By David R. Lee Jr., Special to the AFRO Every year, there appears to be a gaming phenomenon that sweeps the globe. Last year, Pokémon Go dominated the markets. This year, Fortnite is the game that has taken a hold of the public’s attention. Fortnite is a battle royale game with hints of Minecraft; no other […]
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Sides Agree to Drop Rape Lawsuit Against Russell Simmons
By The Associated Press A lawsuit from a Los Angeles woman who alleged music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped. A federal court filing Wednesday says the two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed. It says both will bear their own attorneys’ fees, but gives no other […]
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Jury to Deliberate after Cosby Painted as Predator, Victim
By The Associated Press Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial are poised to start deliberating after a marathon day of closing arguments that portrayed the comedian both as a calculating predator who’s finally being brought to justice and the victim of a multimillion-dollar frame-up by a “pathological liar.” The seven men and five women […]
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In Closing, Defense Calls Cosby Accuser ‘Pathological Liar’
By The Associated Press Bill Cosby’s lawyers urged a jury Tuesday to acquit the 80-year-old comedian of sexual assault charges they said were based on “flimsy, silly, ridiculous evidence,” arguing he was falsely accused by a “pathological liar” scheming for a big payday. The first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era was nearly in […]
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Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis Becomes Youngest Two-Time World Champion
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Gervonta “Tank” Davis became the youngest two-time world champion after beating former champion Jesus Cuellar to earn the WBA Super Featherweight title on April 21 at the Barclays Center in New York. Davis, 23, earned a TKO victory over Cuellar as referee Benjy Esteves was forced to stop the fight […]
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Judge Rules Jury Can Hear Bill Cosby Quaaludes Testimony
By The Associated Press Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial can read the comedian’s prior testimony about giving quaaludes to women before sex to the jury, the judge in the case ruled Tuesday. Judge Steven O’Neill ruled Tuesday that prosecutors can read the testimony into the record at Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged […]
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Athlete Turned Photographer Hopes to Change Urban Perceptions
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO J.J. McQueen has spent most of his adult life looking at life through the prism of a camera’s lens. Whether he’s on assignment in the heat of the Freddy Gray aftermath or covering a sports event for Showtime, McQueen has traveled across the United States to chronicle an […]
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Accusers Confront Bill Cosby
By The Associated Press Women who say comedian Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them decades ago are finally getting a chance to confront him — and they aren’t holding back. Janice Baker-Kinney will return to the witness stand on Thursday after punctuating her first two hours of testimony at Cosby’s […]
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Matthew Knowles Weighs in on Infamous Jay-Z and Solange Fight
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com After the 2014 Met Gala the world witnessed a clash of music royalty in an elevator – there was Jay-Z in one corner, then Solange Knowles pounds and kicks him and the queen, Beyoncé, is on the other side adjusting her ensemble as her sister continues to try to […]