Evanston, a suburb just north of Chicago, will be giving its Black residents a form of reparations. According to Yahoo, in an 8-1 vote, the Evanston City Council approved the groundbreaking measure. The money will come from community donations and revenue reaped from a 3 percent tax totaling some $10 …
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Gary Owen and his wife Kenya Duke announced over the weekend that they’re splitting after 18 years of marriage. No reason was given for the demise of the couple’s nearly two decade long elationship, which TMZ first reported after Duke filed for divorce. Naturally, there has been speculation that infidelity is …
Read More »Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests In Multiple Cities, Study Shows What We Already Know
More than a dozen cities have reviewed the police response to Black Lives Matter protests and the reports show “poorly trained, over-militarized, and stunningly unprepared” police forces across the country. According to the New York Times, the missteps transcended staffing levels and financial resources meaning police departments from New York to …
Read More »Kenya Moore Gets Backlash For Native American Costume
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is receiving backlash for a Native American costume she wore for a Halloween episode, which aired on Sunday. Moore claimed she was dressed as a “warrior princess,” which included an elaborate headpiece and a fringed dress. See below: RELATED: ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ …
Read More »Evanston, Ill. Becomes First American City to Launch Reparations Program for Black Residents
Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) A small, Illinois suburb has finally done the thing that America has kept hand-wringing about since the end of slavery: reparations. The Washington Post reports that on Monday night the Evanston City Council voted 8-1 in favor of a resolution to launch the first phase …
Read More »Bobby Brown Jr.’s Death Triggers Criminal Investigation
Bobby Brown Jr. was found dead on November 18 at only 28 years old. The cause of death has been revealed and now a criminal investigation is reportedly underway. According to NBC News, an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County Coroner said Brown died due to combined effects …
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Read More »Hear Cynthia Erivo As Aretha Franklin In ‘Genius: Aretha’
Cynthia Erivo’s portrayal as Aretha Franklin is simply heart-stopping. PEOPLE is presenting a first look at an upcoming episode of Genius: Aretha titled “Amazing Grace.” It’s the sixth in the anthology series and takes viewers through Franklin’s process of recording her best-selling live gospel album Amazing Grace during the early …
Read More »Autopsy Reveals Accidental Overdose Killed Bobby Brown Jr.
Four months after the untimely passing of Bobby Brown Jr., toxicology reports confirmed his drug-related cause of death. The 28-year-old son of singer Bobby Brown was found dead in his Los Angeles home on November 18, 2020. At the time, not much was known about his cause of death other …
Read More »Despite Bans, Extremist Groups Are Alive and Thriving on Facebook
Photo: Jirapong Manustrong (Shutterstock) I feel like the reason Facebook was so resistant to implementing restrictions on white supremacists and conspiracy theorists is because that’s largely who its consumer base is now. While the social media company began implementing restrictions on pages that advocate violence and hate, a recent report …
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