Hip-hop artists Young Thug and Gunna attend a release party for Young Thug’s new album “PUNK” at Delilah on October 12, 2021, in West Hollywood, California. | Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty The day after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson promptly blamed the…
It’s been almost a month since Kanye West returned to Instagram after being suspended for breaking the platform’s policy rules. But on Monday, June 13, the musical genius and fashion designer woke up with a vengeance and accused Adidas of copying his popular Yeezy design. In the since-deleted post from the billionaire rapper’s Instagram, he…
Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall on June 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Tasos Katopodis / Getty The rate of students bringing guns to school has sadly become so common that some are even beginning to feel numb to the headlines. However, on the…
Two videos have been released showing a Detroit police lieutenant attacking an allegedly mentally ill woman while she was already handcuffed because she spat on her. An investigation by the department seeks to determine if the supervising officer failed to properly submit a use of force report and/or acted properly when engaged with a detained…
The phone bank has connected Chicagoland homeowners to nearly $23 million in property tax refunds and exemptions. A phone bank that is intended to commemorate Juneteenth by helping Black and Latino homeowners apply for property tax exemptions and avoid Chicago-area tax sales will kick off this week. According to ABC 7 Chicago, which is hosting…
Lori Harvey was recently spotted out in public for the first time since her breakup with “Creed” actor Michael B.Jordan which was announced earlier this month. According to DailyMail.com, the 25-year-old influencer was spotted out with a couple of friends in West Hollywood. Paparazzi asked the model, “How many guys have been in your DMs…
The latest such study also noted racial and ethnic disparities in death rates for pedestrians. Several studies, including one that was published this month, have found that African Americans and Hispanics who travel by “vulnerable” means such as biking and walking die at higher rates than previously known. The most recent study, “Disparities in Activity…
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States have been slow to do more than issue a proclamation or resolution. Some continue to commemorate the Confederacy. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial burst of action, the movement to have…
Sonyah Spencer works as a consultant to help finance The Urban Reader in Charlotte, North Carolina, a store focusing on African American books that she opened in part because of the Black Lives Matters movement. NEW YORK (AP) — Laura Romani, a Chicago-area resident with a background in education and library science, had been thinking…
