Video has been released of five officers savagely beating on Tyre Nichols and public response has been overwhelming. Police bodycam footage was released by the Memphis Police Department on Friday, Jan. 27, weeks after five MPD officers beat, punched and stomped the 29-year-old after a traffic stop on Jan. 7. The man would succumb to…
A suburban Atlanta college student says racism motivated a harrowing attack by white men that left him needing medical treatment last weekend. Jalique Rosemond claims his attackers called him racial slurs and ripped out part of his locs during a bloody assault in the parking lot of his apartment complex. Days after the incident, two…
Source: MixMedia / Getty The stories by Black women writers are important and should be heard. This is why I relaunched my school’s publication. Slowly transitioning back to “normal” on our 39-acre campus from a tragic pandemic, my friend, Mauranne Vernier, and I recognized the need to get more stories by young Black women out…
Fans can’t believe how big married rap icons Remy Ma and Papoose’s daughter has gotten. Papoose shared a video onto Instagram showing himself, Remy, and their 4-year-old child, Reminisce MacKenzie Jr., out at dinner. In the video, Reminisce is seen enjoying a cup of ice cream before Remy kisses her cheek and opens her mouth…
Source: SDI Productions / Getty College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past. More than 80% of U.S. colleges and universities do not require applicants to take standardized tests – like the SAT or the ACT. That proportion of institutions with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020. And…
A woman was arrested in Westminster, Colorado, on Jan. 24 following an argument with a 74-year-old man outside of a Party City store. Charleene Gibson was arrested following an altercation with the man near 92nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. Gibson was arrested after the incident took place in front of the party supplies store in…
Xzibit is reportedly selling his house in Porter Ranch, California, for a listed price of $3.85 million amidst his divorce from Krista Joiner. The 5,710-square-foot residence was featured in Architectural Digest on Jan. 26. The home features five bedrooms and six bathrooms, as well as two kitchens. It also has a built-in fire pit and…
Protests spurred by the police killing of Tyre Nichols erupted in Memphis, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and New York City on Friday night after the Memphis Police Department released footage of the nearly four-minute beating of the Black man. As Memphis city officials announced their plan to release the footage amid mounting pressure Thursday, state and…
Usher Raymond came through with a public service announcement on Twitter making fans aware that he still has it going on. The ’90s heartthrob commented on a Twitter post made by @iamnjera reminiscing about certain celebrities making cameos in popular Black sitcoms. “I miss the days when all the fine R&B singers/ rappers/ pro athletes…
Video footage of Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols’ to a pulp was released Friday evening. The anticipated video release, which had the nation on edge, comes a day after five Memphis police officers accused of beating Nichols were indicted on multiple charges, including second-degree murder. Tyre Nichols (right), surveillance footage of incident (Surveillance footage/family…
