Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest – Photo: Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images *Happy Birthday to everyone born on this day in any year, including the talent in our brand new Radioscope Old School Birthday Bash-Up! Today’s participants include a Tribe member, a blues songstress, two soulful crooners, a Somali
Chet Hanks (2L), Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks and Truman Hanks attend the ceremony honoring Rita Wilson with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 29, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) *Tom Hanks has been named as a potential witness in a bitter court battle between his son Chet and the rapper/actor’s
Tory Lanez – Getty *Tory Lanez has filed a motion to appeal the conviction in his Megan Thee Stallion shooting case but Los Angeles County prosecutors said his claims “lack substance.” Lanez’s legal team wants a new trial because, as Uproxx reports, they claim the judge “erroneously allowed” jurors to watch “a September 2020 Instagram
*The parents of an elementary school boy who died during recess are taking legal action against a Connecticut town and its school board. 5-year-old Romeo Pierre Louis was playing outside during recess at his elementary school in West Hartford on April 7, 2022, when he collapsed, the Hartford Courant reports. According to court documents, teachers
Candace Owens and her husband, George Farmer, are pictured on February 15th, 2022 in Miami, Florida. ALEXANDER TAMARGO/GETTY IMAGES FOR VOX MEDIA *Black conservative media personality Candace Owens is claiming that an interior designer turned down her husband’s request with a biting response that would have caused national outrage had she and her husband been
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a groundbreaking response to the opioid overdose epidemic on March 29 by approving Narcan — the brand name of a naloxone nasal spray that reverses opioid-related overdose — for over-the-counter use. The first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter
By Seyoum Mensuphu-Bey, Special to the AFRO Social media networks and traditional media alike were set ablaze after the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship game, played between the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers and the University of Iowa (Iowa)on April 2. The phenomenal court matchup between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark was absolutely
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants, died of “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” a medical examiner’s office said Monday. Arkuie Williams, the administrative deputy in the state
By The Associated Press American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on March 30, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games. Demus was formally reallocated the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles by the International Olympic Committee because of the disqualification of Natalya Antyukh in fallout
Photo: Andreas Steidlinger via 123RF Vet bills can be expensive, and no one wants to be in the position of not being able to pay when our beloved pets need medical attention. Pet insurance can provide owners with peace of mind by covering some emergency and illness expenses. How do you decide if it is the