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George Zimmerman’s attorney told a Florida newspaper that his client plans to ask the state of Florida to cover the $200,000 to $300,000 of his legal expenses.

Defense attorney Mark O’Mara told the Orlando Sentinel Monday night that because Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing Trayvon Martin, state law requires…

Judge Joe Brown may have some explaining to do after a video of him drunk was released on Monday. In the video, which is longer than 5 minutes, Brown takes flirts and pictures with beautiful women, and slurs his words and curses while talking about his job as a judge, his wife, and women.

When the unnamed cameramen mention his status as a judge court show,…

J.Cole, one of hip-hop’s rising stars, has questioned whether his skin tone had anything to do with his success in the music industry.

During a recent interview with BET, Cole was asked about colorism and how it affects rap. His provocative answer quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.

“I can’t say it for sure but I just…

A business student who was a week away from completing a seven-week internship at Bank of America was found dead in his dorm late last week after reportedly working until 6 AM three days in a row.

Moritz Erhardt, 21, who was in the process of completing the intense pre-graduate program at Bank of America's Merrill…

Social media, gun runners and a foolhardy rapper led to the biggest bust ever of illegal firearms by the NYPD. Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed today that undercover cops seized what amounted to a huge arsenal of automatic assault weapons including machine guns, high-capacity assault rifles and handguns.

DNA…

Weslyn "Mama Wes" Monroe, the mother of the late Pimp C, is passed away this morning. The news has come out thanks to a picture taken by Pimp C's partner in UGK, Bun B, who added the following caption in tribute:

Thanks to everyone that has sent prayers and condolences. She was a great woman. Nurture us from boys to men and made us strong enough to handle this…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge reinstated Chris Brown's revoked probation Friday and gave the singer a new sentence to perform 1,000 hours of community labor such as cleaning beaches or highways, removing graffiti or performing other chores assigned by the probation department.

Brown's current legal troubles are the latest repercussions…

Raz B needs to pick his battles better. The former B2K singer was in China performing at a club and caught a bottle to the face when trying to break up a fight in the crowd. Yes, there was a fight at a Raz B show.

TZM reports:

The 28-year-old R&B star was performing at a nightclub in Zhejiang (birthplace of Qian Xuesen --…

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Popular Black adult entertainer Alicia Tyler was found dead Sunday in a Los Angeles home.

Real name, Danielle Porter, she was at her mother’s California home at the time. Many in her industry are mourning her passing as she made a big impact on the scene prior 2009. Many were looking forward to her return this year after…

Less than a decade ago, Adam Wiles was working the aisles of a Scottish grocery chain. Living out of his parents’ house without a college degree, he had all but given up on his dreams of making it as a musician, consigning himself to stock food items on store shelves for the rest of his life.

Looking back on that bleak outlook today,…

Over the past 20 years, Tim Westwood has been one the most influential figures in bringing American hip-hop to the UK public. In a surprising change to BBC Radio’s schedule, the 55-year old DJ will no longer be a part of Radio 1 and 1Xtra from now onwards, with his slot being filled by the familiar name of Charlie Sloth. Tim has been known to have interviews…

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Tyree S. Carter, 20, was allegedly caught openly masturbating in the Racine Public Library in Racine, Wisc. Wednesday morning.

The employee who spotted Carter says he was "standing in the…

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — 46-year-old Ronnie Johnson, facing 14 counts relating to sexual assaults of children, made his initial appearance in court on Wednesday, July 30th.

A judge set a $100,000 cash bond, and Johnson was told that if he pays the bond, he must surrender his passport.

Johnson faces the following charges (including 14 total counts):

second degree…

Black sexuality is a confounding matter for white people. They hesitate to even discuss in any public forum but the entire matter is not that complicated, although much research still needs to be done on how to cure white people of this malady. When white men enslaved Africans (and Jews profited) they basically dehumanized him by…

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By Jineea Butler

NNPA Columnist

The rags to riches stories that have defined the Hip Hop movement as a viable path to the American Dream may be the All-American distraction.  Early Hip Hop artists experienced true bliss when their hard work and efforts paid off…

A good Indian Remy or Malaysian weave can set you back a few stacks, and Foxy Brown is definitely not here for it.

According to a Brooklyn hairstylist, she recently hooked Foxy up with a custom weave, but to her surprise, after she was done, Foxy said she loved her new hair and bounced up out of the shop without paying.

On…

You can look at AIDS and HIV statistics as numbers in a table, but that doesn't quite tell the story of how …

NBA legend Charles Barkley on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Thursday said he “agrees” with the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial because there there wasn’t “enough evidence to charge him.” He also took a shot at the media for giving both black and white racists a “platform to vent their ignorance” in the aftermath of the trial.

Barkley…

If you’re in Chicago, near the Richard J. Daley Center at 50 W Washington, you could stop by and see Siohvaughn Funches — Dwyane Wade’s ex-wife — on the street with a sign berating her ex. Or as Black Sports Online calls it, “Having a nervous breakdown.”

Obviously she feels under appreciated, even though a court awarded her a $1…