NEW YORK — Lordtyshon Garrett was sentenced to six months in jail for beating his mother-in-law’s cat Madea to death with an umbrella. Garrett was convicted of animal cruelty and was also given five years probation. Police Say Man Asked Cop For Angel Dust, Then Bit Police Dog Man Gets 4 Months In Jail For […]

“The Breakfast Club,” a popular New York urban radio station show on 105.1 FM aired a homophobic spoof of singer Miguel’s song “Sure Thing” early Wednesday morning. As the station played the Billboard #1 single, its lyric “You can bet that, you don’t have to sweat that” was replaced with “You can bet that, Miguel […]

26-year-old rapper Nicki Minaj announced on Twitter Monday that her “precious cousin,” Nicholas Telemaque was murdered Sunday evening. “My cousin Nicholas (also goes by Juse) was murdered last night near his home in Brooklyn, New York,” Minaj wrote Monday. Cops are now investigating the incident. No arrests have been made so far, TMZ reports. Read […]

Altovise Collier, a 25-year-old beautician from New York, is claiming that the spa she was employed by, “Completely Bare,” discriminated against her by verbally harassing her, paying her less than her white co-workers, and firing her because she was Black.

It’s been announced that Jay-Z’s New York nightspot the 40/40/ Club is closing for renovations. The club opened in 2003 and is the flagship of 8 locations around the world. Jay-Z and partner Juan Perez  thanked patrons and discussed the 40/40’s makeover in a letter posted on the club’s websites. According to the letter, the […]

NEW YORK-DJ Mister Cee, who deejays for the influential Hot 97 radio station has plead guilty to loitering, for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense and will require three months of counseling for the incident in which he was busted with a transsexual prostitute in New York City. The New York Daily News […]

NEW YORK– Two loud explosions on E 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan caused by manholes exploding out the pavement caused a stir and confusion for nearby businesses. Police and fire crews are now investigating the cause.

Supermodel and businesswoman Iman was caught on the streets of NY without make-up while she went to the market to pick up groceries. Dressed in a black coat, a grey & black scarf, the 55-year-old was hardly recognizable. Iman lives in Manhattan with husband David Bowie and daughter Alexandria. Top 10 Girl Groups In Black […]