Source: CHANDAN KHANNA / Getty Maxine Waters has been telling communities to demand better from their elected officials since she worked at a Head Start program in Watts in the 1960s. But after her Saturday appearance at a protest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Waters has been called everything but a child of God. On Monday…
When someone gets an award, it’s typically a moment to celebrate that person’s achievements. But while some of Waka Flocka’s fans were celebratory, others were left scratching their heads when learning that the rapper received a Lifetime Achievement award from Donald Trump, the nation’s 45th president. Last week, Waka Flocka was all smiles as he…
Tia Mowry and Gabrielle Union‘s playdate for their 2-year-old daughters Kaavia James Union Wade and Cairo Hardrict on April 19 had fans tearing up after Kaavia refused Cairo’s assistance with her backpack. In the clip, initially shared by Mowry on her Instagram page, followers saw the two toddlers meet in front of a door as Cairo tried to zip up Kaavia’s pink…
“I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, not hearing me say that,” the President remarked. President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd now that the jury has been sequestered. Read More: Biden press secretary shuts down call to remove Thomas-Greenfield over ‘white…
St. John the Baptist Parish sheriffs said over 60 people were at the party, but there were no witnesses. Nine children were shot at a 12-year-old’s birthday party in LaPlace, Louisiana this weekend after a “verbal confrontation” broke out at a private home. In a statement on Facebook, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s…
Chicago community members held a vigil on Monday in honor of Jaslyn Adams, a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed on Sunday while sitting in the car with her father at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Jaslyn’s father, Jontae Adams was also injured in the shooting and remains hospitalized. Paying homage to Jaslyn’s nickname “Pinky” a…
Wilson will attend two in-person ceremonies scheduled on May 14 and 15 NFL quarterback and N.C. State University alumnus Russell Wilson will return to the school this spring as a commencement speaker for the 2021 graduation ceremonies. A news release from the university on Monday said Wilson will attend two in-person ceremonies scheduled on May…
The HBCUs that comprise the AUCC want their in-person attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The historically-Black campuses that make up the Atlanta University Center Consortium have announced they will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes this fall. By the start of the semester, all students and staff at Clark…
The jury of six white people and six people who are Black or multiracial resumed deliberations Tuesday morning The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city. The…
The fate of Derek Chauvin now hangs in the balance of the outcome of a Minneapolis jury’s verdict. Closing arguments were made in the ex-police officer’s murder trial Monday, and the jury was sequestered to begin its deliberations. They will decide if Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, used excessive force and…
