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Suspect Identified in Fatal Nipsey Hussle Shooting, Autopsy Report Reveals Details [Updated]
As fans, family, loved ones and Los Angeles residents alike mourn the tragic killing of rapper and philanthropist Nipsey Hussle, new investigation information has surfaced. The LAPD has identified a suspect, named Eric Holder. Holder is 29 years old. “He was last seen in a 2016 white 4 door Chevy Cruze CA license plate 7RJD742,”…
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Diddy, Issa Rae and More Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Nipsey Hussle
On Sunday, Grammy-nominated rapper, community philanthropist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside of his Los Angeles clothing store. As a Los Angeles resident, I can’t even begin to describe what he meant to this city. But a host of friends, fans and collaborators of South Central’s own have taken to social media…
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Rest In Power, Neighborhood Nip
Like everybody else, I was hit with and then devastated by the news that Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, wealth- and community-builder Nipsey Hussle, aka Neighborhood Nip, aka Ermias Asghedom, was gunned down in front of his own store yesterday in Los Angeles. At 33 years old, no matter what the circumstances, he was too young to…
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Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle Shot and Killed Outside Store
Grammy-Nominated Rapper Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, has died after being shot multiple times while standing outside of his Marathon Clothing Company store in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles. Asghedom’s shooting was initially reported by TMZ. Asghedom was 33. He was known for a run of mixtapes that began in 2005 with “Slauson…
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Police Identify 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Duffel Bag in Southern California
After an “overwhelming response from the news media and tips received from the public,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has identified the 9-year-old girl found dead inside a duffel bag last week as Trinity Love Jones. According to the Los Angeles Times, investigators said Sunday night they’ve detained two persons of interest…
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Where Is America's Blackest City?
How do you define the blackness of a city? For Black History Month, we challenged writers to explain why they think their city deserves the title of blackest city in America. And man, did they rep their cities hard. So now, we’re asking you, our readers, to vote for who made the strongest case. Here’s…
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Blackness in Los Angeles Is Historic and Trendsetting
Arguments have been made recently that Washington, D.C., Birmingham, Ala., and Harlem are the blackest cities in America. Those arguments are not without merit. Each of those cities has made significant contributions to black history, without a doubt. I would like to posit that my hometown, Los Angeles, is so iconic, so full of black…
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28 Days of Literary Blackness With VSB | Day 6: Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur
Publisher Synopsis: Written in solitary confinement, Kody Scott’s memoir of 16 years as a gang banger in Los Angeles was a searing best-seller and became a classic, published in 10 languages, with more than 300,000 copies in print in the United States alone. After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of…
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Another Black Man Turns Up Dead in Wealthy Democratic Donor’s Home
For the second time in less than two years, Los Angeles County law enforcement officers are investigating a death that happened at the home of a wealthy Democratic donor known for keeping company with young black men. On Monday, WeHoville reported that a young African-American man had been found dead at the West Hollywood apartment…