Cam’ron Goes Wild on CNN, Rapper Accidentally Shoots Self in Head, Morehouse Grads Respond to President Biden’s Speech, Lyft Driver Dies After Picking Up Cop and More From the Week In News

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CNN Asked Cam’ron to Speak About Diddy, And It Went Exactly As You’d Expect From Cam’ron

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The viral moment of Dipset rapper Cam’ron acting a fool on “CNN Tonight” should remind us of a quote from the infamous Dave Chappelle: “Who gives a f**k what Ja Rule thinks at a time like this?!” – Noah A. McGee Read More

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A Jogger had no idea What or Who Hit Her… Until Police Showed Her

Surprising Twist In Case of Black Teen Recorded Severely Beating Kaylee Gain

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On March 8, 16-year-old Kaylee Gain and 15-year-old Maurnice Declue were seen scuffling in the parking lot of Hazelwood East High School. Video footage of the incident shows Declue punching Gain repeatedly in the head and Gain struggles to push her off. Declue then cradles Gain and smashes her head on the ground four times. The camera pans away to another group of teens who began fighting. When the camera pans back to Gain, she is still on the ground appearing to have a seizure. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Virginia Rapper Playing With Gun On Social Media Accidentally Shoots Self, Authorities Say

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A rapper known on TikTok as Rylo Huncho was found dead in his Suffolk, Va. home last week. While police are reportedly still investigating his death, evidence to what happened to him appears in a dreadful video posted to his Instagram story. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Tone Deaf Teacher Says He’s Being Attacked (For A Cringey Misstep) Because He’s ‘Young, Black and Handsome.’ Boy Bye!

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Earlier this month, Maryland educator Marquise White was placed under investigation after he posted a TikTok video showing his young Black female students taking out his braids. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Police Say A Lyft Driver Ended Up Dead After Picking Up an ATL Cop

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An Atlanta police officer, entitled to serve and protect the community, ordered a Lyft to ride home Wednesday evening. However, at a red light, authorities say the cop fatally shot the driver before fleeing out the window of the car. How did one thing lead to another? – Kalyn Womack Read More

Body Parts Scattered Across States? The Latest on the Black Woman Killed After Her Date With a White Man

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Sheena Scarbrough, the mother of the Black Wisconsin teen who was suspiciously killed following a date with a white man, has been through enough since discovering her daughter was found in pieces along the shores of Lake Michigan. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Family of this 14-Year-Old Boy Discovered He’d Been Fatally Shot in the Most Heartbreaking Way

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Losing a family member is always a heart-wrenching occurrence. But discovering that your loved one died while scrolling through social media has to be an insult to tragedy. – Noah A. McGee Read More

This Assistant Principal Allegedly Kicked a 12-Year-Old Girl on Video…And Her Mother Isn’t Having It

Southaven Middle School mother Shameka Mcentyre speaks to Action News 5 Screenshot: WMC

Unfortunately, in some school districts around the country, staff members must figure out how to de-escalate a scuffle between students here and there. However, one Mississippi assistant principal may face criminal charges after allegedly being too rough with a student girl. – Kalyn Womack Read More

WATCH: Morehouse Graduates Make Their Feelings Known About President Biden During Commencement Speech

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On Sunday (May 19), President Joe Biden gave a highly anticipated commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Many speculated that the students at the ceremony would stage pro-Palestine protests…and that’s exactly what happened. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Henrietta Lacks’ Family Just Scored a Major Victory Against Big Pharma Over Misuse of Her Cells

BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 28: Veronica Spencer, great granddaughter of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cells are some of the most important in medical research, poses at her home with a portrait of her great grandmother March 28, 2017 in Baltimore, MD. Photo: Getty Images Katherine Frey/The Washington Post

The family of a Black woman whose biopsied cancer cells have been used in medical research without her consent for decades just scored a major victory in their fight for justice. On May 20, a federal judge rejected pharmaceutical company Ultragenyx’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks last year. – Angela Johnson Read More

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