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What do you do in the off-season when the checks aren’t coming in? If you’re Miami Dolphins defensive tackle A.J. Francis, you drive. For Uber, that is. Although Francis is set to earn $510,000 in 2015, he doesn’t start seeing those checks until July, so as a side hustle, he’s been moonlighting as an Uber…

There has been one group of people who’ve been seemingly silent since a video was released of a McKinney, Texas, police officer brutally violating a 15-year-old girl in a bikini after being called to shut down a pool party. People all over social media and black media have noticed the deafening silence of mainstream (ahem…

She may have sung about a midnight train to Georgia, but Gladys Knight can now take a ride on a highway named after her in her home state.  On Tuesday, flanked by state lawmakers at Georgia’s state Capitol, Knight was on hand for the official dedication of a stretch of State Route 9. It was…

To say that Jon Stewart and Jessica Williams “went in” on the McKinney, Texas, pool incident on Monday night’s The Daily Show would be an understatement. The talk show host blasted Cpl. Eric Casebolt, the cop who assaulted a 15-year-old girl who was wearing a bikini, during a segment about the incident. “He’s telling her…

If you thought for one second that receiving an education has a cutoff age, think again, because Doreetha Daniels just proved everyone wrong. At 99 years of age, Daniels has seen a lot of the world, and last week her family and friends got to see her graduate from college. In 1999, Daniels enrolled at…

From prom season to dance-recital season, girls across the country are showing just how much they rock. And Elissa M. Colón’s daughter, Johanna, proved that her dance moves are extraordinary at a recent recital. In the short video posted on Facebook, Johanna and her dance team showed that they deserved all the “respect” as they danced…

Another prom season has ended for high schoolers across the country, and with any prom season, there’s always quite an array of dresses. From the celebrity-inspired knockoffs to custom-made pieces, prom season gives teens the opportunity to express their individual style. But no one managed to do it better than Kyemah McEntyre. You may have…

Tess Holliday is a plus-size model who has been crowned the first plus-size supermodel. Holliday, who is a size 22, has been getting shine recently and isn’t ashamed of her curves. She recently became the first plus-size model to grace the cover of People magazine and previously launched #effyourbeautystandards to promote positive body images. It’s…

A Virginia Beach, Va., nightclub has issued an apology to rapper Pusha T after his allegations of racism and discriminatory practices when it comes to who gets admitted into the club. Last week the Virginia Beach native attempted to patronize Venue 112 but was told he couldn’t, which Pusha T attributed to the club’s blatant…

Cops in riot gear with batons descended upon MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday evening as tens of thousands attended Hot 97 Summer Jam 2015, the annual concert in the New York City area sponsored by radio station Hot 97.  Sunday’s scheduled performances included Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Big Sean, but…