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The police report, obtained by the New York Daily News, describing how Warren Sapp allegedly stepped on his girlfriend’s face during an assault is a horrific read.   The NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is being charged with three counts of domestic violence in connection with the alleged assault April 28 at a Las Vegas hotel.  The…

Aside from the fact that referring to Mexicans as “rapists” who bring their “crime” and “drugs” to the U.S. is racist, inappropriate, unethical and immoral, it’s also a less-than-smart comment to make if you’re seeking the presidency, seeing as how Hispanics are one of the country’s fastest-growing population groups and emerging as a powerful electorate. Univision responded…

On the heels of the news that Bobbi Kristina Brown’s family is preparing for the worst, her boyfriend Nick Gordon is being sued for allegedly stealing money from Brown and being physically and emotionally abusive toward her, the Associated Press reports.  Bedelia Hargrove, a court-appointed representative for Brown, filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming that Gordon…

It’s a bit alarming that folks are still achieving “first black person to” status, but the fact that history is being made and doors are being broken down for African Americans is a beautiful thing. Misty Copeland has become the first African-American ballerina to perform in the lead role of the Swan Queen in American…

There’s no backpedaling here. In an interview with Vogue, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby made it clear that she meant every single word she uttered at her May press conference, when she announced the charges her office would bring against the six officers who arrested and detained 25-year-old Freddie Gray. That detainment resulted in Gray’s death and…

“Get in there! Yeah, yeah! “Get in there! Yeah, yeah!” Patrol Officer David Lee did exactly what “The Wobble” song calls for and got his groove on at a community block party hosted by Kappa Alpha Fraternity and the Hickory Police Department of North Carolina.  In a video posted to Facebook last week, Lee appears…

This isn’t any ordinary run-in with the law.  Some fancy-schmancy federal law-enforcement agency called the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, in addition to local authorities, showed up at Rick Ross’ house Wednesday morning to arrest him and his bodyguard, Nadrian Lateef James, on assault and kidnapping charges, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports.  Ross and…

It may be time to finally say goodbye. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child from the marriage of the late music icon Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, has been moved to hospice care, according to the Associated Press. Eerily mirroring how her mother died, Bobbi Kristina, 22, was discovered unresponsive and facedown in…

A Slate article in April suggested that Jay Z and his “artist partners” in Tidal might have a difficult time convincing people to shell out $20 for yet another music-streaming service.  As of this week, the company’s second executive has exited stage left.  The company was formally introduced to the public by Jay Z and Co. a little…

It’s happened before. Marie Claire treated cornrows like the newest sensation when a few Hollywood “it girls” (read: white), like Kendall Jenner, wore them. And then Elle declared that Timberland boots were now “in” just because, again, white celebrities were embracing them. In both instances, black Twitter rang the “cultural appropriation” bell and reminded these…