Coco Gauff Stands On Tall Shoulders As First Teen To Reach Final 4 Since Serena Williams
As a young teenager, Coco Gauff is touted as a future tennis phenom, expecting to reach and win multiple Grand Slams and championships. At 19, she earned her very first trip to the semifinals at the U.S. Open on Sept. 5, thus making her the first teenager to reach the final four since another phenom, Serena Williams, did so over 20 years ago in 2001.
According to The Associated Press, Gauff defeated her opponent, Jelena Ostapenko, 6-0, 6-2, to advance toward winning the U.S. Open. Gauff lost to Ostapenko earlier this year in January at the Australian Open.
This was the 16th match she had won out of her 17 contests. On Thursday, she will have the chance to proceed to the finals when she goes up against the 10th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic.
The No. 6 ranked Gauff said, “Even though (by) the semifinals, (in) theory, if you want to win, there are two matches left, you can’t think like that. I’m still in the mindset that I’m in the beginning of the tournament. That’s what I have learned in the past (from) being in quarterfinals: Before, I would think, ‘Close to the end.’ But right now, I have the mentality that I told myself, ‘I still have another two weeks to play.’ So that’s where my mind is at. Then, obviously, when it’s over, it’s over. But right now, I’m just saying, ‘Another two weeks.’”
Muchova and Gauff met just last month for a match at the Cincinnati Open. Gauff defeated her upcoming opponent in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) to take home the biggest title of her career. The tennis player’s year has been a good one so far. This summer, outside of winning the Cincinnati Open, she has also won the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., and reached the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open.
Now, all eyes will be on Gauff again as she attempts to be the first Black player to win the U.S. Open since Naomi Osaka in 2020.
Dollar General Donates $2.5 Million In Jacksonville Relief Effort Following Racist Killings
Dollar General announced that it would donate $2.5 million to aid the relief efforts in Jacksonville, Florida, in response to the tragic shooting incident on Aug. 26 at one of its locations.
In a racially motivated attack, a white gunman named Ryan Christopher Palmeter killed three people at the store. The 21-year-old attacker used an assault rifle painted with a swastika to kill Angela Michelle Carr, A.J. Laguerre, and Jerrald Gallion.
In a press release on the company website, Dollar General said two nonprofits, including the First Coast Relief Fund, will receive a $500,000 donation. The donation to the First Coast fund will support the Jacksonville community immediately and in the long term. The company also announced that it would be pledging $1 million toward its Employee Assistance Foundation, which provides employees of the company with assistance in their times of need.
“The entire DG family continues to mourn the senseless, hate-driven loss of life that took place last weekend,” Owen explained. “Our focus continues to be on supporting the victims’ families, our employees, and their loved ones, alongside how we can best support and stand with the greater Jacksonville community. The actions we are taking are in an effort to begin to heal together.”
Dollar General is also moving forward with plans to completely remodel the Jacksonville store in late September or early October and has also donated $50,000 to Jacksonville area food banks to help alleviate food insecurity locally.
Dollar General ended the press release by pledging to keep the public informed of its future commitments to its Jacksonville store as it deems necessary.
Not all condolences for the community were well received.
Community members let Gov. Ron DeSantis know that he was unwelcome by booing the Republican presidential candidate when he attempted to offer his condolences to the families of the three victims at a prayer vigil on Aug. 27.
As BET reported, Black community leaders have been critical of DeSantis, contending that his policy decisions may have contributed to fostering an environment in the state conducive to the viewpoints expressed by individuals like Palmetter. Florida politicians have criticized DeSantis for promoting policies that often affect Black and LGBTQ+ people living in Florida.
In Orlando, there were reports of Neo-Nazis marching and yelling slurs. According to Rolling Stone, a few days before the march, the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism warned about it in a community advisory spread via email.
“Two extremist groups, the Goyim Defense League (GDL) and Blood Tribe (BT), are planning to gather in Florida in September 2023 for a joint, public demonstration(s) they are calling the ‘March of the Redshirts,” the email read.
Former Florida House of Representatives member Anna V. Eskamani shared a video of the march on X, formerly Twitter, depicting the hate group shouting, “We are everywhere!” before yelling “Heil Hitler” while they performed a Nazi salute.
