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On January 6, P-Funk members Bootsie Collins and George Clinton confirmed the death of one their own. One of P-Funk’s original vocalists, Calvin Simon, has died at age 79. Bootsie and George took to social media to announce their friend’s passing. Bootsie Collins George Clinton George, Bootsie, and the rest of the 15 member crew […]

Ida B. Wells’ posthumous resume just keeps growing. Memphis Free Speech‘s greatest journalist is going get her own Barbie doll this year. Ida B. Wells is going to be a part of the Barbie Inspiring Woman Series. The collection was founded on International Women’s Day back in 2018, and it already stars an inspiring cast […]

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s story and art will never cease to amaze. In fall of 2022, SAMO LIVES will begin to demonstrate the life and celebrate the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film will take us through the ups and downs of the famed Haitian-Puerto Rican-American artist. The biopic will be directed by Nigerian-American Julius Onah who […]

Aaliyah’s legacy will continue to live on, but not without rocking the boat. Aaliyah’s uncle, Barry Hankerson, has confirmed that Aaliyah’s first posthumous album is on its way. The album titled, Unstoppable, is set to release this month. He broke the news during a 21-minute conversation with Chicago radio personality, Geno Jones. Barry Hankerson is […]

Anthony Anderson admits Tracee Ellis Ross was not a fan. Black-ish is coming to a close at the end of the show’s current and 8th season. Co-stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross have spent their time as the heads of the Johnson family. Their chemistry throughout the 8 years on the sets of Black-ish […]

For the first time ever, Janet Jackson will share her journey with the public. On New Year’s Day, Lifetime and A&E posted a new three minute trailer for the unexpected documentary featuring the legend. The documentary, titled Janet, will be aired in two parts and will span about four hours in total. On Friday, January […]

Santander ain’t Saint Nick. The Spanish owned banking institution just spoiled Christmas Day for the lucky few to receive a lump sum of money. The bank accidently handed out $176 million into 75,000 different accounts on the lord’s day. Santander claims the error occurred because of a scheduling issue, which caused payments from 2,000 business […]

The day after Christmas, twitter user @klivdahl found a shocking revelation when checking the activity of her Amazon Echo device.   Amazon’s virtual assistant system, Alexa, told her child to plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, and then touch a penny to the exposed prongs. Alexa has been a work […]

The Duchess of Sussex gets another win over her monarchial critics. On the day after Christmas readers of the British tabloid paper, The Mail on Sunday, noticed a special headline. The headline read, “The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday […]

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Prince had always been a strong leader for Black ownership. Especially when it came to his likeness and music. Sadly, that ideology may be coming to a close for him. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has reported that the Internal Revenue Service and Comerica Bank & Trust, the Prince Estate’s administrator, have reached an agreement on […]