Arise Community Credit Union is making history as Minnesota’s first Black-led credit union. Founded by the Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP), the credit union aims to address financial disparities and empower underserved communities in the state, offering essential banking services and promoting financial literacy.Back in July 2016, after tragic incidents like the death of Philando Castile, the Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP) set out on a mission to establish a credit union in north Minneapolis, led by members of the Black community.”There was a huge need. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a million times, no…
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Halle Berry recently disclosed a terrifying health scare she initially believed to be a herpes outbreak. During a panel discussion, which included First Lady Jill Biden, Berry shared her distressing experience which originated from a bout of painful intercourse that prompted her to seek immediate medical attention. The assessment from her doctor, suggesting she had “the worst case of herpes” he had ever seen, left Berry in disbelief. This potential diagnosis forced her to confront her partner, musician Van Hunt, about the situation. Following tests, both Berry and Hunt were relieved to find they did not have the virus it…
Two of the most prominent R&B girl groups to emerge from the 1990s will head on the road together this summer. SWV and Xscape joined forces for the upcoming The Queens of R&B Tour. The trek, produced by Monami Entertainment and Live Nation, begins on July 27 in Concord, California’s Toyota Pavilion. Other dates include stops in cities such as Las Vegas, Houston, Atlanta, DC, New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. MÝA, Total, and 702 will join SWV and Xscape as special guests. “To announce this HERstorical tour during Women’s History Month means everything. It speaks to the power of our ability…
A Texas judge ordered Trefuego to pay six figures in damages for an unauthorized sample on Wednesday (March 27). Judge Mark Pittman awarded $802,997 to Sony Music, which sued the 20-year-old rapper over his TikTok hit “90mh.” Sony filed its lawsuit against Trefuego for sampling Japanese composer Toshifumi Hinata’s 1986 song “Reflections” without permission. The company informed Trefuego of his copyright infringement in 2021 but struggled to get him to respond to requests to take down the song, resulting in a court case. Trefuego, whose real name is Dantreal Daevon Clark-Rainbolt, remained elusive once Sony sued him. Judge Pittman sided…
Universal Music Group (UMG) CEO Sir Lucian Grainge is gearing up for a legal war with the lawyer suing Sean “Diddy” Combs, and it looks like the music industry bigwig is ready to play hardball. Grainge has been dragged into Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’s lawsuit against Diddy over claims he enabled the Bad Boy boss, who was signed to Motown, a unit of UMG. The lawsuit, which also names other key figures within the music industry, accuses them of being aware or negligently ignorant of Diddy’s alleged actions during listening parties for Diddy’s recent album, The Love Album: Off The…
It appears Stevie J still supports Sean “Diddy” Combs as the Bad Boy Entertainment founder could be facing serious criminal charges. Stevie seemingly shared his thoughts about the feds raiding Diddy’s homes. On Monday (March 25), news broke that Homeland Security officers entered Diddy’s Los Angeles and Miami properties. The ongoing federal investigation could be connected to multiple sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Combs. Longtime Bad Boy in-house producer Stevie J took to social media to post himself listening to gospel music while wearing a Notorious B.I.G. shirt. The caption for his clip read, “No weapon formed against us shall prosper…
Cardi B and Rihanna linked up less than two weeks after the NYC rapper shared her desire to craft the “perfect” record for a collab with the superstar songstress. The duo mingled with other celebs at the Hollywood bash hosted by Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee on Tuesday night (March 26). Footage from the evening shows Rhianna enthusiastically singing along to Cardi’s breakout hit “Bodak Yellow,” as Cardi performed to the crowd. Rihanna singing along to Cardi B’s #1 Diamond certified song, Bodak yellow🔥🤍 pic.twitter.com/4uSswdNZJU— 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞❦ (@SKYBARDI) March 27, 2024 Rihanna watching Cardi B perform “Bodak Yellow” wasn’t in my bingo…
Rumors Drake and Future are beefing over a woman surfaced after the Atlanta rapper referenced fake friends “pillowtalkin’” on his new album with Metro Boomin’ We Don’t Trust You. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AllHipHop (@allhiphopcom) On Tuesday (March 26), the woman believed to be at the center of the feud broke her silence during an Instagram Live session. While she didn’t mention Drake or Future by name, she downplayed her role in the drama. “Nobody’s beefing over me. I’m not that important, I’m just a regular girl. I’m just a regular person. It ain’t about…
50 Cent is now using JAY-Z to relentlessly troll Diddy amid mounting sexual assault cases and Homeland Security raids of his Los Angeles and Miami homes. On Tuesday (March 26), 50 Cent shared a pair of disparaging posts featuring Hov, which he used to rub salt in the wounds of his Bad Boy adversary. On the heels of his post featuring a deep fake video of Donald Trump dropping N-word bombs left and right while talking about Puffy, 50 Cent shared a meme emblazoned with JAY-Z’s likeness, which served as a parody milk carton missing persons ad. “Anybody seen Jay…
Ray J wants Chrisean Rock to join his Tronix network. The singer offered Chrisean a partnership as he eagerly hoped to start negotiations with her. “If somebody can find Chrisean and tell her let’s work something out, whatever she wants to do,” Ray J said on social media. “We’re different from other networks. She might be looking into her own [network]. Okay, cool! Look, it’s all good. I mean I got some powerhouse partners like Young Rich Mula and Stunna Girl. We locked in and they already got they network. We already helped create a whole streaming platform called Redrum…