Yara Shahidi has decided that she’ll be taking her talents to Harvard! The Black-ish star took to Instagram make the momentous announcement. Wearing a Harvard hoodie, she quoted James Baldwin in her announcement. This suggests that she fully intends to remain woke as she attends classes at the Ivy League school. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVBUyIbgvNi/?taken-by=yarashahidi&hl=en Yara, who got […]
Diamond Reynolds, who watched her boyfriend Philando Castile die at the hands of a Minnesota police officer last year, took the stand for a second day Tuesday to testify in the cop’s manslaughter trial. She told a packed courtroom in St. Paul, Minnesota, she livestreamed the aftermath of the shooting because she feared for her […]
As institutionalized racism is slowly but surely being quantified at all levels of American society, the U.S. military has proven to be no different from any other sector. On the heels of a Stanford study which shows that police officers are less respectful to African-Americans, a new report reveals that Black troops are far more […]
A new study quantifies what many African-Americans already know, or at least suspect—cops are more discourteous in some communities than in others. What’s being called “the first systematic analysis” of police body camera footage reveals a consistent pattern of officers using less respectful language toward Black people compared to Whites during traffic stops, Stanford University […]
After winning a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot last year, a Trenton, New Jersey family is giving back through philanthropy, NJ.com reports. Pearlie Mae Smith and her seven adult children opted for a lump sum payment of $284 million. They divided the winnings eight ways, and each family member contributed a portion of their share to […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist opened Monday with attorneys offering sharply different accounts of whether the officer saw the motorist’s gun before he began firing. Officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged with manslaughter in the July 6 death of Philando Castile, a 32-year-old […]
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago, with prosecutors immediately introducing evidence the 79-year-old TV star once known as America’s Dad had done it before to someone else. The prosecution’s opening witness was not the person Cosby […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the multiple shooting in an industrial park in Orlando (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Authorities say five people have been killed in a workplace shooting near Orlando. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said during a briefing Monday that the gunman was a disgruntled former employee who was fired […]
“I gave God my faith. People would say it’s the favor of God,” said seven-time Stellar winning Travis Greene about his mind-blowing music career and the meaning behind his single “You Waited” from his new live album Crossover: Live from Music City. “He has allowed me to do what I’m doing. What would I be if […]
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the heart of London. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Although the attackers were also dead, authorities raced […]
At least six died in the attacks and dozens were injured.
Brandy Norwood fell ill on Friday morning while she was on board a Delta flight in route from Los Angeles to New York, TMZ reports. The R&B songstress allegedly lost consciousness as the plane pulled out of the gate. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that several passengers and flight attendants rushed to her aid. She regained […]
