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Surveillance video of the shooting death of Banko Brown, a transgender Black man, has been released by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. However, many are still upset at Jenkins for deciding not to charge Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, the security guard that killed Brown.

Toward the end of January, Lil Wayne announced he would hit the road in the spring for his Welcome To Tha Carter Tour. When the news dropped, fans were surprised and excited to grab tickets to see the 40-year-old rapper-turned-mogul perform since he rarely tours these days. Unfortunately, on May 13, during the final stop of the 38-city tour, he disappointed his fans, who paid their hard-earned money to see him at Los Angeles‘ Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. According to fans, despite a late start, things seem to be going smoothly before taking a turn for the worse.

Over the last decade, JAY-Z has pushed his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, commonly known as “Ace of Spades,” into a premier powerhouse.

It’s so coveted that three New York police officers face charges for allegedly stealing nearly $3,000 worth of the beverage at a music festival last year.

Any member of the BeyHive knows that Beyoncé honed her unmatched stage persona in her mother Tina Knowles-Lawson‘s hair salon in her hometown of Houston. Today, fans are convinced that the 32-time Grammy winner is dropping a hair care collection after she hinted at it via an Instagram post, which was accompanied by a photo of Beyoncé seemingly testing lab samples of products and hot tools.

Freeway Phantom, a Jay Ellis-produced podcast investigating the 1970s serial murders of six Black girls in Washington, D.C., is set to premiere May 17. In a clip of the show, shared Blavity exclusively, bestselling author and host Celeste Headlee sits down with Romaine Jenkins, a DC native who worked the case in the ’70s, to uncover lost details about the incidents, in hopes they will lead to the killer.

While appearing on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast Club Shay Shay, Timbaland recounted how JAY-Z and Drake helped him through one of the hardest times in his life. Speaking more candidly about his struggles than ever before, the legendary producer shared the rappers had no idea what an impact they had on him. 

Naya Rivera’s 7-year-old son, Josey, celebrated the late actress on Mother’s Day with a touching tribute. His father, Ryan Dorsey, shared a series of photos via Instagram showing Josey releasing butterflies and even sent a special message to Rivera.

In the first image, Josey stands alongside one of his grandmothers while she holds an iPad with the other lovingly watching him. Other photos show the young boy holding and releasing butterflies with the last one being a photo of Josey cuddled in bed with Rivera while reading The Cat in the Hat together. “@joseydorsey did a Mother’s Day butterfly release for Mama with Grandma and Grammy (&Bess)… Afterwards he held his little elf to the sky with a smile and said: ‘Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven, Mommy.’” part of his caption read.