One of the 12 jurors who unanimously convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on April 20 has become the first juror to speak out publicly about the deliberations. Brandon Mitchell, a 31-year-old banker and high school basketball coach, served on the trial as juror…

Opinion: How does Sen. Tim Scott think he is going to work on police reform if he and his Republican Party do not believe there is systemic racism in America? In his response to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina said the most outrageous thing a Black man…

23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson was also ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for his role in setting the fire. A 23-year-old has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in burning a police station during a protest calling for justice for George Floyd. Read More: George Floyd’s brother thanks Raiders for controversial…

The former “Saturday Night Live” actress will host the ceremony when it airs this May Succesful comedian and actress Leslie Jones is set to host the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards. Set to air in May, the MTV Movie & TV Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles after a jam-packed year of content, specifically in…

Oh baby! Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir must be feeling generous. On Thursday, April 29, the hip-hop couple finally gave their fans a first-look photo of their baby boy Ice Davis on Instagram. But that’s not all. Gucci Mane is blessing his fans with a new album as well. Their son’s photo, that the two…

“Jeopardy!” contestant Kelly Donohue maintains that he was not flashing a white power hand gesture on the popular game show following accusations from over 400 people.  During the Tuesday, April 27, episode of the series, winner Donohue “held his thumb and forefinger together with his other three fingers extended and palm facing inward, and he…

Opinion: As Vice President Kamala Harris marks this milestone, we must acknowledge the interplay of emotions and political decision-making among Black women. Commemorating Kamala Harris’ 100th day as the U.S. vice president is an achievement that should be a cause for celebration. Black women cheered when she was nominated and then elected in 2020, a…

“More than half of all Biden appointees are women, and half identify as non-white – numbers that set a new bar for future Administrations,” the Biden-Harris Administration stated. President Joe Biden has committed to a diverse administration and data revealed by the White House highlights the diversity by the numbers. Read More: In address, Biden…

“I don’t think America is a racist country,” Harris said. “But we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country, and it’s existence today.” Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t believe that America is a racist country but qualified by insisting that this country’s legacy of racism needs to be…

Source: Lindsay Brice / Getty UPDATED: 12:45 p.m. April 29, 2021 The “Rodney King Riots,” also known as the “Los Angeles Riots,” began this day in 1992, after four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were acquitted of charges in the savage beating of Rodney King. The racially sparked riots lasted more than six days,…