In 2020, Fantasia Barrino announced she was expecting her first child with husband Kendall Taylor. Now, only six months into her pregnancy, the singer shared she’s experiencing contractions and is in the hospital. Posting a series of videos to her Instagram Story, Fantasia provided fans an update on her condition. …
Read More »Thandiwe Newton Opens Up About The Spelling of Her Name
There’s come a time when you have to set the record straight and that’s exactly what Thandiwe Newton is doing. The Emmy Award-winning actress will now go by the correct spelling of her birth name “Thandiwe” instead of “Thandie” which she has been going by since her first role more …
Read More »Police Chief, Emergency Doctor Testify As Derek Chauvin Trial Restarts After Weekend
Reuters – Derek Chauvin broke Minneapolis police department rules and its ethics code governing the “sanctity of life” in his deadly arrest of George Floyd last May, the city’s police chief testified at the former officer’s murder trial on Monday. “It’s not part of our training, and it is certainly …
Read More »Dionne Warwick On Regé-Jean Page Leaving ‘Bridgerton’
Fans of the Netflix series Bridgerton were heartbroken to hear Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon Basset, is not returning for the second season. Dionne Warwick was one such fan. On Friday, April 2, the legendary singer tweeted, “No, @regejean! You CANNOT leave me like that. I WILL NOT have it!” She …
Read More »‘I Absolutely Agree That Violates Our Policy’: Minneapolis Police Chief Rebukes Derek Chauvin’s Actions During Day 6 of Trial
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, April 5, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin Photo: Court TV-Pool (AP) Day six of Derek Chauvin’s trial largely focused on the testimony of the chief of the Minneapolis police and …
Read More »George Floyd Passenger To Plead The Fifth
A friend who was one of George Floyd’s passengers on the day of his death, has reportedly invoked his 5th Amendment right to not testify in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. According to Law & Crime, Morries Hall, 45, has notified the court of the Chauvin …
Read More »Black Customs and Border Agents Sue Agency Over Racial Profiling And Treatment Of Black Travelers At Michigan-Canada Border
A small group of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have filed a lawsuit alleging the agency racially profiles and humiliated scores of Black travelers moving between the U.S. and Canada. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, three Black CBP officers accuse the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
Read More »St. Louis Jail Faces 2nd Uprising in 2 Months as Those Incarcerated Demand Speedy Trials
Screenshot: CBS 17 (Other) Conditions in America’s jails and prisons weren’t exactly sterling before the pandemic broke out. In the year since, those incarcerated have dealt with lackluster efforts to mitigate the virus and have often been an afterthought when it comes to the nation’s response to the virus. With …
Read More »Ruff Ryders Motorcycle Club Honors DMX Outside Hospital
A Ruff Ryders motorcycle crew gathered outside White Plains Hospital on Sunday (April 4) to show support for DMX. The 50-year-old rapper was in the New York hospital after suffering a heart attack two days earlier. FOX5 New York reporter Lisa Evers captured the moment on video when the bikers …
Read More »Hank Aaron’s Grandson to Kelly Loeffler: ‘Shut Up About My Grandpa!’
Hank Aaron’s grandson, Raynal Aaron, told former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler to keep his grandpa’s name out of her mouth, the Daily Kos reported. On April 2, the younger Aaron took to Twitter to shut down Loeffler from honoring the late Aaron – one of the greatest baseball players of …
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