The authorities were chasing Brazy, legally named Tashawnda Nicole Drayton, for 10 months. The authorities also offered a reward of $20,000 for any information that led to her arrest.

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Kali Reis does not take her identity for granted.

"I'm the first generation of my line who was actually able to grow up in the culture," said the True Detective: Night Country star of being from the Seaconke Wampanoag people. "My great-grandmother, grandmother, mother were taught, generation after generation, ‘You don't say you're Wamp.'"

The day before the Native women's brunch, which was held at the Four Seasons, Reis was at the Academy Museum for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards...

When I started my side hustle, I didn't have a mentor, a big social media following, or any startup capital. I just had a drive to help people find great careers, and advice from some of my favorite books. 

In 2022, I quit my six-figure recruiting job at Amazon to grow my YouTube channel and launch my business, PayBump. I make videos about remote work and unique income streams, and create kits to help people make their resumes and cover letters shine.

Today, my business brings in $143,000 a mon...

Sitting at the heart of Roc Nation’s music empire are two executives masterfully orchestrating a roster of distinct artists all united by one specific trait: authenticity. 

From Rihanna to J.Cole to Maeta, each individual artist signed under the Roc Nation label is strategically positioned to unleash the next major music sensation, guided by the expertise of co-presidents Shari Br...

Taraji P. Henson is ready for the narrative surrounding “The Color Purple” to change.

Recently, her comments about her experience with pay disparity in Hollywood — and the revelation that she nearly turned down the Broadway musical adaptation because she felt lowballed — went viral. Now, Henson is asking that the attention return to the film that was released last Christmas.

“I hope they can focus back onto this film, because right now, to me, it feels like what I said is now becoming...

Tonesa Welch wants to be known for more than her role within the Black Mafia Family, so she’s taking control of her narrative with the new film directed by Vivica A. Fox.

“I really wanted to tell my story because of the whole BMF series, the perception, and the misconception people had of me,” Welch told Shadow and Act in a recent interview. “I wanted to show who I was, the way it was, the way that I saw it with my own eyes. What I am doing now. I didn’t want it just to be a glorifyi...

Clipse thinks that André 3000 still has a lot in him in regards to hip-hop.

Last month, the Virginia rap duo, composed of brothers Pusha T, 46, and No Malice, 51, guested on the live podcast Idea Generation, hosted by former Complex Editor-in-Chief Noah Callahan-Bever. Held on the night that Three Stacks released his solo debut New Blue Sun (Nov. 16), which showcases him playing the flute instead of rapping, Bever asked Clipse if being of an older age was a deterrent to ...

• Quincy Thorpe, a Delta airlines baggage handler, and his alleged accomplice Emmanuel Auquo Okon are on trial for the theft $258,200 in September 2019

A Delta baggage handler accused of orchestrating a $300,000 theft is on trial in New York City...

When it comes to era-defining soirées, few rival Diddy's lavish White Parties. For more than a decade, from 1998 to 2009, the annual extravaganza over the Labor Day holiday was pop culture's hottest ticket, with an unmatched guest list delivering indelible fashion moments. 

"I remember the first party he threw in the Hamptons," Paris Hilton recalled to The Hollywood Reporter in 2008. "It was iconic and everyone was there."

In the early aughts, an invite to the exclusive bash solidified one's A...

Ms. Lauryn Hill is headed on the road with The Fugees as an additional act, however all members may not have been in on the plan. Pras shared that he learned of the fall performances online.

“I ain’t even know this tour was happening until last week to be honest with you,” detailed the 50-year-old to TMZ.

“I heard about it through the media… I’m going, obviously, I just heard about it last week.”

•  Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy, went through a name change and image transformation in 2001, accompanied by his personal assistant Fonzworth Bentley, who became a media sensation overnight.
•  Fonzworth Bentley worked for Diddy as a personal assistant and valet.
•  Bentley found success as an author, TV personality, and musician.

Irv Gotti appears to not be a believer in giving artists their masters recordings.

During an interview with “Drink Champs,” the Murder Inc. founder broke down his reasoning for why he is against it. 

“When people talk about the masters…and they’re like, ‘Oh you should give your artists their masters.’ No, because that’s how I make my money,” Gotti said. “Like Ja, Ashanti, millions of dollars they make every year [from their shows]. I don’t get a dime of that. I don’t get...

