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 »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 …
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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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Read More »Issa Rae’s Company Raedio Signs Partnership Deal with ViacomCBS
Issa Rae’s train just keeps picking up steam! ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group have announced that they have signed a multiyear partnership with Issa Rae’s Raedio. Through this partnership, which will be led by Raedio’s president Benoni Tagoe, will be allowing the audio-everywhere company to provide the global entertainment and …
Read More »AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Data in Determining Their Vaccine's Effectiveness
Photo: M-Foto (Shutterstock) Given both the speed with which COVID-19 vaccines were made and the overwhelming need for them, it should come as no surprise that there’s been increased scrutiny about their effectiveness and potential side-effects. In recent weeks, AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been on the receiving end of that scrutiny, …
Read More »<em>The Weekly Planet: </em>A Deluge of NFT Money Is Going to… a Tiny Climate Think Tank
Deich is waiting to see how much celebrities actually send before Carbon180 makes plans for the future. But a sudden surge of money pumping into institutions that are far more meager than realized … well, it feels kind of familiar, he said. “Honestly, it’s not a terrible metaphor for addressing …
Read More »Bobby Brown Jr.’s Cause Of Death Revealed
Bobby Brown Jr. was found dead on November 18 and the cause of death has now been revealed. According to NBC News, an autopsy report released by the Los Angeles County Coroner said he died due to combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl. The report also stated “no drugs …
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