The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave per department policy. Christopher “Chris” Jones was allegedly sleeping in a car in O’Fallon, Missouri when he was startled by police officers knocking loudly on the window. What happened next is unclear, but Jones was shot dead. The shooting occurred on Sunday, Jan….
Kaavia James had the internet rolling after a video of her stealing her aunt’s hat was posted on Instagram, likely by her mom Gabrielle Union or dad Dwyane Wade. Gabrielle Union’s sister, Tracy Union, began recording a video while talking to her niece, Kaavia. The adorable 3-year-old had taken off her aunt’s baseball hat and…
“It’s just certain things you don’t bring to any type of sporting event,” Anthony said of the taunting. Veteran NBA player Carmelo Anthony was repeatedly taunted during the fourth quarter of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. According to Los Angeles Times sportswriter Dan Woike, two different groups of people were…
The unidentified woman is seeking $20 million in damages in the lawsuit against Brown Chris Brown is facing a lawsuit stemming from a sexual assault accusation. The Grammy-winning singer is being sued for $20 million, according to Rolling Stone. As per the complaint, the party suing Brown, a woman identified as Jane Doe, is a…
Tisha Campbell wants to remind folks “I ain’t Gina b–ch” after telling her story of how she thinks she “almost got snatched up.” On her Instagram, she posted a video on Friday, Jan. 28, explaining a situation that left her feeling like she was almost kidnapped. She said, “So, they don’t have ubers where I’m…
Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow is the hottest thing going outside of Josh Allen in these NFL Playoffs. When TSL initially wrote stories comparing Burrow to Tom Brady, the majority of the football world thought we were crazy. After averaging 390 yards passing over the last four games and lifting Cincinnati Bengals to the franchise’s first AFC title game since 1988,…
Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Bevy Smith, and Sherri Shepard are among those tagged to guest host next month as Williams deals with health issues. The Wendy Williams Show announced its February line-up of guest hosts. Each week a different host will be tasked to fill in for the ailing Wendy Williams, who is still on…
While campaigning in 2020, Biden vowed to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. A Georgetown, constitutional-law expert sparked outrage on Twitter with a series of pearl-clutching posts about President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman for the Supreme Court. Ilya Shapiro, the incoming executive director of the Georgetown Center for the…
The ‘Sound It Out’ Challenge gives young people the chance to win an iPad Pro, personalized journal and a year of the Calm App. Data shows that one in every three Black children in America has been exposed to two to eight adverse childhood experiences—yet they are also less likely to be referred to mental…
Teri Williams, the president and CEO of OneUnited Bank said she has monitored three main digital threats over the past six months As financial institutions have experienced a spike in pandemic-related fraud and cybercrime, minority-owned banks face an additional challenge: They’re often the only point of access for minority communities to participate in the economy. …
