APRIL 30, 2024
Donald Trump is looking for your favorite rappers and ball players to support his presidential bid. According to The Boston Herald, Trump is looking to bring big stars in the Hip-Hop community to Madison Square Garden for a campaign rally.
Trump is also looking to appear in Chicago, Detroit, and Atlanta. There currently isn’t a firm plan to engage the Black community, which is alarming for Trump’s campaign with just five months left until election day.… Read more
By Azhae’la Hanson, Reporter
North News
Walter “Q Bear” Banks has worked in almost every position for over 40 years at KMOJ-89.9 FM. He started at the mic at 16, making public service announcements on the intercom as a student at North High School.
He hosted several of the station’s Jazz, Blues, and Hip-Hop shows and was the community engagement coordinator. His sifting through records and “Queueing” up songs to play inspired the Q Bear name. … Read more
Uprisings among disenfranchised people reacting to oppressive law enforcement tactics have seemingly been a constant since the 1960s, in particular. As the saying goes, history is cyclical, and the world found itself witnessing one of the most noteworthy such rebellions following a jury finding California officers not guilty despite the video evidence of them brutalizing an unarmed Black man.
Sound familiar?
It is decidedly in that context that it should never be forgotten that the so-called “Rodney King Riots,” also known as the “Los Angeles Riots,” began this day in 1992 after four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were acquitted of charges in the savage beating of Rodney King.… Read more
Lawyers for Diddy rebuked a womans lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and filed a motion to dismiss elements of it.
Last Friday (April 26), the legal team for Diddy filed a motion in a New York court to dismiss parts of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him, stating that the allegations “were brought under statutes that did not exist at the time the alleged misconduct occurred.” The legal documents explicitly point to the charges of revenge porn and human trafficking that should be dismissed outright by the court as they were not in existence at the time of the allegation.… Read more
This looming U.S. TikTok ban has been clouding the minds of the popular social media platform’s users for months now. Although President Joe Biden makes his latest move to make things official, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t intend to sell. Read more updates on the U.S. TikTok ban inside.
Just two days ago, President Biden signed the TikTok divest-or-ban measure into law. The legislation received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. It gives TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, up to a year to sell its U.S.… Read more
Lawyers for Diddy rebuked a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and filed a motion to dismiss elements of it.
Last Friday (April 26), the legal team for Diddy filed a motion in a New York court to dismiss parts of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him, stating that the allegations “were brought under statutes that did not exist at the time the alleged misconduct occurred.”
The legal documents explicitly point to the charges of revenge porn and human trafficking that should be dismissed outright by the court as they were not in existence at the time of the allegation.… Read more
Keke Palmer and SZA in a buddy comedy produced by Issa Rae? Sign us the hell up for that.
Deadline exclusively reports the four-time Grammy winner will make her acting debut alongside Palmer in a buddy comedy film that Rae will produce under her HOORAE banner.
ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis, Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks from Macro Film Studios will also produce.
Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont will sit in the director’s chair for the project, with his Rap Sh!t … Read more
JPMorgan Chase’s Renée Horne Talks Career, Finances and Achieving Success
Women’s History Month is a time to come together to celebrate and recognize the achievements and contributions of women throughout the years. For this Women’s History Month, we spoke with Renée Horne, Chief Marketing & Experience Officer, Chase Auto, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, to discuss her career journey, share tips on taking charge of your finances and other recommendations to achieving success.
Caption: Renée Horne, Chief Marketing & Experience Officer, Chase Auto
The actress will also receive a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree
Angela Bassett is headed to Atlanta. On Thursday (April 25), Spelman College announced the acclaimed actress as its keynote speaker for the institution’s 137th commencement ceremony. Additionally, the 65-year-old will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.
According to a press statement, the Spelman College Class of 2024 includes 504 degree candidates, receiving 325 Bachelor of Arts and 179 Bachelor of Science degrees.… Read more
The Strength Of A Woman Festival and Summit takes place in New York for the first time this year.
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and Pepsi have extended their partnership for the Pepsi x Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Community Fund, providing $100,000 available as grants to local organizations whose work elevates and educates underserved women in Yonkers.
The effort comes as the beverage company returns as a co-presenting partner of MJB’s annual Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit, which is set to take place in New York this year for the first time in May.… Read more