Snoop Dogg Proclaims Shaquille O’Neal ‘Greatest NBA Rapper Ever’
Many NBA players over the years have had dreams of being rappers. Some names that come to mind are Allen Iverson, Ron Artest (Metta World Peace), Damian Lillard, and Iman Shumpert. Yet, there is one who is currently in the NBA Hall of Fame, AND he has a certified platinum album and was christened “greatest NBA rapper of all time” by one of the most respected hip-hop artists in the game.
Snoop gave Shaquille O’Neal that title in an Instagram post with a clip of a video released last week on Sept. 1. Snoop Dogg made that proclamation after the release of a video by a rap duo named Coyote. The song “3 Locos” featured Shaq, one of the NBA’s greatest players.
The two emcees who make up Coyote, Ladies Love Guapo and Ricky Blanco, spoke to TMZ Sports to explain how the collaboration with Shaq Diesel happened. Shaq Diesel is the name Shaq uses for his music endeavors.
Shaq started to follow them on social media after Ricky Blanco dropped a freestyle verse on the rapper’s Instagram account. The former basketball player left comments on the page, and that started an online relationship that led to Shaq being featured on the “3 Locos” track.
After discussing a possible feature, Guapo said that Shaq was interested but only if the track was “some hardcore stuff.”
“He was like, as long as it’s some hardcore stuff, I’m down. So we made a hardcore hip-hop ’90s-type song, and we’re like, ‘Bro, let’s send it to Shaq,’ and he got on it, did his thing, he spit like 32 bars. He went off!” Guapo said.
Shaq liked the track, and a collaboration was done four hours later.
The group said, “4 hours later he FaceTimes us and he shows us his verse and he went crazy! He’s rapping better than 90% of rappers out there.”
Blanco also told the media outlet that this isn’t the only song done with Shaq. There is an additional song with the TNT announcer, and Shaq has also produced a track for the duo.
Does this mean we’ll see Shaq making another album in the future? Time will tell.
John Singleton’s Daughter’s Demand To Keep 4-Figure Monthly Allowance Denied
One of John Singleton‘s children who was demanding to keep a $2,700 monthly allowance has had their request denied, thanks to her grandmother.
Court documents show that Singleton’s mother, Sheila Ward, has won her legal battle against her late son’s daughter Cleopatra over a 4-figure monthly allowance, Radar Online reports. The decision was made after Ward submitted her final report revealing her late son left behind $6 million in assets and various businesses that continue to receive residuals.
Ward was placed in charge of Singleton’s estate following his death in 2019. The Boyz n the Hood director’s children Justice, Selenesol, Hadar, Massai, Cleopatra, Isis, and Seven, all share a 1/7 interest in his estate.
Cleopatra was hoping to continue receiving a $2,700 monthly allowance she was awarded at the time of her father’s death since she was a “full-time student who did not have other sources of income.” But Ward argued that Cleopatra finished school in May 2021 and has continued to receive the four-figure stipend.
Singleton’s mom requested a much-lower final payout to Cleopatra. However, Cleopatra argued that she is still taking online classes and Ward’s final report contained inaccurate information that failed to provide proof for certain transactions mentioned.
In the end, a judge ruled in favor of Ward and said there was sufficient evidence to terminate Cleopatra’s monthly allowance. The ruling comes nearly one year after Cleopatra demanded $1 million from Singleton’s estate claiming the late Snowfall creator failed to maintain a life insurance policy that named her as the sole beneficiary.
Meanwhile, Cleopatra’s mother, Vestria Barlow, has a pending $15 million lawsuit against Ward claiming to have helped Singleton produce projects over the years and is owed 7-10 percent of residuals for projects like Snowfall and Baby Boy. Ward has denied Barlow’s claims.
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Gets 22 Years in Prison For Role In Jan. 6 Capitol Riots
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the one-time chairman of the white nationalist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. According to CBS News, his sentence marks the longest handed down in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. Tarrio has been in jail ever since he was arrested in 2022, and in May 2023, he was found guilty of multiple charges, including seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors described Tarrio as a “primary organizer” of the Jan. 6 riots.
