Two white men, one who is a former sheriff, are demand apologies from the Black family they violated. Monica and Dameon Shepard, a mother and her son, experienced harassment from former Deputy Jordan Kita of the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office, Robert Austin Wood, and “a gang of white thugs,” The …
Read More »Low-Level Offenses, Including Drug Possession and Prostitution, to No Longer Be Prosecuted in Baltimore
State’s Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland, Marilyn J. MosbyPhoto: Larry French (Getty Images) The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen law enforcement and criminal justice agencies across the country make adjustments in what crimes they do and don’t prosecute in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. In Baltimore, those …
Read More »WATCH: Maya Rudolph Play Beyoncé In ‘SNL’ ‘Hot Ones’ Spoof
Maya Rudolph appeared as Beyoncé in a hilarious spoof during the Saturday Night Live March 27th episode. In a spoof of First We Feast’s Hot Ones,’ a series that hot-and-spicy sketch that captures celebs as they taste increasingly spicy sauces, with Sean Evans’ ‘SNL’ alter-ego, that was played by Mikey …
Read More »College Freshman Planning to Bring Fencing to Morehouse College
The Black community has traditionally been known to embrace the athleticism of two favorite sports– basketball and football. Has the time come for something new? Maybe so. What about the combat sport, fencing? A 19-year-old college freshman named Christian Norman stepped out of the box to promote the possibility of …
Read More »The Biden Administration Extends Federal Moratorium on Evictions to June
Photo: Steve Heap (Shutterstock) As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage and unemployment rates continue to fluctuate, the Biden administration has announced it will extend the federal ban on evictions until June. According to the Associated Press, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved to extend the protections on …
Read More »52nd NAACP Image Awards
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Read More »Prosecutors In Derek Chauvin Trial Tell Jurors He Squeezed The Life Out Of George Floyd
(Reuters) -Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin squeezed the life out of George Floyd while joining other officers in arresting him last May, a prosecutor told jurors in his opening statement at Chauvin’s murder trial in a heavily fortified courthouse on Monday. Chauvin’s lead attorney, Eric Nelson, said in his opening …
Read More »Mic Drop: Acid, Lucid, Fever and Aspiring, These Musicians Are Dreaming
Bren Joy – “Insecure (feat. Pink Sweat$)“Screenshot: YouTube The music and accompanying videos released this week all have one thing in common: they all follow some form of expression and aspiration. Music has always been a way for people–artists and listeners alike–to express and identify with themselves while still inspiring …
Read More »‘Bad Girls Club’ Star Deshayla Harris Killed In Virginia
On Saturday (March 27), the Virginia Beach Police Department identified reality star Deshayla E. Harris was one of two people killed in multiple shootings on Friday (March 26). Harris, 29, was a cast member on the final season of the Oxygen series Bad Girls Club. In a statement, the authorities …
Read More »San Francisco Giving Away $1,000 To 130 Struggling Artists
San Francisco is guaranteeing $1,000 for more than 130 artists per month for six months. On Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the pilot program, saying “the arts are critical to our local economy and are an essential part of our long-term recovery,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Related …
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