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This week’s “Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID Relief Effort” event, benefiting the BET COVID-19 relief fund, was a big success. This nationwide fund, with an initial focus in Chicago, Detroit, Flint, New Orleans, and New York City, will go directly to the most vulnerable in our communities, with a focus on food insecurity and…
Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Episode 3 airs this Sunday 8:00-9:00 p.m. With the city’s reputation on the line, and the murder count rising, law enforcement faces immense pressure to make an arrest. On May 22, 1981, an FBI stakeout of the city’s bridges leads investigators to 23-year-old Wayne Williams, who becomes the…
The NBA and Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a new multiyear alliance, which will transform the way fans experience the NBA. As part of this collaboration, Microsoft will become the Official Artificial Intelligence Partner and an Official Cloud and Laptop Partner for the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, and USA Basketball…
Several writers took to Twitter to announce their departures from Vibe and Billboard magazines on Tuesday. According to reports, the parent company Valance Media is looking to reduce labor related expenses by more than $9 million dollars. The layoffs are directly related to the financial distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic with 25% of those…
Dame Dash suffered a legal setback this week after a judge ordered him to pay $300,000 to author Edwyna Brooks for uploading her film Mafietta to his network without permission. In a recent statement to Allhiphop, the Brooks stated “Damon Dash claims to help African-American women while stealing from me and my family. He stole…
Clothing brand FashionNova has joined Cardi B in helping people get through the coronavirus pandemic in a novel way. According to her post on Instagram, the rap game’s top female artist says they will be giving away one thousand dollars every hour until the 20th of May. To participate, they are asking people to submit…
It didn’t take too long for Tekashi 6ix9ine to resume trolling on social media after being granted house arrest. The psuedo-gangster turned federal witness’ first act of engagement on Instagram was to take a shot at himself for being a snitch. When the mayor of Los Angeles recently offered a reward for people who report…
2K, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) today announced the “NBA 2K Players Tournament,” an NBA 2K20 gameplay tournament between 16 current NBA players. Beginning Friday, April 3 on ESPN and ESPN2, players – including top seeds Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and Trae Young of the Atlanta…