Source: Michael S. Schwartz / Getty Lawyer and people’s advocate Olayemi Olurin discusses the ills of the American prison industrial complex. Olurin sat down with host Amanda Seales for this episode of “Small Doses: Side Effects of the Pipeline to Prison” to break down what the mainstream narrative gets wrong about the criminal system. As…
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then LeBron James should feel especially admired by his family. The Los Angeles Lakers star, his wife Savannah, and their three children, sons Bronny and Bryce and daughter Zhuri, are sharing the spotlight in his latest Beats by Dre campaign. But it is the behind-the-scenes footage of…
A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was captured on video hitting a 17-year-old girl as she lay on the ground during an arrest. The incident occurred on Oct. 22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The video shows Envy Hampton being hit at least three times by an MCSO deputy during an arrest at the Milwaukee County Zoo….
Source: Jackson Police Department/Facebook.com/jacksonmspd Back in March, Jackson, Mississippi resident Bettersten Wade lost contact with her 37-year-old son, Dexter Wade, a father of two who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Bettersten spent 5 months searching frantically for her son while being told by law enforcement that there were no new developments in his case….
Tiffany Haddish was a celebrity guest on the Oct. 26 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and while on the late-night talk show, she addressed rumors that she danced for Michael Jordan at an Usher concert. The actress and “His Airness” were both in attendance at Usher’s Las Vegas residency on Oct. 14. While Usher rolled…
A viral video shows the moment multiple people robbed a motorist on a highway in Los Angeles, California, following a calculated crash. The incident, described as “a movie scene” by a bystander, happened on the 10 Freeway on Tuesday, Oct. 24, near Arlington Avenue, KABC-TV reported. Law enforcement is still looking for the group of…
Drake had a huge party for his 37th birthday party, and even though he had friends and celebrity guests in attendance, fans are saying that the rapper was disappointed with one birthday gift in particular. While the Oct. 24 event was very private, several video clips from the “Just Hold on We’re Coming Home” singer’s…
From left: Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown; me too. International founder Tarana Burke; and Black Voters Matter co-founder Cliff Albright. | Source: Getty Images / Getty This month marks the sixth anniversary of the #MeToo hashtag and the rise of the modern-day survivor justice movement–a movement working to examine sexual violence beyond a reductive…
Businesswoman Sheila Johnson can add the title of author to her ever-growing list of accomplishments. The book chronicles her extraordinary life, a life in which a proclivity to work hard for whatever she wanted might secure her a future at the billionaire table. Sheila Johnson (Photo via Instagram @cbsmornings) The new book by the co-founder…
I have been dating my boyfriend for seven months now, and things are going great between us. We met at a club in the city and exchanged numbers. Ever since that night, we’ve been together day in and day out. He has his own place on the other side of town but generally posts up…
