By Fred L. Jones, Jr.
Eagle Staff Writer
fjones@theoklahomaeagle.net
It was a tough trip for Snoop Dogg coming to Tulsa, Oklahoma last week. Just one day earlier he buried one of his best friends in the entertainment industry the late Nipsy Hustle....
The Washington Post
Johnson Publishing Co., former owner of the iconic Ebony and Jet magazines that helped changed the negative image of black people portrayed by U.S. media, filed for bankruptcy liquidation Tuesday in a federal court in Chicago.
In announcing...
www.truthout.org
By Igor Derysh, Salon
The Trump administration will not nominate anyone from the United States to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
A State Department official told Politico that the White House intervened to stop the expected renomination of...
www.essence.com
BY DANIELLE POINTDUJOUR
KAMERON CATER SALUTED THE LATE RAPPER THURSDAY AT THE STAPLES CENTER.
Lauren London’s son Kameron Cater fondly remembered Nipsey Hussle Thursday as he spoke in remembrance at the slain rapper’s memorial service, held inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Carter, London’s son...
www.thegrio.com
By Dustin Seibert
We’ve found the latest perpetrator of Blackface: Her name is Candace Owens, and it looks like she’s been getting away with it for a while.
I refuse to believe that Owens is a real Black woman. Sure, she looks Black and appears to...
www.bet.com
By Diamond Alexis
On Monday (April 8), the family of late hip-hop artist and community altruist Nipsey Hussle released official information for his funeral planned for Thursday (April 11).
Posted to the late rapper’s Instagram account, the graphic showed an angelic...
www.forbes.com
By Kori Hale
Beyoncé has taken her talents to Adidas for the relaunch of her Ivy Park athleisure line. Additionally, Adidas said the music icon will be a “creative partner” for the brand. Adidas has been relying heavily on fashion...
www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com
Eric Holder has been deemed a “dead man walking” by authorities. That’s why they’re keeping him separated from everyone else in jail.
A lot of people are upset over Nipsey Hussle’s murder. Police were scrambling to find his alleged killer,...
www.latimes.com
By MOLLY O'TOOLE, NOAH BIERMAN and ELI STOKOLS
When the Trump administration abruptly shuttered the San Ysidro border crossing for five hours on the Sunday after Thanksgiving following a skirmish with a group of migrants, holiday traffic snarled for hours south of San Diego.
Businesses...
www.eurweb.com
By Ny McGee
Janet Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday (March 29) where she urged organizers to “induct more women” into the foundation.
She also reportedly refused to perform at the ceremony because of HBO’s involvement with...
