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Carmen Bryan has accused N.O.R.E. of sexually assaulting her at an NYC club in the '90s. She alleges N.O.R.E., whose real name is Victor Santiago, came up to her visibly intoxicated and committed an act of nonconsensual digital penetration in front of her friends. Bryan claims she begged him to stop, but he physically overpowered her until other clubgoers pulled him off. She says she ran crying from the club, but the rapper followed her. Bryan stayed silent publicly for years but was inspired to come forward after seeing Cassie sue Diddy over assault allegations. She is seeking compensatory damages for emotional distress and mental anguish.

New video shows Brian Hickerson spitting in the direction of police during his troubled 2025 arrest at a West Hollywood bar, one year before his former girlfriend Hayden Panettiere died.

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first Black secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, announced his retirement by year's end after nearly four decades of trailblazing inclusive history. He made it his life's work to give Black culture the sacred space it always deserved, launching the National Museum of African American History and Culture and championing additions of museums dedicated to women's history and American Latino heritage.

Twenty-five years ago, twelve Black firefighters ran toward the World Trade Center as smoke filled the sky. They knew the danger, but they went anyway. Their final act of service became part of a legacy the city they pledged to protect. For generations, Black firefighters fought for opportunities within the FDNY, facing discrimination and barriers. The twelve men who died on September eleventh became part of that history, representing generations of Black New Yorkers who had worked to make a place for themselves while serving their communities.

Kanye West and Big Sean reunited onstage at Ye's September 4 concert at Chicago's Soldier Field years after a very public falling-out, but Joe Budden says he isn't ready to forget how ugly their relationship once got.