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3 Men and 2 Male Juveniles Arrested in Connection With Killing Rapper Pop Smoke
Three men and two male juveniles have been arrested in connection with the killing of beloved rapper Pop Smoke, according to ABC Los Angeles. The rapper was shot and killed on Feb. 19 at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 20 years old. Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters posted the confirmation of arrest on Twitter…
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Potential Verzuz: T.I. Summons 50 Cent to a Musical Melee, Skirmish Between the South and New York Ensues
On the anniversary of Curtis James “50 Cent” Jackson III’s day of birth, Clifford Joseph “T.I.” Harris, Jr. dared the New York native to a virtual duel of music tracks. “For your birthday, I offer you a challenge, sir,” the Atlanta native also known as “Tip” began. “Pull your ass up, man, with 20 of…
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How Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Envisions the Future of Policing in New York City
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is not, by any means, a prison or police abolitionist. But you may be forgiven for thinking so if you listen to some of the language he uses to describe his vision of what the future of public safety could look like. “Hopefully one day we can evolve to the…
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NY Rep. Eliot Engel Caught on Hot Mic at George Floyd Press Conference: ‘If I Didn’t Have a Primary, I Wouldn’t Care’
This has been a rough time for politicians. Most of the time they can be their usual wicked selves and it doesn’t upset the way the wind blows, but that was before we all saw a Minneapolis cop kneel on a man’s neck until life was slowly and painfully drained from his body. Requiring politicians…
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New York State Paid $69 Million for Ventilators It Never Received
An electrical engineer from Silicon Valley claimed via Twitter that he could supply the state of New York with ventilators to help overwhelmed hospitals in need. Despite him having no background in supplying medical equipment, he was awarded a $69 million contract to supply ventilators to the state. Those ventilators never arrived. BuzzFeed reports that…
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Octavia Spencer Donates Respirators to Hospitals in Alabama and New York
Octavia Spencer is doing her part to make sure lives are being saved amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar-winning actress is reportedly donating respiratory monitors to hospitals in her home state of Alabama and the epicenter of the illness, New York. “Seeing what is happening in the communities that I love, I have teamed up…
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The Teddy Riley of Presidents Is Using Props at His Press Conferences to Rewrite History
On Sunday—partially because the president knows he’s losing and maybe because he has to battle Babyface—the Teddy Riley of presidents came with video footage cut and spliced to show only moments of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising the federal government’s coronavirus response. Anyone who has a good set of eyes and doesn’t believe that…
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Gov. Cuomo Says All New Yorkers Have to Wear Masks Outside and He's Deadass
New York is the epicenter of the United States’ COVID-19 cases, with over 200,000 confirmed cases and over 11,000 deaths. Because of these staggering numbers, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is implementing an order requiring all residents of the state to wear masks when in public, come Friday, April 17. Even more staggering, people haven’t acquired…
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'
It didn’t take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking points—and some other questionable rhetoric—in remarks given to the press today about the disproportionate impact the novel coronavirus has had on black communities and other communities of color. Adams’ comments were shared by PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor…
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The 1st Rikers Island Detainee to Die From Coronavirus Complications Was Jailed for Parole Violation
The first jail inmate to test positive for COVID-19 at Rikers Island, Michael Tyson, died on Sunday. According to multiple people familiar with Tyson’s case, he contracted and died from the disease while awaiting a hearing on a parole violation. Tyson was just 53 years old, reports The New York Times, and had been detained…