Mother Outraged After Indianapolis Police Officer Threatens to ‘Kill’ Black Teen in Viral Clip
Black Democrat Grills ICE Director on His Faith in God During Hearing — Here’s What Happened Next
Underground Railroad Safe House Found Inside Historical NYC Mansion
What Happened After an Atlanta Teen Was Shot in Her Own Home Minutes Before Her 18th Birthday
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DMX's Public Memorial to Be Held at Barclays Center
The public memorial for Earl “DMX” Simmons will be held in Barclays Center in Brooklyn. According to Variety, DMX’s manager confirmed the public memorial will be take place on April 24, with limited attendance expected due to current COVID-19 protocols. The current restrictions require attendance be capped at 10 percent capacity, which would be about…
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It Looks Like Kobe, Nike Are Headed for Divorce
Prior to his tragic death in January of 2020, there were rumors that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had every intention of severing his long-standing relationship with Nike. How do I know this? Because psssst…I reported on it in December. And now four months later, ESPN and CBS Sports report that it could be…
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'This Wasn’t Policing, This Was Murder': Day 16 of Chauvin Trial Consists of Lengthy Closing Arguments Before the Jury Deliberates Verdict
The trial of Derek Chauvin is winding down as day 16 saw both the prosecution and defense lay out their closing arguments. According to the New York Times, prosecutor Steve Schleicher was the first to address the jury. He opened his argument by recounting in vivid, tragic detail the arrest that ended with George Floyd’s…
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All Atlanta-Based HBCUs to Require Students Be Fully Vaccinated Before Returning to On-Campus Learning
As access to the coronavirus vaccine increases nationwide, colleges and universities have grappled with whether they should mandate students be fully vaccinated before they return to campus. A group of HBCUs in Atlanta announced on Monday that all students who intend to return to on-campus learning must be fully vaccinated. AJC reports that The Atlanta…
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Former Home of Witness for Derrick Chauvin Defense Smeared With Pig's Blood
I guess the pig had it coming—literally. Much of America was appalled last week by the testimony of Barry Brodd, a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of Derrick Chauvin’s defense team that the ex-cop was justified in kneeling down on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes and that he “was acting with…
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Diddy Ruins Everything, Everybody
“Whoa” was a bulldozer of a track—a concussive and relentless four minutes that felt like you’d just been injected with a dose of Harlem, and not Ma$e’s Harlem, but Big L’s. To be in the club, on the floor, in 2000, when a DJ dropped that track felt life-threatening in all the best ways. But…
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At Least 6 Mass Shootings Occurred This Weekend
Another bloody weekend in America has renewed calls for gun reform out of Washington, after at least six mass shootings took place over a four-day span, starting Thursday night. It started in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday at a FedEx facility where eight people were killed in a mass shooting. Four of the victims were Sikhs. It…