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Black Man Who Spent 25 Years Incarcerated for a Murder He Didn’t Commit Has Been Exonerated
A Black man from Queens has been released from prison after being incarcerated for 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit. According to ABC 7, Jaythan Kendrick was exonerated on Thursday and released from incarceration. Kendrick, who is now 62, maintained his innocence from the start, and it took years of support from his…
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Louisville Metro Council Votes to Place Police Department Under the Watch of Civilian Review Board and Inspector General
The Louisville Metro Council approved an ordinance to place the Louisville Metro Police Department under the watch of an inspector general and civilian review board. According to the Courier-Journal, the newly established board will consist of 11 members who will work alongside the inspector general. Through a majority vote, the board can authorize the inspector…
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Dashcam Video Shows Fatal Shooting of 2 Black Teens in a Moving Vehicle by Florida Deputies
Dashcam video depicting what led up to two Black teens being fatally shot by two Florida deputies last Friday has been released. According to CBS News, the video was posted to Facebook by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office along with a lengthy description of what occurs in the video. The sheriff’s office said that Deputies…
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Klay Thompson Suffers Season-Ending Injury for the 2nd Year in a Row
Poor Klay Thompson, y’all. For the second year in a row, the Golden State Warriors player has suffered a season-ending injury. According to ESPN, Thompson suffered an injury to his right leg during a workout in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning with several NBA players. He underwent an MRI Thursday morning and it was revealed…
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Wants to Set Aside $3 Million on 'Patriotic Education Fund'
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) seems dead set on doing everything but addressing the pandemic currently ravaging his state. His latest venture into headassery is calling for $3 million of the state’s budget to be set aside for the “Patriotic Education Fund.” According to The Hill, the funding would go to schools that don’t engage…
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Milwaukee Cop Who Shot 17-Year-Old Alvin Cole Earlier This Year Resigns
A Milwaukee cop responsible for fatally shooting three people over the last five years while on duty has resigned. The Associated Press reports that Joseph Mensah has signed a separation agreement with the Wauwatosa Common Council on Tuesday night. As a result of that agreement, Mensah’s last day with the department will be Nov. 30.…
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So, Uh, The Game Awards Are Looking Kinda Mid This Year
I can’t lie, The Game Awards is one of my favorite events of the year. The folks who worked mad hard to entertain us are celebrated and we get to see sneak peeks at the new hotness to come. What’s not to love? So today The Game Awards announced their list of nominees, and it…
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Dean at a University in Virginia Quits After Calling Biden Voters ‘Ignorant, Anti-American’ on Facebook
Facebook really is just an L factory when it comes to white people and maintaining gainful employment. According to a dean at a Virginia university, your boy is “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian,” for voting for Biden. Well, unlike that guy, I still have a job so— *Jordan shrug.* Now, the post wasn’t directed entirely at…
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NCAA Dead Set on Risking Health of Student-Athletes to Make That Sweet March Madness Money
The NCAA is, in my humble opinion, the most fucked up organization in American sports. For some reason (capitalism, to be clear), college sports have continued despite there being a whole-ass pandemic. While this year’s March Madness tournament was canceled as a result of the pandemic, the NCAA is currently working on plans to hold…
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Felony Charges Against Virginia State Senator Dropped as the Police Chief Who Filed Them Is Fired
A long, strange saga in Virginia has come to an end as felony charges have been dropped against the state’s most senior Black legislator and the police chief responsible for filing them has been fired. According to NBC News, state Sen. Louise Lucas (D) and 18 other plaintiffs were charged in August by Portsmouth police…
