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‘Tis the season for giving back and for the second year in a row, YG and his 4Hundred Waze Foundation hosted their “Nothing Can Stop Me” Holiday Shopping Experience.

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio asked Monday (Dec. 22) that the citywide protests against police brutality be suspended in light of recent events. Mayor de Blasio has requested that the protests resume after the funerals of fallen NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

Being a Jordan Brand team member has its perks. Case in point, besides their own signature shoes, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul have been blessed with a pair of sick Air Jordan 1’s in distinct colorways. 

Joe Cocker, a British singer best known for his soulful and gritty vocals, died Monday (Dec. 22) after battling lung cancer. Often compared to Blues legends like Ray Charles and others, Cocker remained humble despite his fame and accolades.

As the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner waged on to create a national divide between Americans, a well-known but lesser publicized similar instance was being experienced in the Midwest.

During a recent episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Nicki Minaj brought the girls out and was the victim of a wardrobe malfunction. It’s not the first time that’s happened. The little black number she had on wouldn’t even qualify as one of 10 of Nicki Minaj’s most revealing outfits.

Between independently releasing her debut album and ruffling feathers with her views on racism in America and cultural appropriation, Azealia Banks is writing a book.

Condensing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. into one feature film all but alludes to the impossible. Which is why Ava DuVernay, Paul Webb and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions decided to hone in on the blood-shedding 1965 voting rights marches that transpired in Selma, Ala. to analyze the great civil leader’s life.

Aaron McNamara, a volunteer Ohio police officer, resigned from the force after some of his racist comments on social media went public. McNamara called for Blacks to be “exterminated” and was also bigoted towards other minorities and gay persons.

The very eligible bachelor Wiz Khalifa has hit the beach to remind everyone that Blacc Hollywood is still a worthy stocking stuffer via an iTunes gift card with his You and Your Friends” video.

Much has been said of the freshly tattooed Lil Wayne’s desire to leave Cash Money. Power 105’s Charlamagne Tha God thinks Weezy’s chances of actually tip toeing out of the YMCMB fold are slim. See what we did there?

The Saturday shooting of the two NYPD officers in Brooklyn was especially jarring considering the high tensions in the city. The gunman, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had a history of violence which led to the events of this weekend and put the entire nation on notice.