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Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger after hugging Botham Jean’s younger brother at her sentencing in October 2019. Photo: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News (AP) Who’s surprised to hear this news? Lawyers for Amber Guyger, the former police officer in Dallas who shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his …

Georgia’s public universities, which are preparing for students to come back over the next couple of weeks, provide a bleak view of how the state is managing the dangers that a return to regular life presents for Georgians. For much of this summer, the University System of Georgia refused pleas …

Armon Butler, a senior at Covenant College in Georgia, says he was rushed by officers when he was shopping for clothes at a mall on Thursday (August 6). Butler says he was at the Town Center at Cobb for under 15 minutes before he was approached by a group of …

On the heels of teasing one of his latest films Malcolm & Marie, written, developed, produced and filmed in quarantine with Zendaya, John David Washington shared that he tried to hide the identity of his famous father in an effort to be taken seriously as an actor, at the start …

Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama laughs while signing copies of her new book ‘Becoming’ during a book signing event at a Barnes & Noble bookstore, November 30, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) After dropping the first episodes of her self-titled podcast, former First Lady …

Share0 FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is seen at War Memorial Plaza during Memorial Day, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Castle, Delaware, U.S. May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Since the start of the COVID-19, or …

One of the most controversial FBI raids in American history is coming to the big screen.  The official trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, dropped on Thursday (August 6). Based on true events, the film will tell the story about the assassination of Black Panther Party leader and chairman, …

Photo: maroke (Shutterstock) Despite most medical professionals saying “Hey, don’t do that,” schools across the country are steadily beginning to reopen. In Mississippi, the death of a beloved teacher while self-quarantining has increased fears of a COVID-19 outbreak during the first week of school. Mississippi Today reports that 42-year-old Nacoma …

Keraun Harris, better known as King Keraun, is used to going viral for his hilarious social media posts, but his most recent post is getting attention for a very serious reason. The clip, which now has over 2.5 million views, shows the comedian and actor detailing his first experience being …

Beck: What is it about reading that facilitates friendship for you? VaLinda: Me and Arrylee, we will argue or discuss a book for days. Arrylee: We have different opinions on every book we read. VaLinda: I am a big Agatha Christie fan. She likes the Hercule Poirot TV show, and …