Rafer Johnson, a decorated Olympian and American hero, has reportedly passed away at age 86. According to TMZ, Johnson passed away at his home in Sherman Oaks, California on Wednesday (December 2). He was surrounded by his family. Johnson was a very accomplished athlete, actor, philanthropist and even hero. In …
Read More »Spike Lee Narrates Campaign Ad For Ray McGuire
There are a crowded group of candidates looking to be the next mayor of New York City. Now, former Citigroup exec Ray McGuire has entered the race and he kicked it off with a campaign ad narrated by Spike Lee. In the ad, Lee says, “The world has changed, my …
Read More »Trump Administration To Execute 5 Black People In Last Days As President
Outgoing President Donald Trump has permitted the execution of four Black men and one woman before he leaves the White House. Trump, who tried to appeal to Black men and women before the election with his Platinum Plan, is the first president in 17 years to reinstate federal executions. Anti-death …
Read More »Massachusetts Legislators Vote to Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Technology
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Lawmakers in Massachusetts have taken the rare step back from our inevitable, Minority Report-lite future by voting to ban police departments from using facial recognition technology. According to TechCrunch, the ban was part of an overall police reform bill that also bans police from using chokeholds, rubber …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Trump Might Fade Away
The agency reduced the recommended isolation time for those exposed to the coronavirus from 14 days to seven. Our staff writer Amanda Mull explains what that looks like, practically speaking: The CDC hasn’t so much made a change to its quarantine guidelines as an addition. The agency’s …
Read More »‘The Have And The Have Nots’ Star Angela Robinson On Fashion
Angela Robinson portrays Veronica Harrington on Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots and while she always brings her all to the character, she also brings the fashion. In an interview with Page Six, she reveals how costume designer Crystal Hayslett pushed for Veronica Harrington to wear high fashion …
Read More »Prisoner-Turned-Lawyer Who Inspired ABC’s ‘For Life’ Issac Wright Jr. To Run For NYC Mayor
Issac Wright Jr., whose life story is the basis for ABC‘s ‘”For Life,” officially announced his plan to run for mayor of New York City on Dec. 1. Wright was sentenced to life in prison in 1991 after a wrongful conviction for crimes involving his alleged activity as a drug kingpin. …
Read More »White Georgia Woman Faces Assault Charges After Threatening to Shoot 2 Black Boys Riding Bikes for 'Trespassing'
Screenshot: WMAZ TV According to 52-year-old Patricia Compton, her first response when a neighbor called to tell her that two people were on her property was to grab her gun and head down there. Compton didn’t own the land, nor was her home located on the property in question. But …
Read More »Pretty Ricky’s Spectacular Blue Smith Arrested for Punching Disney World Employee After COVID-19 Joke
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