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**FILE** Sean "Diddy" Combs (Reckless Dream Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Howard University Revokes Honorary Degree, Returns $1M Donation Over Allegations Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

by WI Web Staff June 7, 2024June 8, 2024

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson meets with House Speaker Mike Johnson to advance opportunities for minority business owners. (Courtesy photo via X)

50 Cent Visits the Hill to Advocate for Minority Business Owners

by Ashleigh Fields June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Four-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter India.Arie announced her decision to step back from touring, citing the need for personal healing and mental health care. (Courtesy of India.Arie via Facebook)

India.Arie Announces Hiatus from Touring: ‘I Need Healing Too’

by Stacy M. Brown June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Fans jam along to Babyface during Roots Picnic 2024 on June 2. More than 30,000 people attended the music festival on June 1 and June 2 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s West Fairmount Park. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Despite a Divisive Election Year, Roots Picnic Brings People Together in the Name of Peace, Unity, Black Music

by Micha Green June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

**FILE** Sean “Diddy” Combs (WI photo)

Federal Investigators Prepare to Present Diddy’s Accusers to Grand Jury

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2024May 29, 2024

Producer and director Parrish Smith with comedian and actor Tommy Davidson on the set for the documentary “The Mecca of Comedy" that examines Black comedy history in D.C. The film now streams on Apple TV, Prime Video and Tubi. (Courtesy of Parrish Smith)

New Documentary Tells How D.C. Became a Hot Spot for Black Comics

by Brenda C. Siler May 29, 2024May 30, 2024

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Monopoly in Live Entertainment: DOJ and States Challenge Live Nation

by Stacy M. Brown May 27, 2024May 29, 2024

**FILE** Sean “Diddy” Combs (WI photo)

Diddy Drama Continues: Assault Footage Leaked, His Instagram Apology, Former Head of Security Speaks

by Stacy M. Brown May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Originally from D.C., husband-and-wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, known as The War And Treaty, participated in the annual Grammys on the Hill Advocacy Day. Before performing during a dinner event on April 30 for the advocacy days in Washington, D.C., the couple discussed the importance of meeting with Congressional leaders. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Grammys Come to Capitol Hill Supporting Rights of Music Creatives

by Brenda C. Siler May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Ravi Coltrane perform at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C. on April 19. (Timothy Cox/The Washington Informer)

Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ravi Coltrane Rock Kennedy Center Concert Celebrating Hip-Hop, Jazz

by Timothy Cox April 24, 2024April 26, 2024