Prosecutors described Tarrio as a “general rather than a soldier” and said he used his considerable influence to “condone and promote violence in others.” According to the evidence presented at his trial, Tarrio started posting messages on social media and in message forums about a possible “civil war” and later posted messages reading “No Trump….No peace, no quarter.” As Jan. 6 approached, he escalated his messaging, calling for “revolt.” Tarrio’s co-defendants, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola, all met up with other members of their group on Jan. 6, marched toward the Capitol, and eventually forced their way into the building where Congress was in the process of certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory over Trump.
Evidence presented at the trial established that Tarrio posted on social media while the riot was going on, “Make no mistake, we did this.”
Prosecutor Conor Mulroe said in court on Sept. 5, “Enrique Tarrio was the leader of this conspiracy. He was on a tier of his own.”
Mulroe expounded, “The defendant and his co-conspirators targeted our entire system of government.”
Mulroe also described what could have happened were the rioters successful at staging their attack, telling the court: “They came so close to succeeding. There was a very real possibility that we were going to wake up on Jan. 7 in a full-blown constitutional crisis with the federal government in complete chaos.”
Tarrio requested leniency from the court, and his representation tried to argue that Tarrio was not as much at fault as then-President Donald Trump was.
However, Judge Timothy Kelly was not having any of it, informing Tarrio and his defense that the jury already convicted him of conspiracy before telling them, “His (Tarrio) not being present did serve some strategic purposes,” Kelly explained. “It did allow his lieutenants to rile up the crowd that day, and it did, from his perspective, insulate him…and distance himself from what in fact unfolded that day, and that is useful to someone as smart as Mr. Tarrio. I don’t have any indication that he is remorseful for the actual things that he was convicted of.”
Jay-Z Hosting 007-Themed Blackjack Charity Party For Reform Alliance
Jay-Z will head to Atlantic City later this month to host an intimate 007-themed event at Ocean Casino Resort to raise funds for his non-profit, Reform Alliance
Page Six reports that the Sept. 30 star-studded soiree, hosted by Kevin Hart, has a 300-person limit guest list, which includes Jay’s superstar wife Beyoncé, reality star/business mogul Kim Kardashian, NFL legend Tom Brady, and rapper Travis Scott.
It’s not a cheap ticket, with a $100,000 buy-in for the blackjack games and $50,000 to get in the door. Jay-Z will host alongside other Reform Alliance board members, including founders New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, rapper Meek Mill, and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin.
“It was Jay’s idea to make a really small, incredibly exclusive event with the best people in the world,” a source said.
Reform Alliance was launched in January 2019 as a non-profit dedicated to fighting for probation, parole, and sentencing reform in the United States through legislation and lobbying..
The “99 Problems” rapper was reportedly inspired to organize the charity event after attending Rubin’s all-white Fourth of July party that brought out a number of stars. Attendees will reportedly be flown into the event by private helicopter rides from New York City.
“This is gold plus white, and it’ll be the same size and as exclusive as the white party, with a ton of performances,” the insider added.
It’ll be a jam-packed room of power players. Private equity execs, hedge fund investors, CEOs, and other A-list stars are expected to intend, including DJ Khaled, Emily Ratajkowski, Megan Thee Stallion, and a slew of NBA superstars.
To date, Reform Alliance has raised around $100 million toward its cause and has already secured another $15 million ahead of the event. The blackjack fundraiser has a goal of raising $20 million.
Federal Judges Nix Alabama Congressional Map For Excluding 2nd District For Black Voters—Again
The high courts have had enough of racist political tactics out of Alabama.
The Associated Press reports that federal judges rejected the state’s congressional maps—again—on Sept. 5 after failing to create a second district for Black voters to at least come close to comprising a majority. In their decision, the three-judge panel wrote how “deeply troubled” they were after Alabama lawmakers went against their instructions to create another majority-Black district or something close to it. “The law requires the creation of an additional district that affords Black Alabamians, like everyone else, a fair and reasonable opportunity to elect candidates of their choice,” U.S. Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco, and U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer wrote in the ruling.
“The 2023 Plan plainly fails to do so,” said the judges in their ruling.
