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The Far Rockaway community will gather Saturday to honor the life and legacy of rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens with a street co-naming ceremony and a back-to-school block party celebrating local families and children. The Lionel “Chinx” Pickens Street Co-Naming & Back to School Block Party will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 5 on Oceancrest…
A former certified nursing assistant at a Rochester nursing home has been charged with assaulting an elderly resident, leaving him injured and requiring hospital treatment, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. C’Vanna Gibson, 24, of Rochester, was arrested and arraigned in Rochester City Court on charges stemming from an alleged Dec. 11, 2025,…
Black Public Media has opened submissions for the 2026 edition of its PitchBLACK competition, offering independent filmmakers the chance to compete for $150,000 in production funding. The Harlem-based nonprofit announced Wednesday that it is seeking feature-length nonfiction projects for the 10th PitchBLACK Forum & Awards, scheduled for next spring. Five projects will be selected to…
Nicki Minaj is adding another high-profile role to her résumé, this time as a celebrity judge for a Trump administration-backed small-business competition. The rapper will appear on the judging panel for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition, formerly promoted as the Patriot Pitch Competition. The live finale is set for Sept. 18…
A Nevada jury on Monday found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, bringing a long-awaited verdict in a case that haunted hip-hop for nearly three decades. Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Davis, 63, after an 11-day trial in Las Vegas. Prosecutors said…
Lil’ Kim is extending her “Hard Core Symphony” concert event after the first show sold out in four days, adding a second night at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre. The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper will perform Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 alongside Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, an all-Black orchestral ensemble known for blending hip-hop and…
Singer D4vd will be represented by the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office after his private attorneys withdrew Monday from the criminal case accusing him of killing and dismembering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty. Deputy Public Defender…
Rooted in commUNITY Sneaker culture has always been bigger than sneakers. Music, sports, fashion, entrepreneurship, and Black creativity have helped turn footwear into a global cultural force. This September, the people behind that influence — and the next generation preparing to take it further — will come together in Detroit. The seventh annual Black Footwear…