Ramsey Orta—the man who recorded the video of Eric Garner’s 2014 arrest that led to death by police chokehold—has been released from prison after four years, Rolling Stone reports. Orta’s fiancée, Deja Richardson, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone via e-mail. A spokesperson with the Department of Corrections and …
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Share0 (iStock/adamkaz) Local elections are underway in multiple states leading up to the November presidential elections. A number of public figures have been using their platforms to spread awareness and encourage people to go out and vote. Recently, Atlanta native and music superstar Jermaine Dupri and Pinky Cole, owner of the …
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Spike Lee has always used film to convey powerful messages. Do The Right Thing, which was released in 1989, about racial tensions and an uprising in Brooklyn, New York, is still deeply relevant today. The 63-year-old has now released a short film in honor of Geogre Floyd, which aired on …
Read More »Screenshot: CNN What a year, huh? Yeah, 2020 has been a monster. Forget 2020. I mean just from Sunday to Wednesday. You’re right. Each week has been a year. Each month a decade. The Popeyes chicken sandwich craze feels like it happened when I was 4 years old. So one …
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Back in February, Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Fillmore-based Island Express Holding Corp. and Island Express Helicopter. Now it is being reported that the 38-year-old is seeking extensive damages. PEOPLE reports the documents did not specify the exact amount but estimates …
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Photographs by Joshua Rashaad McFadden MINNEAPOLIS—Miski Noor watched just the first minute of the video of George Floyd’s killing before closing the tab and walking the two blocks to join the protests already forming at the scene. The days since have been filled with a maddening sense of déjà vu. …
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A photo of Kendall Jenner has been circulating of her holding a Black Lives Matter sign, which appears to be at a protest. However, the image is a fake and Jenner is speaking out after some were accusing her of doctoring the image. See the pic below: Kendall was not …
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Newly released police video of a traffic stop turned deadly at the hands of police reveals the victim, Javier Ambler, begged cops to spare his life while they tasered him to death. The incident took place a year ago in Austin, Texas. Ambler, who was pulled over for failing to …
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Janet Jackson added her voice in support of Black Lives Matter in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. “We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs. We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color lines,” …
Read More »Photo: Shutterstock Tommie McGlothen’s family were suspicious when Shreveport, La., police told them that he had died of a heart attack while in police custody. Cellphone video released earlier this week proved that, unfortunately, their suspicions were right. KSLA reports that cellphone video shows the 44- year- old McGlothen being …
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