While we may have met LaLa Milan back in 2015 from her social media fame, the comedian has evolved and created a brand far beyond her online presence. A businesswoman and actor, Milan has been featured as a series regular on Lena Waithe's BET show Boomerang, and has guest-starred in the HBO series A Black Lady Sketch Show and Claws on TNT. Aside from being a hoot on screen, the Charleston, South Carolina native has dipped her toes into the entrepreneurial pool with the creation of The Salon podc...

Lil Uzi Vert's ex-girlfriend Brittany Byrd has filed a police report last week, stating that the rapper "put a gun to her stomach and then struck her," TMZ reports.Byrd was reportedly with SAINt JHN at Dialog Café in West Hollywood, Los Angeles for a business meeting until Uzi arrived and attempted to start an altercation after learning that the two were together. Witnesses have shared that the rapper tried to hit the "Roses" artist and missed, falling down with his gun out on the ground. He t...

UPDATE (July 6, 2021): American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has been left off of the U.S. Olympic team after testing positive for marijuana. With this official announcement, the track and field athlete will not be attending the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.Featuring 81 names, the official Olympic team roster posted by USA Track and Field (USATF) does not include Richardson. The 21-year-old, who made headlines for running 100 meters in 10.86 seconds, was suspended after testing positive for THC. Fol...

Swimming caps designed for natural Afro and textured hair by Black-owned brand Soul Cap, which previously collaborated with British swimmer Alice Dearing, will not be allowed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The International Swimming Federation (FINA) stated that the label did not fit "the natural form of the head" and claimed that "the athletes competing at the international events never used, neither require … caps of such size and configuration," as per The Guardian. Danielle Obe, co-founder of ...