The family of a young aspiring nurse working as an EMT who was shot and killed by police in her own home in Louisville, Kentucky back in March has filed a lawsuit against the city’s police department, claiming she did “nothing to deserve to die at their hands.” 26-year-old …
Read More »White Man Who Wore KKK Hood to Store Won't Face Charges
Photo: Shutterstock For some inexplicable reason, white people have responded to the pandemic by going full-racist. Between the xenophobic rhetoric directed towards Asian-Americans, busting out Confederate flags at anti-lockdown rallies, and trying to make Obamagate a thing, the 2A crowd has really been on one. Last week, The Root reported …
Read More »Cynthia Bailey's Daughter Celebrates Girlfriend’s Birthday
The drama on Real Housewives of Atlanta was over the top for last night’s virtual reunion. However, castmate Cynthia Bailey has some peace in her life when it comes to her daughter, Noelle Robinson. This weekend, Noelle celebrated her girlfriend’s birthday with an adorable post that shows she is deeply …
Read More »How New York Explains the Other 49 States
On Monday, Cuomo defended his conservative approach to reopening the state. “We’re not the first to reopen. And that’s a good thing, because you can look around and learn,” he said at his daily briefing, referring to both states and countries that have arguably moved too quickly. The governor’s senior …
Read More »Fans Rally For Chrissy Teigen After Food Writer’s Critique
Chrissy Teigen is taking a break from Twitter after an unwarranted comment from a celebrated food writer. In a May 7 interview with The New Consumer, New York Times columnist and food writer Alison Roman said about Chrissy Teigen’s cooking empire, “Like, what Chrissy Teigen has done is so crazy …
Read More »Khloe Kardashian Faces Backlash Over Tone Deaf Pics
Khloe Kardashian is catching major heat for being wasteful and tone deaf during the coronavirus pandemic, after the reality star flaunted the way she wasted a resource that’s been in short supply for many. RELATED: Hospital Workers Warn Of ‘Doomed’ System To Deal With Coronavirus “So I haven’t had this …
Read More »University Virtual Graduation Hacked With Racial Slurs
Schools across the country have had to deal with a slew of logistics issues with graduation ceremonies transitioning into virtual events as a result of social distancing efforts made in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, some colleges and universities are having to navigate through a different kind of …
Read More »Jay-Z Backed, Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Expands Into Target
Denise Woodard never imagined that her daughter’s food allergies would lead her down a pathway toward entrepreneurship. Back in 2016, she was a corporate executive at The Coca-Cola Co. when a peanut and corn snack almost took her daughter Vivienne’s life when she was just a year old. “My daughter …
Read More »‘St. Louis Superman' To Air On MTV
St. Louis Superman was one of the most gripping short docs released in 2019, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Directed by the award-winning filmmaker of A Suitable Girl, Smriti Mundrha, and Sami Khan, the doc follows activist and battle rapper Bruce Franks Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri. …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery's Mother Wanda Cooper-Jones Says Oprah Surprised Her With a Phone Call for Her Late Son's Birthday
(L-R): Oprah Winfrey, left; Jasmine Arbery, sister of Ahmaud Arbery, right, and Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud’s mother, comfort one another while people gather to honor Ahmaud on May 9, 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Jemal Countess (Getty Images for Statue Of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation), Sean Rayford (Getty Images) Ahmaud Arbery’s mother …
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