The GOP-controlled Alabama Legislature drew new lines over the summer of 2023 after the U.S. Supreme Court stood in favor of the panel in June after the panel found the map, with only one majority-Black district out of seven in a state with a 27% Black resident population, likely violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act.
Now, lawmakers claim they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to put the order on hold so they can appeal. The office of Attorney General Steve Marshall called the decision “disappointing.” “While we are disappointed in today’s decision, we strongly believe that the Legislature’s map complies with the Voting Rights Act and the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court,” the office said in a statement.
The Supreme Court has been quiet on the issue, so there is no word on whether or not they are willing to revisit the controversial case. The panel is well aware of the case’s driving force of not only going against the court’s past rulings on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act but also being a factor in determining which party controls the next U.S. House of Representatives. “We are not aware of any other case in which a state legislature — faced with a federal court order declaring that its electoral plan unlawfully dilutes minority votes and requiring a plan that provides an additional opportunity district — responded with a plan that the state concedes does not provide that district,” the judges’ panel said, according to NPR.
All three judges have assigned court-appointed experts for the 2024 elections to draw three potential maps that will include two districts where Black voters have a realistic opportunity of electing their preferred candidate.
Multifaceted Creative Carol Hood Discusses Juggling Roles, Family Legacy, And Leaving Her Own Mark, newsletter 4,
To say Carol Hood juggles a lot of responsibilities would be an understatement.
She is the Digital Creative Director at Carol H. Williams Advertising, a firm launched by her mother in 1986. A graduate of the University of London, Hood, who completed a two-year fellowship at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is also a freelance writer and novelist. She has published pieces in The Guardian, The Establishment, and Dame Magazine.
In 2022, Hood was named one of the 40 Under 40 by the San Francisco Business Times, and she recently wrapped up directing a promotional advertising campaign for Chevrolet, which awarded $20,000 to five Black-owned businesses.
Hood took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Black Enterprise.
BE: What does it mean for you to work in the same spaces as your mother, Carol H. Williams?
Carol Hood: It’s an honor, but honestly, tremendous pressure. When I walk into these spaces, I find that being a “nepo baby” means that many people immediately have all these negative presumptions that they project onto me. If I hold my convictions, it’s because I’m spoiled, not because I’m an expert in my field. If my team makes any small misstep, it’s not attributed to as a misstep but somehow instead that I’m lazy and don’t know the value of hard work. But I’m a Black woman, born to two overachieving Black parents from the South Side of Chicago and a saw-milling town in Southeast Texas. All I understand is the value of hard work. So, I let my product speak for itself. I’m lucky to have such a supportive sage of a mother, my biggest cheerleader. Without her, I do not know where I’d be.
BE: You described yourself as the legacy, but you have done some impressive work yourself. Can you discuss a few things you have done over the past few years?
CH: I penned and creative directed the B/AA film, radio, and out-of-home for the 2020 U.S. Census. I penned and served as the creative director in several spots for Kaiser’s Love Protects Us campaign to encourage vaccine education and safety…I was the creative director of and film-directed Stories of Survival. I did the same for the type of work with Dr. Jackie [Walters] and the National Council of Negro Women. I also creative directed and curated the debut of the National AIDS Memorial’s Change the Pattern Campaign. But as of right now, I’m probably most known for creating and running the Discover the Unexpected Fellowship (DTU) for Chevrolet.
BE: In your work with the U.S. Census, COVID work for Kaiser, and work for AIDS, what were some distinct challenges in each campaign?
CH: I want to preface this by saying that for every brand I’ve worked with, there are individuals within these places who genuinely want to see things change, but systemically, we run into the same issue. The devaluing of Black/African American and multicultural voices.
Marketing is segregated. The mass market budgets are always earmarked more than the multicultural budgets. It consistently puts us at smaller budgets with little to no media backing, and yet we are consistently expected to deliver high-quality work that must move the needle for these brands for one-third of the price and the support.
BE: You’ve recently ventured into directing videos for Chevy. What have you learned about not just directing, but what have you learned about yourself in the process?
CH: You have to believe in your vision. Be delusional about it, no kidding. Many people call directors egotistical, and I’m sure many are, but in my opinion, what is mistaken for ego is the unrelenting vigilance to convince a dozen or more people to assist in the painful process of birthing a vision that only they can see.
