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A Lansing, Michigan, mother is fighting to have her 11-year-old son reinstated after he was expelled for disarming a classmate who brought a gun to school. Savitra McClurkin says her son, Sakir, a seventh grader at Dwight Rich School of the Arts, is being punished after disarming and dismantling a classmate’s gun back in May. […]

Legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone, after more than a decade of leading Epic Records, has decided to step down from her position as chairwoman and CEO, effective at the end of September. According to Billboard, Rhone, the first Black woman to become a chair at a major record company, will vacate her position next week […]

The panelists from ABC’s hit daytime show, The View, have broken their silence on the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair said the agency should also “look into” their talk show next. The View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin finally shared […]

After a seven-year journey of persistence and dedication, Plainfield, New Jersey, is welcoming the premiere Black-owned cannabis dispensary and community hub, Plant Base. Located in Downtown Plainfield, Plant Base operates as a cannabis dispensary, lounge, and community hub, offering co-working space, content creation facilities, cultural programming, and events. Its August 13 grand opening marked a […]

Lonnie McGowen is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with a rich background in business and leadership. His career began at Sherwin-Williams, the largest coatings company in the world by revenue, in an entry-level role.  McGowen’s dedication, vision, and leadership saw him rise through nine or 10 promotions to become the company’s first African American […]

NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony’s generosity and kindness were recently brought up by an NBA reporter when he recalled the former Knicks player offering to pay the “whole salary” of a teammate, Cleanthony Early, when he was on the cusp of being cut by the NBA team. While appearing in a recent interview, reporter […]

Jen Lee Hayes was fortunate enough to have a kind mother who instilled confidence in her at a very young age. That confidence gave her a sense of freedom and a belief system that nothing was off limits when it came to her dreams.  She’s now sharing her mother’s special formula in her new children’s […]

Yung Miami remains supportive of her former flame, Sean “Diddy” Combs. The former “City Girls” rapper, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, wrote a character statement on behalf of her ex-boyfriend, Diddy, telling the judge that he is still a “good man.” The Shade Room received a copy of the written statement Brownlee wrote ahead […]

A South African pastor has predicted that the end of the world or “rapture” is happening soon, and social media is in a frenzy, ultimately with some not taking it seriously. During a June 17 segment of the CentTwinz TV podcast, pastor Joshua Mhlakela claimed that “the rapture is upon us.” “The rapture is so […]

Social media is sounding off over a recently surfaced video of a special needs woman who was jailed for 50 days on a petty theft charge. A Sept. 20 video posted on X shows Imarah Aaliyah Bryan, 26, facing a judge after spending nearly two months in jail for allegedly stealing $145 worth of merchandise […]

A newly-hired principal at a middle school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been placed on paid leave after videos went viral of the Black woman “acting erratically” in front of students. Harrison-Morton Middle School’s newest leader, Stephanie Williams, has taken a leave of absence from the school after her alarming behavior shocked the community. According to […]

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, who is also a frontrunner for the office of mayor, may be facing an ethics investigation after a concert shout-out from hip-hop icon Jeezy prompted accusations of her receiving complimentary tickets to his concert, Click On Detroit reported.  Jeezy took time during his Sept. 12 performance at the Fox […]