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R. Kelly’s name has been associated with sexual deviance and abuse for more than a decade. For many, it started when he was acquitted after appearing in court for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl. However, the history goes back much further. New life was breathed into the scandal of R. Kelly’s past when […]

Protestors in Durham, N.C. got tired of waiting for local politicians to remove the Confederate monuments that can be found in many Southern states.  So they decided to make it their own responsibility. 

Tiffany Haddish is making fans wonder if she may have flown a little too close to the sun after she mentioned that she’d still love to work with Bill Cosby in an interview. “Definitely Richard Pryor,” Haddish told the Los Angeles Times when asked about her comedic inspirations. “Bill Cosby—I still want to work with […]

O.J. Simpson has been granted parole and could be out of prison as soon as Oct. 1.

Body cameras are finally starting to work as they’re meant to and exposing violations and illegal actions committed by police officers. The latest example comes from Baltimore where a police officer appears to have unknowingly recorded himself planting drugs before making an arrest. 

Police Officer Mohamed Noor in Minneapolis has been using his constitutional right to remain silent following the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, forcing many to turn elsewhere for answers as to what happened. 

One of the reasons that the United States has such a disproportionately high prison population is that a lot of people just can’t afford to avoid jail once they are accused of a crime. Although it’s law in most states that judges should set bond that defendants can actually afford, this isn’t often the case. Cook […]

R. Kelly has been accused of hosting an abusive cult where he manipulates young women into living on his property and only eating, bathing, leaving and having sex with him on his orders. Buzzfeed made the shocking revelations on Monday morning when it published a thorough report entitled “Inside the Pied Piper of R&B’s ‘Cult’.” 

Friends and loved ones of Bakari Henderson are left shocked after the recent college grad was killed during a drunken brawl in Greece this weekend. They were especially surprised because no one close to him can even imagine him being anything other than a “peacemaker.”

Brian Encinia, the officer who pulled Sandra Bland over in 2015, was the only one brought up on charges in connection to her arrest and eventual death in police custody. He faced a charge of perjury after giving false information as to why he took her out of her car that day. He claimed it […]

There was a clear coverup in the Chicago Police Department after Jason Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald in 2014. Not only did it take a year for the video to be released to the public, but officers on the scene agreed to claim that McDonald assaulted them, prompting the shooting. The only question remaining is […]

As one of the most well-known rappers in the world who’s taken a deep dive into social justice, Jay-Z is more than qualified to make a call to action. The Brooklyn rapper and business mogul recently penned a guest column in the Hollywood Reporter calling on his fellow artists to use their platforms for the greater good.