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If Watson is convicted, he is looking at a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison and a maximum sentence of 37 years behind bars.
NBA All-Star weekend was a success with an assortment of brands hosting activations beyond actual pro basketball festivities. Hennessy held it down with an interactive Court to Culture brand experience that included participation from A-listers including Allen Iverson, Kaytranada, Latto, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and more.
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Brandon Russell and Sarah Clendaniel are accused of plotting to destroy Baltimore's power grid in a "racially motivated" attack.
Urban One, the parent company of Cassius and HipHopWired.com, is excited to announce the launch of the Urban One Podcast Network. Right on time for Black History Month, the groundbreaking effort only bolster’s the company’s ability to keep it fingers on the pulse of BIPOC audiences. The diverse roster of podcasts include SZN Opener, which […]
The bodycam footage is set to be released this evening, of the brutal beating Tyre Nichols faced at the hands of five black Memphis cops.
“The Capitol community is still picking up the pieces from the Jan. 6 insurrection that Trump ignited, and now he is returning to the virtual scene of the crime,” Representative Jan Schakowsky, a chief deputy whip and a Democrat of Illinois, told the Times via email.
Lynette "Diamond" Hardaway, of Diamond & Silk, died of heart disease due to chronic high blood pressure, according to her birth certificate.
DJ Jazzy Jeff talked about being one of the first celebrities to publicly announce he had COVID-19 and how he "almost didn't make it."
A new Martin Luther King, Jr. monument was unveiled in Boston and many people have some strong opinions about it.
The great Bill Russell passed away in 2022 after a beautiful, championship life. The Boston Celtics legend, 11-time NBA champion and proud Civil Rights activist’s life is getting the documentary treatment on Netflix this February. In a clip (see below) from the forthcoming doc, simply titled BILL RUSSELL: LEGEND, Russell recalls respectfully declining a request […]
The URBAN ONE HONORS: Icons of the Culture awards celebration air on Monday night (Jan. 16). The two-hour telecast will premiere on TV One and Cleo TV at 7:00 PM ET/6 PM CT. Beloved and renowned R&B singer Tank will he holding down the hosting duties at this year’s 5th annual Urban One Honors. Also, […] The post The’URBAN ONE HONORS: Icons of the Culture’ Awards Air Monday, Jan. 16 appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.