Share0 Image via @ceotreybrown/Instagram Fashion isn’t the easiest industry to break into. One boy was not only able to beat the odds and launch his own clothing brand but he also was able to catch the eye of music and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Philadelphia native Trey Brown is …
Read More »Michigan Woman Who Pulled Gun on Black Family Charged With Felonious Assault, Husband Fired From Job
Screenshot: @makaysmith10 (Twitter In this moment in time when white people are losing their minds and pointing weapons at Black people willy-nilly (as well as verbally assaulting them, calling the cops on them, and otherwise threatening their lives and well-being) here is an example of exactly what needs to happen …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Power of Friendship
Emily Dickinson wrote a letter to a stranger in 1870 in which she asked the recipient, the writer Thomas Wentworth Higginson, to read a few of her poems. The letter sparked an enduring correspondence between the two, who became friends before eventually meeting eight years later. The friendship was said …
Read More »Detective Says Rayshard Brooks' Killing Was Justified
In an unsurprising move, an Atlanta detective involved in the investigation of the killing of Rayshard Brooks by officer Garrett Rolfe is siding with Rolfe, saying that the cop, who was fired and is facing felony murder charges, was justified in firing his gun at Brooks. RELATED: Ex-Atlanta Police Officer …
Read More »Appeals Court Finds That Judge Wrongfully Overturned Verdict That Awarded $38 Million to Family of Korryn Gaines
Screenshot: Facebook In 2016, Korryn Gaines was fatally shot by Baltimore police after they attempted to enter her home. Her family sued, and after two years in court, a jury eventually rewarded them over $37 million in damages. A judge overturned that verdict last year, arguing that the officer was …
Read More »Florida Cop Relieved Of Duty After Punching A Black Woman
Video footage of a police officer punching a Black woman in the face at Miami International Airport is going viral and led to that cop being relieved of his duties. The assault was filmed on an officer’s body camera and shows a Miami-Dade Police Department officer, who is identified as …
Read More »Court Documents Claim That a Pregnant Meghan Markle Felt 'Unprotected' and 'Silenced' by the Royal Family
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on November 07, 2019, in London, England.Photo: Chris Jackson (Getty Images) The dynamics that led to what commonly became known as “Megxit” perhaps became a little clearer this week. Court documents produced during Meghan Markle’s copyright infringement …
Read More »The Week America Lost Control of the Pandemic
Read: America is giving up on the pandemic These cases aren’t all mild. At least 37,000 Americans are now hospitalized with COVID-19, the same number as were in sick beds in late May. This number is likely a substantial undercount: Florida, which is facing one of the largest outbreaks, does …
Read More »Ray Fisher Accuses Joss Whedon Of ‘Abusive’ Behavior
Director Joss Whedon has been accused of “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable” behavior while on the set of the 2017 film “Justice League.” In a Wednesday (July 1) tweet, actor Ray Fisher claimed that former Warner Bros. co-president of production Jon Berg and former DC Entertainment president and chief …
Read More »Florida Sheriff: ‘I’ll Deputize Gun Owners If Violent Protesters Erupt’
Share0 Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels (Image: YouTube/News4JAX) A sheriff in Florida said Wednesday he is ready to deputize gun owners if protests become violent. Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels issued the warning in a video he posted on the Sheriff’s Office YouTube channel Wednesday. “If we can’t handle you, …
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