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St. Louis Prosecutor to Probe Death of Teen Shot in Back by Officer
The St. Louis prosecutor said Friday that her office is conducting an investigation into the death of Mansur Ball-Bey, a teenager shot in the back during an encounter with two St. Louis police officers this week, reports St. Louis Today. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced that her office will conduct an investigation into the shooting…
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Jury Awards Michael Jordan $8,900,000 for Grocery Chain’s Use of Name in Steak Ad
Basketball legend Michael Jordan won on a different court Friday night. A federal jury ordered the owners of a defunct supermarket chain to pay the former Chicago Bulls player $8.9 million for using his identity without his permission in a 2009 advertisement, reports the Chicago Tribune. “It was all just about protecting my name and…
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Dee Barnes, Dr. Dre and Why We Need to Keep Saying Women’s Names
Dee Barnes’ courageous essay in Gawker unearthed her historical connection to the rappers in N.W.A and laid bare the violent betrayal she and other women suffered at the hands of Dr. Dre, a former member of N.W.A and executive producer of the current blockbuster Straight Outta Compton. Said film makes no mention of the events Barnes…
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Guess How Much LeBron James Charges Companies Per Character to Tweet Out Endorsements?
Don’t hate the player, hate the game. On top of receiving his NBA salary, LeBron James is pulling in the bucks when it comes to his sponsored tweets, according to the company Opendorse. Opendorse analyzes, puts together and manages social media campaigns for athletes. Based on its analysis, two-time NBA champion LeBron James’ endorsement tweets…
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How Did My Ancestor Become a Free Woman of Color and Single Mom in 1840?
I found my maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Eliza Simpson, on an 1840 Free Persons Census list, living in Washington, D.C., as head of household with, presumably, her son, Marshall (who was born in 1835), and her mother. She was a free single, unmarried mother, all of which surprised me. I found them again in the 1850 census,…
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Matt Barnes Says He’s ‘Too Grown to Lie’ About What He Said About Rihanna
Matt Barnes recently insinuated that he and Rihanna were feeling each other and had a little somethin’ somethin’ going on. Rihanna thought otherwise and checked him on it. She even went so far as to say that she’s never met Barnes. Barnes is responding to that. In an interview with the The Jim Rome Show,…
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Black Twitter Shames Elle Canada for Calling Dashikis the ‘Newest It-Item’
At this point, it’s a tale as old as time. Elle Canada magazine is the mainstream outlet that is being accused—and, hence, dragged—by black Twitter for calling a style or practice that black people either created or have used for years a new trend. The whole “Columbusing” issue. The magazine posted a photo on Twitter…
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Dr. Dre and Ice Cube Want Their Names Removed From the Suge Knight Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube want no part of the wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against Marion “Suge” Knight by the wife of the man whom Knight is accused of killing. Lilian Carter is suing because her husband, Terry Carter, was pummeled to death by Knight’s truck during an altercation he and another man…
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