The Justice Department says video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what happened. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too…
U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, the sister of Stacey Abrams, ruled that denying so many voters access to the ballot so close to an election would likely violate the law. A federal judge ordered local election officials in Georgia to allow voting by more than 4,000 people whose eligibility was being challenged ahead of…
The giant snow sculpture took 60 hours to complete. A Canadian visual artist paid tribute to George Floyd by building a massive snow sculpture in his image. According to CTV News, Quebec City, artist Timothee de Sandro spent an estimated 60 hours to complete the sculpture. He also joked he had borrowed snow from his neighbors…
From his family’s Memphis, Tennessee, dining room, 6-year-old Sam White rapped his way through all 26 letters of the alphabet and racked up nearly two million video views along the way. While Sam has gained fans all over the world, his parents admit they’ve learned a few lessons about instant fame. The first grader and…
EXCLUSIVE: Tiasia O’Brien launched cocensus.io to help solve problems for Black tech entrepreneurs in an industry still impacted by racism and sexism The technology industry is known for its paucity of diversity. In an industry dominated by white men, the number of women in technology is dismal, and the number of small business owners led…
Rap mogul and successful businessman Master P has purportedly partnered up with former NBA All-Star Baron Davis to purchase footwear and clothing company Reebok. In a report published by Forbes on Monday, Dec. 28, the rapper, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller, and Davis responded to speculation that they could be among potential bidders…
The singer’s cousin took to Instagram to share the special gift Even international music icons like Beyoncé have had enough of 2020. According to her cousin’s Instagram post, Beyoncé gifted “her girls” with 2020 necklaces, and it’s genuinely a mood. The cheeky gift was seen on Angie Beyince’s Instagram on Monday. The post is a picture of a necklace that…
The Senate GOP blocked the Democratic effort to issue Trump approved $2,000 checks to American citizens in COVID-19 relief funds. As politicians continue to be divided over the amount of a second stimulus check, Sen. Bernie Sanders pressures the GOP to support $2000 in relief funding. Read More: Here’s how quickly Treasury wants to issue…
For the first time in over a decade, former president Barack Obama is not granted the top spot in the annual survey. Former first lady Michelle Obama and President Donald Trump earned the most votes for most admired man and woman in 2020. In the annual survey conducted by Gallup, Trump took over former President Barack…
South Africa is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases after a new mutation of the virus was discovered in the country. Officials believe the variant, known as 501.V2, has a higher viral load than other strains, meaning there would be higher amounts of the virus in an infected person’s blood. Experts believe it is easier…