You can let yourself be stirred by a million opinions or pulled apart by every throat crowing about what they think is best, but when it’s time to pack up and go home, all those people get to go eat their dinners, kiss their spouses, and sleep in their beds. All that’s left is you, your editor, and hours’ worth of footage to piece the puzzle together. If the shot you needed isn’t there, then that’s it, it’s not there. It doesn’t exist. There’s no going back to get it. There’s no delete-backspace-retype. And no matter how good you make the film in the end, you’ll always have to live with knowing that something is missing. For someone like me, that’s a hole right through my heart.
BE: What does it mean to you to be able to pay it forward to other Black-owned businesses for Black Business Month?
CH: One thing I do love about Carol H. Williams Advertising’s position in the marketplace is that we work with integrity. My mother taught me that we have to be responsible with our gifts and use them to create positivity in a world that needs it.
I have a lot of brand affinity ideas written on crumpled sheets of paper left at the bottom of my backpack, just waiting for the right brand to pitch to. The Step Up Campaign happened to be one of them. There are so many Black and brown individuals doing great things to uplift their communities, and they deserve to be recognized and supported. But I couldn’t have gotten this campaign off the ground without my team. We give a lot of credit to the creator, but know there was an entire team that backed me, believed in me, and supported my vision even when I was feeling down and out.
BE: While there has been a lot of noise from some conservatives recently about ending or trying to end DEI in the workplace, what has been your experience crafting DEI or social justice campaigns for corporations like Chevy?
CH: DTU was created in 2016 because Chevrolet was looking for a way to leverage their partnership with the National Newspaper Association (NNPA). They were probably expecting us to return with some sort of traditional print campaign, but we upped the ante with a multi-level marketing/brand affinity play through a Journalism Fellowship (it has since expanded to include Marketing Fellows). They were so floored by our innovation that they bought it on the spot.
DTU was making content before the rise of content creators and when social justice was still considered some dirty hush word. In 2020, when the protests happened, and brands started to turn inward about their DEI efforts, DTU, for all intents and purposes, was already there, quietly trucking along. That’s why Carol H. Williams Advertising is, as we say, “built different.” My team has the ability to create campaigns that are sometimes so forward-thinking that it’ll take 4,5,6, heck, 10 years for the world to catch up.
BE: What has it been like working with Terrence J? As a millennial, I’m sure you remember him from the post-AJ and Free 106 and Park days at BET.
CH: Terrence J is a cordial guy and a professional through and through. We’ve been working together for two years, and I’m always floored by how quickly he can learn a new script. I’ll hand it to him like, “Do you need 15 minutes?” He’ll be like, “Nah,” glance it over and step onto his mark with this great air about him like, “You gonna call action or what?” I’m like, oop! Carol, get behind the camera, girl, rolling! But he’s always supportive, and he’s been around film so long he clearly understands and respects the creative process. In regards to 106 and Park, I’ve never discussed that with him. We are both pretty focused on the work. See our latest promo that I directed.
BE: What does it mean to you to volunteer to work with Oakland area high schools, particularly teaching them what it means to own their voices?
CH: I was a professor before this life. I go out of my way to treat students with love, regard, and respect. My job as a teacher is to guide students, but mostly, I want to empower them. I want students to leave my presence feeling loved and supported. I also want none of them to look back. Once our time is done, take what you can from me and fly. Be great. But I’m always there if they need me.
BE: As the digital creative director for Carol H. Williams, what do you feel has been your biggest accomplishment thus far?
CH: There are many accomplishments I can think of off the top of my head, but I believe my favorite was the day I learned I could direct a piece of film.
We had an incredibly small budget to do a spot for vaccine education sponsored by the Kaiser x Golden State Warriors partnership. The budget was so small we couldn’t afford a “real” director. So, I rather naively stepped in. I didn’t really know what to expect when we got to our set area, but suddenly, a picture popped into my head, and I just started to work, and by the end of the day, I was riding such a high. I knew it was a turning point for me.
