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Tributes to civil rights “giant” and attorney, Russell Bertrand Sugarmon flooded the Internet Monday as news spread quickly of his death. One of the most touching tributes came from his daughter, Elena DeCosta Williams, who took to Facebook to express...
(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images/Paras Griffin/Getty Images)With all the drama revolving around Kirk Frost, Da Brat is adding her voice to the mix, sharing how he gave her money and bought her a car in an attempt to get her...
Before she was “Ms. Jackson If You’re Nasty”, Janet Jackson was “Penny” on Good Times. Jackson appeared on the series as Penny Gordon Woods during season 5 and 6, and dealt with physical abuse at the hands of her...
Joshua Moore, a 16-year-old Code Crew student, emerged on top of the National Black Data Processing Associates mobile app competition in Atlanta. The 41st Annual National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Technology Conference and Career Fair took place August 1-3...
Billy Ray Turner, who is awaiting a September trial in the killing of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge. Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Turner during a hearing Thursday...
“Long live the King of Memphis,” the Rev. Keith Norman told an intimate gathering of about 200 that attended the private funeral services held for renowned Memphis rapper Young Dolph on Tuesday.  “Music, all kinds of music, are genres from...
(Getty Images)Gilbert Arenas is body-shaming Lupita Nyong’o. Again.The former Golden State Warrior took to Instagram to comment on a picture of Nyong’o at a Mexican beach. Most of the comments were celebrating her beauty, but Arenas compared her to...
The Sage Restaurant was abuzz Friday night with Tennessee Regional Black Millennial Convention members, who came out to meet and greet each other in the kickoff of Memphis’ first gathering of the organization. The convention -- dubbed the “Black Millennials...
Local utility companies such as Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) can tap into $1 billion in available credit support that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is offering to offset the effects of COVID-19. TVA President/CEO Jeff Lyash made that...
by Adrian Sainz -- A jury on Monday convicted Billy Ray Turner in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis. The 12-person...