House Intelligence subcommittee Tuesday is holding the first congressional hearing on UFOs in 50 years, as building evidence on the sightings raises more questions than answers. 

"There are a lot of unexplained aerial phenomena. We don't know what they are, and they can't be easily rationalized as weather phenomenon or balloons or anything else. So it's quite a mystery," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said of the hearing. 

"We're going to press them on some very se...

According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s latest report citing transplant specialists, David Bennett Sr., the world’s first receiver of a genetically modified pig heart, may have died of ‘a porcine virus’ contained in the pig’s heart.

In January, the Maryland man was on the verge of death. Bennett received a genetically altered pig heart in a groundbreaking xenotransplantation operation as a last-ditch effort to save his life. The 57-year-old, however, died 40 days fol...

Bivol won a unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena Saturday, outworking, outlanding and outboxing Alvarez to retain his WBA championship. All three judges had it 115-113 in favor of Bivol, who seemed to win by an even wider margin than that.

It was a mature, veteran performance by Bivol, a mature, veteran fighter. It wasn’t his size that won him this fight, either. It was his boxing skills and his smarts. Bivol, who is now 20-0, simply was better in every area than Alvarez.

“If you d...

A reputed federal informant and whistleblower who went missing after he was reported to have turned over a trove of secret files about Deutsche Bank was found dead at a Los Angeles school this week, a police official said Wednesday.

The body of Valentin Broeksmit, 46, was found Monday at Woodrow Wilson High School shortly before 7 a.m., Sgt. Rudy Perez of the Los Angeles School Police Department said in an email.

Records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner do not list a cause of ...

Arthur Rupe, a record producer and 2011 inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to a statement from the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. He was 104.

His death was also announced by his daughter, Beverly Rupe Schwarz, according to the New York Times. CNN has reached out to Schwarz for comment.

Rupe is credited with launching the career of Rock and Roll pioneer Little Richard and helped make R&B a mainstream genre of music, according to ...

The search warrant and raid came a month-long surveillance and investigation into the home: In March, the Secaucus Police Department...

Vanessa Amos, also known as Ezra, was found dead on March 31 near Bathurst Street and Bloor Street West after a fall from the roof of a construction site.

Toronto Police say they are investigating after a young, Hamilton-based housing advocate was found dead near a Toronto construction site last week.

The mother of 22-year-old Vanessa Amos, who also goes by Ezra,...

Nine brick kiln workers died and at least 29 others became ill Wednesday after drinking laced booze at an event Tuesday night in Paharpur village in Rae Bareli, India, per the Times of India.

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Italian police has caught a top mafia fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years thanks to the help of the Google Maps app, an investigator told Reuters on Wednesday.

After a two-year investigation, Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was tracked down in Galapagar, Spain, where he lived under a fake name. The town is close to the capital Madrid.

A Google Maps street view picture portraying a man who looked like him in front of a fruit shop was key in triggering a deeper investigation.

"The photogr...

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Kanye West has revealed why he expects to be “homeless in a year”.

In a new interview, the rapper, who recently changed his name to Ye, said that he believes society is being killed by “capitalist rule”, adding: “It’s time to change that.”

Inspired by this, he said he is “going to be homeless in a year” as he’s “going to turn all the homes I own into churches”.

“We’re making this orphanage, and it will be a place where anyone can go,” he...

Kim Kardashian officially filed for divorce from Kanye West back in February, and as of last week she has filed to become “legally single,” shutting down her ex-husband’s pleas for reunion. West has made it clear that he’s hoping to make things right with Kardashian after publicly declaring his lasting love for her over the past several months, but the 41-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is evidently having none of it.

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Christy Giles’ lifeless body was dumped on the sidewalk outside of Southern California Hospital in Culver City at roughly 5 p.m. on Saturday. Two hours later, her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola turned up in critical con...

Public health officials are investigating an influenza outbreak at a Michigan university that has resulted in more than 500 cases, as several schools have also seen surges in flu activity.

The University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus in Washtenaw County has reported over 525 cases among students since Oct. 6 -- about three-quarters of them among people unvaccinated against the flu, school offici...

