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Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, a co-founder of Kool & the Gang and saxophonist for the legendary R&B group, has died at the age of 70.

Election officials sent over 185,000 voters contact notices, a preliminary step before purging, prompting renewed calls for passage of the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Convicted of the 2018 murder of Botham Jean, Guyger's appeal fell flat as a three-judge panel upheld her murder conviction.

Comedian Tony Baker is speaking out days after his son, Cerain Baker, was killed in a car crash in Burbank, California, that authorities suspect was caused by street racing that he was not a part of.

By wearing a tan suit, Joe Biden is challenging (trolling) Republicans to keep the same negative and selective energy they had with their fake outrage when President Barack Obama wore a tan suit nearly seven years ago.

The July jobs report is being hailed as "strong" in part because the Black unemployment rate dropped by a full percentage point, but economists said exponentially more Black workers "left the workplace" than those who were actually hired last month.

On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

R. Kelly is feeling the weight of his ongoing sex trafficking case, both literally and figuratively, as he has run out of money and can't pay court fees or for new clothes needed because he's put on the pounds behind bars.

Civil rights attorney and Texas attorney general candidate Lee Merritt is seeking donations to help Shaun King pay for moving from his home exposed by a right-wing tabloid. But there is lingering scrutiny of anything having to do with King and fundraising.

Dr. Dre's estranged daughter LaTanya Young has revealed some shocking details behind her strained relationship with the rap mogul.

D.L. Hughley and Rickey Smiley have each been nominated for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year as part of the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2021 Marconi Radio Awards.

Obituaries

Cerain Anthony Raekwon Baker, the 21-year-old son of comedian Tony Baker, was killed along with two others in a fiery three-car crash caused by a street race in which he was not a part of in Southern California.