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The recent publication of the memoir from Jordan Brand Chairman and former NBA team president Larry Miller has sparked a buzz and a move towards seeking redemption from the family of the young man he murdered as a teen in 1965. The incident was mentioned, but the man's name wasn't disclosed.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

The legendary Stevie Wonder sent out a video in the late hours of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day calling on lawmakers to step up and do the hard work to advance voting rights and democracy by getting rid of the filibuster, stopping short of cussing them out.

Celebrity News

Atlanta rapper Young Thug posted a video to his Instagram story Wednesday to show the world a confrontation he had with a private jet pilot who wouldn’t let everyone in his party fly.

The case of one man who was seeking release from Rikers Island due to what he alleged was increasingly violent and inhumane conditions is at the center of a New York Times article, supported by surveillance footage that showed inmates being forced to fight each other, and a gang leader holding court over a housing unit without any prevention from correctional staff.

News

We are only a couple of weeks into the new year and the internet is already interneting. Nelly says that a woman’s claims about returning luggage filled with money to him are false.

Hip Hop News

A potential trip to Russia which would include a sit-down meeting with President Vladimir Putin and a series of Sunday Service concerts is reportedly being worked on by Ye aka Kanye West, according to a friend and associate.

News

Reports are circulating that "Certified Lover Boy", the smash summer album by Drake is poised to be eligible for double platinum certification by the RIAA based on sales. This would make it the only rap album of 2021 to achieve that position.

Freddie Gibbs

On Wednesday, Atlanta rapper Gunna took to Twitter to promote his new album Drip Season 4, according to XXL, and to (I guess?) take a shot at Gary, Indiana, MC Freddie Gibbs.

Celebrity News

Wedding bells are apparently in the air as NBA star and Philadelphia Sixer (at least for now) Ben Simmons has reportedly asked for UK radio and TV host Maya Jama‘s hand in marriage—and she apparently said yes.

News

The Omicron Variant is making hosting live events much more difficult. So much so the Recording Academy is reportedly considering postponing this year’s Grammy Awards. 

News

The same people who have made a hero out of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenouse have been trying to make a martyr out of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt, but a closer look at Babbitt’s life—before she was shot and killed while joining fellow insurrectionists in forcing her way into a barricaded room in the Capitol building […]

World

Journalist Oriini Kaipara became the first Māori person with a chin tattoo to present the news in primetime this past Monday in New Zealand. The 37-year old newscaster took over the 6 PM anchor slot at Newshub Live for the week sporting the traditional "moko kauae".