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Photo: Shutterstock Many conservatives—including y’all’s president—have had a lot to say about mail-in voting and the potential it has to cause voter fraud. Of course, there’s not much evidence supporting the idea that absentee ballots will result in fraud on the part of voters, but in West Virginia, one case …

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 …

1. This is an unprecedented moment in American spaceflight history. “NASA has outsourced perhaps its most consequential task: delivering human beings beyond the boundary that separates us from the rest of the universe, and then bringing them home. And it has given the job not to a fellow spacefaring …

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 …

UPDATE: Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey announced via Twitter that four police officers have been fired in relation to the death of a Black man, George Floyd, while in police custody. Floyd was seen on video gasping for breath while a white officer had his knee on his neck. Floyd later …

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 …

Last night, people took to the streets in Minneapolis to protest the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who was killed by police officers on Monday. Not long after people gathered, they were met by officers wearing riot gear and reportedly using excessive force and tear gas to …

Venus Williams hosts an immersive experience presented by American Express Travel at the Greenwich Hotel, in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for American Express) Venus Williams may be a world-renowned athlete but now the legendary tennis player is parlaying her love of skincare into a new business …

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 …

Photo: Shutterstock 2020 is really shaping up to be a banner year for white folks being absolutely trash. It seems as though every week throughout this hell year we are provided with yet another example of the violence, entitlement and sheer hatefulness the Brads, Chads and Karens of this country …