chris Paul has officially announced his retirement from the NBA. This marks the end of one...read more

Sexyy Red plays all day with her boundary-breaking bars, but the Michael Jackson estate isn’t laughing after she remixed his classic “Beat It” into the now-viral, “Just Eat It.” A “HEE-HEE” hell! If you aren’t old enough to remember the height...read more

Things are heating up in Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker’s divorce. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Burruss claimed in a new filing that her estranged husband had been staying in her Atlanta guest house without paying rent as their contentious divorce continues to unfold....read more

Source: Raymond Hall/GC Images / Raymond Hall/GC Images Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day just days away, several celebrity couples are preparing to...read more

Source: Clifton Prescod/ Bravo Dr. Wendy Osefo thinks there may be a deeper motive behind Ashley Darby’s mockery of her felony fraud arrest, and BOSSIP has...read more

Cardi B is not playing when it comes to online beef, but we already knew that! During the opening night of her Little Miss Drama tour, Cardi gave multiple shoutouts to her Latin heritage, which comes on the heels of her appearance during...read more

Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb 1, 1865, via a motion by Senator Charles Sumner. Before becoming a lawyer in 1861, Rock was a teacher, one of the first Black dentists, and one of the first Black doctors after earning his...read more

Source: Roberto Hannibal Black brilliance filled the room at Prime Video’s star-studded Cross Season 2 dinner soirée which brought together tastemakers, moment makers, and hitmakers for a celebration of brotherhood at Black-owned...read more

Abby De La Rosa has revealed some behind-the-scenes information about the dynamic between her and Nick Cannon’s other baby mothers. During a recent interview, Abby De La Rosa, who shares three children–twins Zion and Zillion, 4, and daughter Beautiful, 3–with Cannon,...read more

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Kai Cenat has broken his silence and mentioned Gabrielle “Gigi” Alayah while speaking on “rumors” and “speculations” that have been shared since their split. RELATED: Read more

Woah Vicky sparked major reactions online after posting a series of emotional tweets...Read more

The tragic death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival...Read more

Chile! Victoria Woods and The Game are both...Read more

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Roomies, y’all already know Lori Harvey keeps a good, foine man! But when it comes to women moving gracefully and finding their prince charming, Lori is...Read more

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