The federal sentence would run concurrently with the 22 years Chauvin is serving for his state conviction in Floyd’s death. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin’s actions were cold-blooded and needless as he…

Ferguson was drafted by the Ravens in the third round in 2019 and played his whole pro career with them. He appeared in 38 games and had 4 1/2 sacks. Jaylon Ferguson, who set an FBS record for career sacks while at Louisiana Tech and then played the past three seasons in the NFL with…

Most of those who were killed by the racist mob were male, according to a forensic scientist . Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago, a forensic scientist said…

Jussie Smollett appeared in his first sit-down interview on June 22 with “Sway in the Morning” months after being released from jail. The “Empire” star — who was found guilty last year for five out of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself — was sentenced on March 10 to 150 days in…

In a lawsuit, Patrick Rausch claims two parents of students in the class soon after began a social media campaign against him by posting false statements. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A white school teacher in Rochester accused of telling his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton during a history lesson…

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OPINION: The author breaks down writing a book about an icon and adding to the legacy of one of the greatest rappers of all time.  Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Admittedly, I’m pretty against the over-academicization of hip-hop. As a genre, it’s…

Yung Joc’s kids have been a topic of discussion since he held a sit-down with the mothers of his children on “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.” The radio host frequently bragged about having eight children with four different women, despite fans only seeing Joc in scenes with his oldest son, Amoni, 21, and his youngest…

The woman who acted as the getaway driver in Nipsey Hussle‘s murder testified in court Monday, June 20. According to the Associated Press, 35-year-old Bryannita Nicholson admitted she was with the accused killer, Eric Holder, when the two arrived at the shopping center in the Hyde Park section of Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. The…