Jussie Smollett‘s legal battle against the city of Chicago may have recently suffered a blow after a federal judge dismissed the singer-actor’s claim of ‘malicious prosecution’ stemming from his reopened alleged hate attack hoax case (click here to read more), but now the ‘Empire’ star is striking back.

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Ahead of the sweet reception of ‘Sour Candy’ – BLACKPINK‘s duet with Lady Gaga – the South Korean quartet were already penciled in Billboard history books for being the highest charting female K-Pop group ever thanks to the #41 peak of their tune, ‘Kill This Love.’

Now, as revealed by the refreshed Hot 100, they’ve upped the ante thanks to the ‘Chromatica’ tune’s official debut.

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Niecy Nash says that the police targeted and tasered her son.

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Met Foodmarkets, a grocery store located in Brooklyn, New York, is under fire after a video of its reported owner placing a Black shopper in a chokehold has gone viral.

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Ever keen to keep the magnifying glass on some of R&B’s brightest talents, That Grape Juice is excited to report the latest happenings of some of the genre’s best movers and shakers.

Peek inside for news on Sammie, Andra Day, Brian McKnight, & Avant.

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Pharrell Williams puts his best face forward for i-D magazine.

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Travis Scott‘s representatives have laughed at a claim made by a man who says the artist ripped him off to create the smash hit jam ‘Highest in the Room.’

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A move made on social media has given Britney Spears loyalists reason to believe that she may be working with Roc Nation.

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The shocking death of George Floyd has sparked international discourse about racial injustice and, more specifically, the unfair treatment of Black people.

As widely reported, Floyd was unarmed when he was reprimanded by Minnesota police; an encounter that saw him lose his life when officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.

The entire incident was caught on camera and has lit the match amongst about the necessity of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Today, Floyd is being laid to rest in Houston.

Names in attendance include: Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Rev. Al Sharpton, Attorney Benjamin Crump, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Floyd Mayweather, Congressman Al Green, and Bishop James Dixon.

The event is being broadcast live worldwide. Watch below…

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Kamala Harris made her way to ‘The View’ to explain how she is using her power in politics to influence change.

There, the Senator explained that it will not be easy to secure a prosecution in the George Floyd murder trial and named the politician who blocked her efforts to eradicate lynching.

It wasn’t all bad news though.

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Kendrick Lamar has long been an advocate for Black rights in his music and has re-affirmed his commitment to the cause in person.

For, yesterday the Hip-Hop superstar was on-hand at the Black Lives Matter rally in his hometown of Compton.

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As one of biggest girlbands in UK history, the Sugababes were loved by their fans for their talent, bops, and diversity.

However, this did not quell the flames of racism that often engulfed the group’s longest serving member Keisha Buchanan – who is now opening up about her experience.

During her lengthy tenure with the band, the singer was subject to media scrutiny that was soaked in coded racial bias. A practice that would continue even after her initial 2009 departure.

Indeed, she’d routinely be branded a “bully” and her bandmates asked (in her presence) whether they were “scared” of her. All without evidence to support such line of questioning.

In a candid video statement, she reveals she’d often have to put on a brave face – but the effects of the bias left her fragile.

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