LOS ANGELES-Almost fourteen years after the murder of Christopher Wallace, also known as the Notorious B.I.G. a prison informant is claiming that former LAPD officers, David Mack and Rafael Perez were involved in the murder along with Death Row Records. CBS 2 reports: Eight years later in 2005, a civil trial brought by the Wallace […]

ATLANTA-While discussing Lindey Lohan’s recent jewelry theft, pundit, Nancy Grace made a point that shows the inequality of our justice system in relation to Lindsay Lohan’s jewelry theft charges, she said: Let’s just say you send a black girl into that same jewelry story, or an educated person or a poor person, they come away […]

COMPTON-Compton, California, a neighborhood once notorious for drugs, gangs and violence has seen a significant drop in crime. Yahoo News investigates why. With a huge drop in homicides in a historically crime-ridden part of Los Angeles County, longtime residents say they finally feel safe sitting on their front porches and visiting neighborhood parks. Compton, Calif., […]

There has been a school shooting at Gardena High School in Gardena, California. Reports indicate three people have been shot on the campus in a suburb of Los Angeles. It is not yet known whether the gunman or any of the victims were students. From KTLA GARDENA, Calif. (KTLA) — Gardena High School is on […]

Los Angeles– Elgin Baylor is suing Clippers owner Donald Sterling for false termination. Baylor is claiming that Sterling refused to pay for African American talent and would offend African American players. ESPN reports: “During this same period, players Sam Cassell, Elton Brand and Corey Maggette complained to me that DONALD STERLING would bring women into […]

Los Angeles– CNN is reporting that new information in the case of the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace’s death in Los Angeles in 1997, has reinvigorated that investigation: According to one law enforcement source, the investigation into the 13-year-old unsolved case was “reinvigorated” months ago as a result of new information, […]

A YouTube video that edited in several newscasts to show that Suge Knight was arrested for the killing of Tupac Shakur has gone viral, spreading false rumors that Knight was actually arrested. One clip was about a documentary on Tupac’s death and the other clip was one of Suge Knight being arrested in an unrelated […]

Rohan Marley, son of Bob Marley and the father of Lauryn Hill’s children was maced and assaulted by an of duty police officer in Los Angeles at the Club, Voyeur according to The Urban Daily. Sources say Rohan got into an argument and fight with another clubgoer and was restrained and maced by an off […]

Lonnie D. Franklin Jr. is charged with a string of killings in Los Angeles over 25 years. He was dubbed the “Grim Sleeper,” a serial killer who appeared to go on a three-year killing spree, paused for more than a decade and then began again.

VIA: ESSENCE.COM After four years of dating and two kids together, Nicole Richie finally tied the knot with musician Joel Madden. The father of the bride, Lionel Richie, hosted the wedding at his 28-room estate in Los Angeles. Approximately 130 guests — including one trained elephant — attended the wedding. Nicole Richie, 29, reportedly walked […]

Next month’s opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968. With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation’s most […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bidders from around the world bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction on the anniversary of his death, including $190,000 for the Swarovski-crystal-studded glove he wore on his 1984 Victory Tour.