Here’s the Alanis Morrisette irony of it all—it was, by all means, a failed campaign. The spots turned out beautiful but never aired because the player we worked with was traded days before we were set to launch. Yet, that failed campaign launched a whole new sect of my career. I went on to direct a spot for the same client, Stories of Survival and won the NYX Marcom Gold Award.
I will always be grateful for that “failed” experience, but also I hope that the ball player fared well in his career. He was a nice guy, and his spots were gorgeous. They would have made an impact. “Them’s the breaks,” I guess. What else is there to say except in times of retrospect, pray that you stayed gracious, grateful, and hungry. God will do the rest.
Former Miami Police Officer Sentenced 30 Days For Placing Knee On Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck
A former police officer in Florida who was seen on video placing his knee into the neck of a pregnant Black woman in January 2020 has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.
According to WSVN, Jordy Martel then employed at the Miami Gardens Police Department, was convicted in June on misdemeanor charges of battery and trespassing for his role in the arrest of Safiya Satchell.
The former police officer attacked Satchell in front of Tootsie’s Cabaret, at 150 NW 183 St., in Miami.
Along with the 30-day sentence, Martel is required to complete 250 hours of community service by speaking to students at schools. After completion of the community service, he will then be on probation for 18 months.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez, who sentenced the 33-year-old said, “This is a case of abuse of authority.”
Satchell was in court on Aug. 30 and said, “He changed me as a person, mentally and physically, and I’ve accepted, due to his actions, I’ll never be the same.”
After the sentencing, Satchell gave her opinion of the judge’s decision.
“I feel like justice was served somewhat. He is serving a little bit of jail time, so I’m thankful for that,” she said.
Satchell’s attorney, Jonathan Jordan, also gave a statement: “A jury and this honorable court have sent a message that it’s not OK for an officer to rip a woman out of her car, and throw her on the ground and Tase her for doing nothing wrong.”
Video of the incident, filmed by a bystander, showed Martel dragging Satchell out of her car and forcing her down on a grass verge by the roadside. Martel used a Taser on the Black woman two times; another police officer held Satchell’s arm as she tried to free herself.
Satchell was four months pregnant at the time and later had a miscarriage. Martel also filed a false police report.
Keke Palmer And Darius Jackson Boo Up At Beyoncé Concert After Usher Debacle
Reunited and it feels so good.
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson seemingly confirmed their reconciled romance by attending Beyoncé‘s 42nd birthday “Renaissance” tour stop on September 4.
The Nope star was active on her Instagram Story, sharing a video of her and Darius doing Bey’s “Everybody on mute” challenge during her performance of “Energy,” as captured by People.
Elsewhere Keke and Darius danced to Beyonce’s performance of her award-winning hit, “Break My Soul.”
“Everybody go,” Keke wrote over the first clip, and “Beyoncé was everything” she captioned in the second.
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson together at the Renaissance World Tour last night. pic.twitter.com/2oyOesVog4
Fans didn’t hold back their reactions when Pop Crave shared screenshots from Keke’s posts.
“This is why you never give your opinion on issues concerning a couple. Wasn’t the internet fighting Darius on behalf of Keke a few minutes ago?” one person wrote.
“Let this be a reminder that y’all ain’t stoppin sh*t over this lil app 😂 all them think pieces for nun,” added someone else.
This is the latest public outing with Darius that Keke has shared on social media following their public split over the summer. Last month, Keke celebrated her 30th birthday with Darius and shared some of their date on Instagram Live.
Darius Jackson on the status of his relationship with Keke Palmer:
“My mom’s a virgo, my brother’s a virgo, my best friend’s a virgo, my grandma’s a virgo, my… partner in crime’s a virgo.” pic.twitter.com/rZvXVtZmrf
Darius faced backlash in July when he made a negative comment about Keke’s appearance at Usher‘s live show. The Scream Queens star wore a sheer black dress while Usher serenaded her with a ballad.
The moment rubbed Darius the wrong way. He took to Twitter to call out “that outfit” since Keke is a “mom” to their son Leodis Jackson. Weeks before Darius celebrated Keke’s birthday, sources claimed he had “moved on” from their relationship and was focused on co-parenting and his acting career.
But from the looks of things, Keke and Darius might’ve worked out their differences and are raising their baby boy together.
