Source: screenshot / Warren Police Department An ex-Warren cop who is accused of attacking a young Black man during booking was indicted late last week by a Michigan grand jury. According to WWMT, the two-count indictment against Matthew Rodriguez was filed Thursday and will take the place of a federal criminal complaint filed in July….
Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, is sounding off about former president Barack Obama declining to commute his sentence after he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2013. Kilpatrick became the mayor in 2002 and promised to “revitalize the city” but instead “stole “from the citizens…
Azealia Banks apologized for her past beef with “Juice” singer Lizzo in yet another rant on Nov. 4, but she managed to roast rapper Busta Rhymes in the process. Banks attacked Lizzo back in 2019 by calling her a “millennial mammy” and worse on Instagram after her single “Truth Hurts” topped the Billboard Hot 100…
The Federal Reserve has once again decided to keep its target federal funds rate unchanged. This move might significantly impact consumers and their financial well-being. The Federal Reserve is responsible for managing monetary policy and regulating the financial system for country. It is controlled by the Board of Governors, and run by seven members, or “governors,”…
Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates is speaking out about his 10-day visit to the West Bank amidst 28 days of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Israel began bombing the Palestinian territory after thousands of armed Hamas militants attacked Israel and murdered at least 1,400 people on Oct. 7, including women and children, ABC News reports. Coates…
A Texas man was handed down a 22-year prison sentence stemming from the shooting of a New Jersey resident more than two years ago in what officials are describing as a “premeditated attack” and “jealous ambush,” local reports say. James Ray Lane was sentenced on Monday for the death of Gregory Moore in June 2021, KHOU reported….
Sliding into someone’s DMs has become today’s new generation’s way of trying to get the attention of a person. The move seems to resonate pretty heavily with athletes and Instagram models. It’s almost become routine for that to happen, and when you hear it, it comes as no surprise. During a recent livestream, SteveWillDoIt (L)…
Shai Moss doesn’t seem to want to follow in the footsteps of her former child star father, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss. Despite her parents’ wishes, the preteen told her mother, dancer and choreographer Joie Chavis, that she just wanted to be a normal kid. As if normal is really an option for a nepo kid,…
An unidentified vandal hacked and displayed a racist slur on an electronic traffic sign in Raleigh, North Carolina, in late October, according to a report. The slur, which appears to be the N-word, was visible on the sign propped up on Optimist Farm Road. It left one resident with her “jaw dropped,” WRAL reported. And…
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty A viral video recorded of an apparently one-sided fistfight involving a single band member at a football game played between two historically Black universities (HBCUs) has sparked an investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday when Jackson State University hosted Texas Southern University for a game in…
