A significant change is being made regarding how Minneapolis will not conduct “pretextual” traffic stops for low-level offenses, Mayor Jacob Frey recently announced. According to a statement from Frey on Friday, Aug. 13, he, along with the city’s Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, has “finalized another series of reforms in ongoing efforts to create a more…
Basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is having a great year in the city of Milwaukee. Just one month after winning the 2021 NBA Finals with the Bucks and earning the title of the NBA Finals MVP, the 26-year-old is making major moves with another team from the Brew City. On Friday, Aug. 20, during an official…
One gut-wrenching TikTok video garnered more than 465,000 views A Georgia man is finally getting much-needed relief for his family after opening up about their financial struggles on his TikTok feed and gaining public attention. Michael Walker found it incredibly hard to provide for his family due to his battle with kidney disease. As a…
“We need to really make sure that while we’re having conversations about the booster, we’re continuing to have conversations about the vaccine,” said Dr. Shamard Charles In the wake of the White House announcing that COVID-19 booster shots will be rolled out starting Aug. 20, critics are questioning whether it’s both morally and practically right…
EXCLUSIVE: Poullard provides listeners insight into the generational mistreatment of Black veterans and the hurdles they face adjusting to reentry into civilian life post-war Tashandra Poullard is a U.S. Navy Veteran and native Houstonian. She served in the US Navy from 1997 to 2006 and in Iraq after 9/11. She held the roles of cryptologic…
DaBaby is “#BackToWork” after his Rolling Loud scandal in July. The North Carolina rapper returned to the stage at the MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 22, for Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2021. However, DaBaby did not take his return lightly. In the middle of his performance, he issued another apology for his insensitive homosexuality comments,…
The TV talk show host shared a picture on Instagram from a recent event in Miami where she was hanging out with an unidentified man Could Wendy Williams have finally found love after her tumultuous divorce? It looks like it! On Saturday evening, the talk show host became Instagram official with her new beau by…
A Pennsylvania police chief was suspended for three days without pay following a recorded incident this month in which he yelled at a Black woman at a drive-thru pharmacy. Homestead, Pennsylvania, residents in the Pittsburgh suburb agreed at a city meeting on Thursday, Aug. 19, with the city’s decision to suspend Chief Jeff DeSimone, with…
The clip shows a male friend of the woman jump in and then the trio throw punches at one another. Pittsburgh police have launched an investigation into a fight that broke out after a white woman slapped a Black man during an argument at the Steelers’ first home game of the preseason. The incident occurred…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade may be in vacation bliss after setting out for their “Wade World Tour” festivities in Italy, but the same cannot be said for the pair’s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade. The 2-year-old visibly expressed on Aug. 19 how she felt about being left behind while virtually greeting her parents. In…
