Kyle Rittenhouse says the National Rifle Association (NRA) did not help him during his murder trial for killing two Black Lives Matter protesters. Rittenhouse fatally shot two protesters with an AR-style rifle on Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the Jacob Blake protests. Rittenhouse appeared on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new show,…
Source: Francine Orr / Getty Independent presidential candidate Cornel West weighed in on this week’s ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 ballots by urging caution, not celebration, and suggesting the decision could lead to adverse electoral consequences in the future. West issued a statement…
Oprah Winfrey has been running around state to state for the U.S. press tour for “The Color Purple.” For weeks, she’s mostly been seen during appearances and interviews in whites, grays, and radiant shades of purple in honor of the film she once starred in as Sophia. Oprah Winfrey confesses she uses weight-loss medication following…
A Wisconsin man is set to stand trial next year after being accused of reckless endangerment when he reportedly tried to defend himself, a family member, and his neighbors during a drive-by shooting. Jared Cooks, 27, was charged after police investigated that shooting, which took place on 61st Street in Kenosha on May 27, 2020….
Source: Bettmann / Getty Sundown towns, places where Black and non-white Americans face the threat of harassment and violence for simply existing, are an under-discussed part of American history. This makes sense as America can’t help but sugarcoat its history. Lies are easier to swallow than the truth, especially when they reinforce how a person…
Mariah Carey has reportedly not been seen publicly with her longtime boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, in quite some time, and now the couple is rumored to have broken up after the singer’s recent solo outing. Carey was seen on her annual Christmas trip to Aspen, Colorado, but according to The Jasmine Brand, Tanaka was missing in…
The attorneys currently representing Trevian Kutti in the sweeping criminal racketeering case in Georgia involving Donald Trump want to cut ties with the former publicist. Those Atlanta and Chicago-based lawyers filed a notice this week informing the courts of their intention to break away from Kutti and discontinue representing her. Lawyers for Trevian Kutti filed…
On Dec. 20, Drake released the music video for “You Broke My Heart” off his “For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition” album, which dropped on Nov. 17. For the video, Drake tapped director Theo Skudra, who also directed his videos for “Sticky,” “Money in the Grave,” and “Toosie Slide,” among others. Within the first…
Source: Guy Cali / Getty Kwanzaa, an annual celebration of African culture spanning from Dec. 26 to Jan.1, originated in 1966 amid the Black Freedom Movement. The celebration was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, an activist and esteemed professor of Africana studies at California State University, Long Beach. Rooted in the early harvest festivities of…
Resurfaced bodycam video showing the arrests of three Black young males who were DoorDashing in Wisconsin over the summer displays a textbook case of police harassment, racial profiling, retaliation, and civil rights violations. That footage of a traffic stop on July 19, 2023, shows the Menomonee Falls Police pulling over a car with three Black…
