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Beyoncé Stars In New Levi’s ‘REIIMAGINE’ Campaign

Beyoncé is back! No, not with any new songs or music videos, but with a new pair of jeans as she stars in Levi’s latest REIIMAGINE commercial campaign.

On Monday (Sept. 30), Levi’s dropped their new campaign spot, which featured the Queen B remixing a classic 1985 ad, “Launderette.” Stunting in all her cowgirl glory complete with the cowboy hat, Beyoncé steps into a laundromat where she simply takes off her own jeans and throws them into a laundry machine much to the surprise of onlookers who can’t help but notice the music icon’s physical dimensions.… Read more

Can Stop, Must Stop: Reckoning With The Industry And Culture That Supported Sean Combs

Sean “Diddy” Combs sitting in a federal jail cell in Brooklyn — and without bail — as he awaits trial feels like a victory in and of itself. Before he was arrested on Sept. 16 — and before the fast-flowing river of new or resurfaced allegations began — we hadn’t yet recovered from seeing the video released in May.

In that recording, suppressed from public view since 2016, Combs was shown viciously beating and kicking his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in front of a hotel elevator bank.… Read more

John Amos, Actor Who Starred In ‘Good Times’ And ‘Coming To America,’ Has Died

American actors John Amos as James Evans, Sr., and Esther Rolle (1920 – 1998) as Florida Evans, in a promotional portrait for the sitcom, ‘Good Times’, 1974. | Source: Silver Screen Collection / Getty

UPDATED: 3:00 p.m. ET, Oct. 1

John Amos, the legendary actor who transformed his roles into timeless characters on TV and in films that became cult classics, particularly within the African American community, has died at 84.

The star of the “Good Times” sitcom who portrayed family patriarch James Evans Sr.… Read more

Cam’ron Rejected Keys To NYC From Mixxy Mayor Adams, Allegedly

Cam’ron revealed that he was approached by Mayor Eric Adams to receive the keys, to New York City—after rescinding Diddy’s—but he declined.

As embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams is dealing with the fallout from his federal indictment, Cam’ron shared that his administration offered him the key to the city recently. “You know what’s crazy? This is word to everything I love,” he said to his friend and It Is What It Is co-host Ma$e while discussing the fraud and bribery charges Adams was hit with last week.… Read more

Exclusive: Dikembe Mutombo Remembered By Former Teammate As ‘So Much More’ Than A Basketball Player

Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as he is honored in a tribute on March 26, 2008, in Toyota Center in Houston. | Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty

While the basketball world mourns Dikembe Mutombo’s death, at least one of his former teammates is celebrating the towering NBA defensive stalwart’s life by pointing to his indelible legacy of humanitarianism that is still very much alive.

Mutombo, born Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, died on Monday at 58 from brain cancer, the NBA announced.… Read more

Jussie Smollett Says Black Women Saved His Life

Radio/TV personality Jazmyn Summers caught up with Jussie Smollett, who joined Vivica Fox and Mona Scott-Young to promote their critically acclaimed new movie “Lost Holliday,” dropping in AMC theaters this weekend.

He tells Radio One that during his darkest days following his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself in 2019, Black women came to his side, “I would not physically be here any longer if it were not for the Black women that were pushing me and helping me and lifting me up and loving on me when the rest of the world was telling me I was absolutely unlovable,” he reveals.… Read more

The Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation IRS-CI is posting the 1811 Pathways Student Internship Program. Applications will be accepted only through October 10, 2024. 

This opportunity is open to students that may be interested in a great career as a member of the federal government’s finest financial investigators.

Interested students will apply viausajobs.gov and may perform a keyword search of “IRS CI” and locate the Pathways Student Internship Program announcement. 

• Get paid to learn on the job for a whole year

• Work on real cases alongside current agents

• Flexible schedule

• Health Insurance and Leave Accrual eligibility

• Opportunity to convert to full-time law enforcement career upon completion

Here are a few key things to keep in mind before applying:
1) You must be enrolled full-time and graduate by the time the internship concludes.… Read more

UPDATE: Al B. Sure! Issues Cease-And-Desist Order Over ‘KIM’S LOST WORDS’ Memoir

Singer Al B. Sure! has issued a cease-and-desist order over ‘KIM’S LOST WORDS: A journey for justice, from the other side…,’ a memoir alleged to have been linked to Kim Porter.

Al B. Sure! Shares His Cease-And-Desist Order For ‘KIM’S LOST WORDS’

On Sunday, September 29, Sure took to Instagram to a reel featuring screenshots of his cease-and-desist order with his more than 21,000 followers. The video seemingly revealed that the order originated on Thursday, September 26.… Read more

Eve Sold Her Music Catalog for Eight Figures

The figure it sold for is between $25 million and $50 million.

Eve has sold the rights to her back catalog and now she’s a whole lot richer.

Music Business Worldwide reports that the legendary rapper sold the publishing rights to her music catalog to Olivier Chastan’s acquisition firm, Iconoclast, for a massive eight-figure deal. Sources have confirmed to the publication that the deal is worth anywhere worth between $25 million and $50 million.

Speaking about the deal, Chastan expressed his respect for Eve: “Eve’s contributions to hip hop and popular culture are unparalleled.… Read more

The Hollywood Walk of Fame “star ceremony” for Motown Legend #MarthaReeves.

Among the Martha and the Vandellas’ hits: “Dancing In The Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Nowhere To Run.”

The 82 year old songstress is pictured here with today’s speakers: record producer William “Mickey” Stevenson and Motown legends Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and Stevie Wonder.

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