“Initially for both counts, we were predominantly ‘guilty,’” said the unidentified juror regarding the Kim Potter verdict. Two days before Christmas, a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Kim Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop, claiming she confused her gun for…
A slave ship discovered near Mobile, Alabama in 2019 is mostly intact and could contain a wealth of historical artifacts, food and human DNA. The 160-year-old wreckage of the Clotilda still contains the pen used to imprison Africans during the journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1860. The wooden schooner, America’s last slave ship, crossed…
Source: Elaine Cromie / Getty Reverse racism has taken another hit in court recently as a judge in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit filed by 3 white police officers claiming the Michigan Police Department discriminated against them based on their race and sex. In the lawsuit, the men claimed MSP Director Col. Joe Gasper told officers…
Faizon Love is setting the record straight about his relationship with Ice Cube after fans tried to criticize him for underpaying Love for his role in the “Friday” film. Last month, Love claimed he only got paid $2,500 for playing Big Worm and that the scant check is what kept him from returning for the…
The deal, pending approval, comes after Richmond’s city and state officials reached an agreement to transfer ownership of the statues. The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia has agreed to house a statue and pedestal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as several memorials that were removed from the city of…
Ciara’s younger son, Win, is growing up fast on her and her fans, but now he’s at the stage that seems to be a favorite for a few of her fans and peers … the “funny stage.” In her most recent Instagram video, the singer is seen cuddling with Win sitting on her lap. In…
Opinion: If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that time is a currency we cannot get back, so we should seize every moment we have. There are a couple of memes floating around that suggest 2022 will be a repeat of 2020. I’ve seen it noted as “2020 II” and “2020 Too,”…
When keeping it Karen goes wrong. | Source: Twitter The proliferation of Karens may have coincided with the pandemic, but, obviously, the concept of entitled white women exerting and weaponizing their purported privileges in a misguided attempt at wielding moral authority over Black people is far from new. Karens have effectively become a pop-cultural phenomenon…
Attorneys for Clara Shellman have settled with a Florida nail salon after they claimed she was cut by one of the nail technicians during a pedicure service which later led her to get an infection that resulted in her having to get her left lower leg amputated. The incident occurred in September 2018 when Shellman…
Family members say Stanley Davis III was “chased to his death” by an officer in Boynton Beach. A 13-year-old Florida boy was killed after his dirt bike crashed during an encounter with police, and his family is demanding answers. Stanley “SJ” Davis III was reportedly riding recklessly on his dirt bike Sunday afternoon when an…
