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Photo: Ned Gerard (AP) The families of Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, and Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, who died on the same day, are demanding a policy requiring Connecticut police to notify families of a death within 24 hours of identification, reported NBC News. The families were initially skeptical about the handling …
Read More »The Story of Jack and Neal
What are friends for? For knocking around with, cracking a joke, sharing a doobie, firing a paintball? Or for guarding in the angelic citadels of their being the essential soul-image of you and everything you might eternally come to mean, while you in shining symmetry and perfect vulnerability do the …
Read More »Create Music Like A Pro With This Ableton Bundle
Playing music is one of the most rewarding things someone can do. Creating music is even more fulfilling. Many music-production programs have come and gone over the years, but Ableton has withstood the test of time to become one of the most popular among novice producers and Grammy-winning producers alike. …
Read More »The Struggle Puff: The Goated Natural Hair Go-To
The Struggle Puff: The Goated Natural Hair Go-To When you don’t know what to do with your hair or simply don’t have time to decide, the Afro puff (with a tie ) is the easiest option. Latest on The Root The Struggle Puff: The Goated Natural Hair Go-To Black Influencers …
Read More »Two Canadian Brothers Launch NFT Sneaker Auction Years After Losing Court Battle With eBay
Inspired by sneaker culture and driven by injustice, Montreal-based brothers Kevin and Thierry Mofo are launching their first NFT sneaker, minted on the Ethereum blockchain and set to be auctioned. The origin story behind the NFT sneaker is deeply embedded in the duo’s brand, Soles For Justice. Back in 2012, Nike …
Read More »Florida Department of Health Tweaks Covid-19 Vaccine Guidance For Children
Newly-appointed state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) Joseph A. Ladapo, who became Florida’s surgeon general in September, has been an outspoken critic of masking and quarantines–even going as far as calling people …
Read More »Actor Jussie Smollett Handed Five Months In Jail For Hate Crime Hoax
On Thursday, even as former Empire actor Jussie Smollett protested his innocence, he was sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months of felony probation, and ordered to pay restitution of more than $120,000 and a $25,000 fine for lying on police reports in a hate crime hoax in January …
Read More »Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation for Staging Fake Hate Crime
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building for his sentencing hearing on March 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Though its been fivescore and 50-leven years since the curious case of Jussie Smollett and the Fake Hate Crime took over the …
Read More »Bodycam Footage Shows Ryan Coogler Detained After Being Accused of Being A Bank Robber
Bodycam footage of Ryan Coogler being detained inside of a Bank of America in Atlanta was released on Wednesday showing how the Black Panther director reacted to being mistaken for a bank robber. Video shows Coogler was approached by police while he was standing at the bank teller counter on …
Read More »New Research Finds Skin-Whitening Products Contain Dangerous Levels of Mercury
Photo: Sergey Zaykov (Shutterstock) The cosmetics industry has a long history of furthering the potentially dangerous and definitely racist notion that a person’s self-worth is tied to the color of their skin. And skin-whitening products are one of the most egregious examples. But alas, folks are spending a lot of …
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