Potter, 49, has said she meant to draw her Taser instead of her gun when she shot the 20-year-old Wright during an April 11 traffic stop Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter took the stand Friday at her manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Potter, 49, has said she meant to draw…
At the public event held Thursday, a month after the Memphis emcee was killed, Dolph’s son said his dad trained him “to be a good man when I grow up.” The children of late rapper Young Dolph were among the family, community members and fans who spoke at a public memorial for him on Thursday. …
Anti-maskers are already among the most annoying, wannabe-oppressed people on Earth, but there’s a special place in caucasity hell for white anti-maskers who compare themselves to Black civil rights activists. Understand this: White people who compare their ridiculous, pseudointellectual fight against vaccine or mask mandates to the civil rights movement of the ’50s and ’60s…
Darlene McDonald considers Utah schools in a state of crisis after a series of racist incidents impacting Black students. “This has happened enough over the last month that this should be a state of emergency for the state of Utah,” McDonald said. McDonald is a native of South Salt Lake City and an activist and…
If you’re still finalizing your shopping for Christmas and Kwanzaa, here are some ideas It’s the holidays and much like 2020, 2021 was a year that Black people and other minority groups showed up and showed out. Black and minority-owned businesses received more attention than ever before this year, leaving people with more options to support…
Swizz Beatz is over the allegations about him cheating on his wife, Alicia Keys. On Dec. 15, he let it be known that he wants the people who are spreading rumors about his marriage to “Knock it TF off.” He commented on a video clip on the The Jasmine BRAND’s page of radio personality Miss…
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker greets the crowd during a rally with former President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia. | Source: Sean Rayford / GettyIn today’s episode of You Ain’t Gotta Lie, Herchel, You Ain’t Gotta Liiiiiiiiiiiiie!, former football player and resident “Black friend” to the GOP Herschel Walker has apparently…
OPINION: This time of year can be emotionally exhausting. But getting professional help is an important step in dealing with depression, especially for those struggling with the multigenerational trauma of being Black in America. Credit: Getty Images The holidays may be a festive time for many people, but for some it’s a time of depression….
An investigation is underway into the conduct of two Southern California paramedics after they refused to enter a post-acute-care facility last month to assist a man in cardiac arrest, citing an unspecified COVID-19 law. The bizarre incident took place on Thursday, Nov. 11, when two Rialto Fire responders answered a 911 call from the Rialto…
Judge Michelle Odinet and others, thought to be her adult children, are heard narrating surveillance video using the N-word throughout. The fallout continues after a Louisiana judge and her family were heard making racist slurs in a now-viral video. In the clip, Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet and a mix of others — thought…