Actor Terrence Jenkins was allegedly the victim of an attempted follow-home robbery where his car was shot at as he escaped from perpetrators.  

Fox LA reports Terrence, aka Terrence J, was returning to his Sherman Oaks at 3am on Wednesday when an SUV with masked men blocked him in, according to FOX LA, citing the police.

Police say one of the alleged perpetrators ordered Jenkins, 39, out of the vehicle at gunpoint, however he ended up being able to flee in his car.

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A teen wrestling champion was video-chatting with her sister about Halloween costumes minutes before she was shot and killed while parked in her car outside her Chicago home on Saturday night.

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Hours later, her family called for justice as gun violence continues to take a devastating toll on the city.

Chicago police said that 18-year-old Melissa de la Garza, who had recently graduated high school and was headed to college at the prestigious Ar...

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An Arkansas man who evaded law enforcement authorities for more than a year before being caught was sentenced to two life sentences on Monday after pleading guilty to killing his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son in June 2019.

Appearing in Ouachita District Court, Jory John Worthen, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 20-y...

An 18-year-old boxer is dead after she was knocked unconscious during a match this weekend at IGA Stadium in Montreal.

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Jeanette Zacarias Zapata sustained injuries to her brain while fighting Canada's Marie-Pier Houle on Saturday night, according to the Associated Press. Footage from the match showed the 18-year-old Mexican boxer being hit with a flurry of punches near the end of the fourth round, and Zapata appeared to convulse after 31-y...

A violent carjacking on New York City's Washington Bridge has left one man wounded in the hospital, according to authorities.

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The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department tells PEOPLE.

A 45-year-old man was driving eastbound into the Bronx when three men riding dirt bikes in the same direction began firing into his car, striking him in the head and face, according to police.

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A man is alleged to have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy he reportedly found in his daughter's bedroom, police say.

© Memphis Police Department John Wesley Moore, 56, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

John Moore, 56, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Monday.

Just days earlier on May 6, officers were called to 1736 Edward Avenue in North Memphis, where they found an unresponsive male suffering from a gunshot wound, the Memphis Police Department said in a s...

A woman was killed in a point-blank shooting outside a Brooklyn deli that law enforcement sources said was carried out by an ex-girlfriend.

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The execution-style killing took place on a sidewalk at the corner of St. Marks Place and 4th Avenue in Park Slope after 1 p.m., police said. A 51-year-old woman, later identified as Nichelle Thomas, was about to enter a local bodega when another woman could be seen on surveillance video walking up behind her, pulling out a gun a...

Carl Hart is a Columbia University professor of psychology and neuroscience. He chairs the psych department and has a fondness for heroin – not only as a subject of scholarly pursuit but also as a substance for personal use.

At 54, the married father of three has snorted small amounts of heroin for as many as 10 days in a row and enjoyed it mightil...

The Love and Hip Hop Atlanta cast has more juicy rumors that may keep the audiences interested in the upcoming episodes.

Since the show’s inception, the artists on the show have provided a lot of drama for its audiences to enjoy. From baby daddies to music albums, the hip hop reality show provided a full spectrum of life that people would be interested in.

One of the biggest dramas to hit the show was the identity of Joselin...

Months after a brawl resulting from T.I. confronting Floyd Mayweather over his alleged relationship with Tiny, the boxer tells a crowd at a press conference that he had sex with the rapper's wife.

Back in May, T.I. and Floyd Mayweather made headlines when they were spotted having a confrontation at a Fatburger in Las Vegas. Apparently Tip was accusing Mayweather of being a litt...

Digital retailer Amazon has provided a preview of Ab's new album.

If you haven't been marking your calendars, we're just ten days away from the release of Ab-Soul's highly-anticipated album These Days... (6/24)! Yesterday we got to hear the ti...

An Italian man visiting New York died Friday a...

The cast of regulars showed up at last night’s Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Premiere viewing party held at the Suites in downtown Atlanta. The season premiere was laughable. In fact, I’m still laughing at the atrocious acting skills displayed by Mimi faust, Nikko Smith, Joseline Hernandez, Stevie J, and Rasheeda and her “I am not the father” husband, Kirk Frost.

What was producer Mona Scott Young thinking when she wrote Mimi’s script? Did they really believe the viewing public would ...