Danquirs Franklin appeared to be lowering a gun toward the ground at the time a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot him, a video released Monday […]
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Wendy Williams’ husband FIRED and given 48 hours to vacate
This escalated quickly. What We Know: Kevin Hunter was fired as executive producer on Wendy Williams’ show after she served her philandering husband divorce papers […]
Morehouse College to admit transgender men in 2020
Morehouse College, the uniquely black, male alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson, announced Saturday that it will begin […]
Wendy Williams files for divorce against husband
Wendy Williams finally served Kevin Hunter with divorce papers on Thursday. What We Know: According to our sources, Wendy served Kevin by disguising the divorce […]
NAACP endorses LGBTQ Equality Act
The African-American civil rights group, which shepherded the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law, endorsed adding LGBTQ people to those the act protects. What We […]
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett charges dropped
Update 5:05 ET Jussie Smollett will not be prosecuted for allegedly faking a racial attack, because all charges have been dropped. What We Know: Jussie’s […]
Florida Republicans move to limit felon voting rights despite amendment
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the measure, which would place conditions on the re-enfranchisement of millions, a “poll tax.” What We Know: Florida legislators advanced a […]
Two teachers in New York fired after noose images displayed in classroom
Two teachers at a middle school on Long Island, New York, where an image of a pair of nooses labeled “back to school necklaces” were displayed in […]
Cory Booker pledges to undo Trump’s ‘un-American’ trans military ban
Democratic White House hopeful Cory Booker said Sunday night he would reverse President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military if elected […]
Robin Roberts to host ABC’s first-ever NFL draft coverage
ABC will broadcast all three days of the NFL Draft in 2019 for the first time ever, with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts set to […]