Derek Chauvin, the police officer seen holding his knee to the neck of George Floyd in a disturbing video that surfaced online this week, has a history of complaints throughout his career, new reports indicate. Chauvin was one of four Minneapolis police officers who responded to a suspected forgery …
Read More »Ice Cube Cancels GMA Appearance After George Floyd’s Death: “I’m in No Mood to Tell America Good Morning”
Ice Cube was scheduled to appear on ABC’s Good Morning America Thursday morning (May 28) to promote his new movie The High Note. However, the 50-year-old rapper/actor took to Twitter to announce that he’d canceled his appearance on the ABC morning show because he’s just not in the mood …
Read More »Black Woman Who Miscarried After Cops Stomped on Her Stomach During Traffic Stop Sues California Police Department
A black woman is suing the California city of San Leandro and several officers of its police department claiming that a cop stomped on her stomach during a traffic stop which caused a miscarriage. In a federal lawsuit filed on Monday (May 25), Emerald Black says that she was …
Read More »Hundreds of Police Officers Guard Home of Killer Cop Derek Chauvin to Protect Him From Protesters
We previously reported that on Tuesday evening (May 26), protesters had located the home of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer directly responsible for the death of George Floyd, who passed away because Chauvin was kneeling on his neck while arresting him for a suspected “forgery in progress.” …
Read More »Videos Show White Lady in Wheelchair Attacked After Allegedly Stabbing Black Looters at Target in Minneapolis
A knife-wielding vigilante in a wheelchair trying to save a Minneapolis Target from looters amid protests over the death of George Floyd was attacked after she was seen on video “stabbing people”—particularly Black people, according to eyewitnesses and social media reports. Protests erupted in Minneapolis Tuesday and Wednesday after …
Read More »Alabama High School Star Athlete & UAB Football Signee Jamari “Chop” Smith, 18, Dies After Drowning in Lake
Jamari “Chop” Smith—a standout athlete out of Montgomery, Alabama and rising UAB freshman—has died at the age of 18 after an accidental drowning at a lake in Auburn. News of Smith’s death spread on social media Wednesday evening (May 27) after Auburn police said that a Montgomery 18-year-old had …
Read More »Teenage Sister of Reality Star Betty Idol Fatally Shot in the Head, Police Believe it Was an Accident But Family Wants Justice: “Being Shot in the Head is NO ACCIDENT”
The teenage sister of reality star Betty Idol was tragically shot and killed, and now the family wants more answers and are demanding the police to investigate further. 17-year-old Giselle Rengifo was shot in the back of the head last Monday (May 18) while at a Miami Airbnb with …
Read More »“I Just Want to Live”: Video of Young Black Man Singing About Racial Injustice Brings Social Media to Tears
A video of a young black man singing about racial injustice has gone viral on social media … and it’s bringing those who watch it to tears. Wearing a shirt that reads “8L4CK 1N73LL163NC3” (or: Black Intelligence), 12-year-old Keedron Bryant sings his heart out about the trauma that is …
Read More »George Floyd Was “Unresponsive” & Had No Pulse When He Was Put Into Ambulance, Incident Report Says
George Floyd had no pulse and appeared to be already dead when he was placed into the back of an ambulance at the scene of his arrest Monday (May 26), an incident report from the Minneapolis Fire Department states. According to the document, which was released by the city …
Read More »It Was All A Lie: Surveillance Video Proves George Floyd Did NOT Resist Arrest Before Fatal Police Encounter
After former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin was caught on video pinning George Floyd to the ground with his knee on the back of his neck, which resulted in the man’s death, police officials said Chauvin had to use force because Floyd was resisting arrest. However, as it turns out …
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