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The three Brunswick, Ga., men charged in the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was chased and killed when they suspected him of burglary, have pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes charges. According to CBS News, Travis McMichael, 35, his father Gregory McMichael, …

Laverne Cox is coming to E! and will take over as host of E!’s signature red carpet coverage. The 48-year-old advocate, actress and Emmy-winning producer will begin her new role at the beginning of the 2022 award season. As the new Live from E! host, Cox will also serve as …

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced a bill prohibiting states from banning volunteers from distributing food and water to voters in line to vote. Ossoff’s bill is a response to the voting restrictions bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, which makes it illegal for volunteers and …

Screenshot: KGUN I don’t like wearing masks. The only reason I wear them is that I have this thing about killing other people. My lack of a degree in virology combined with my reticence about coughing to death as my chest fills with lung-snot has placed me squarely in the …

Tyrell Antar Cohen, the twin brother of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen, was reportedly found dead in Wake County, N.C., on Sunday (May 9). He was 25 years old. According to CBS Sports, Eric Curry, a spokesperson for the Wake County sheriff’s office, said Cohen died after he was …

Cecilia Rouse, the first Black female to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, knows a lot of assumptions and actions are happening as a result of April’s job numbers. Economists projected more than 1 million new jobs would be added in April, but last Friday it was announced only 266,000 …

Drake poses in the press room during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo: Amy Sussman for DCP (Getty Images) Cue the “Toosie Slide!” On Tuesday it was announced that Drake will be receiving the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Variety reports …

The family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was fatally shot in his car by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina won’t see all of the footage of the killing.  The family will only be shown a portion of body camera footage recorded at the scene and could wait days …

As children, we grow up thinking that our heroes must be able to fly higher than the clouds, have superhuman strength, or even transform into something beyond our wildest imagination. That’s what we’re taught, from fairy tales to movies and everything in between. Even the dictionary defines a hero as …

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill into law that bans the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) Friday, now residents and activists want him removed from the Tulsa Race Massacre Commission. Stitt signed the bill Friday and released a video on Twitter explaining why he signed the bill …