OPINION: Touré writes that we have not begun the needed work to change policing in America, but hopes recent convictions will send shockwaves through U.S. police departments. The conviction of Kim Potter, the Minnesota officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright, made me want to cheer. I didn’t because no matter how much time…
A Minnesota jury has found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Daunte Wright. She faces a maximum sentence for the first charge of 15 years in prison, and a fine of $30,000. For the second charge, she faces a maximum of 10 years in…
The hit FX series starring Donald Glover and Brian Tyree Henry is back after a nearly four-year hiatus New episodes of Atlanta are returning to FX early next year — nearly four years after the show’s season 2 finale. Season 3 of the critically acclaimed dramedy, starring Brian Tyree Henry as up-and-coming rapper Al “Paper…
Brandy began recording music under her rap alias, “Bran’Nu,” in 2008. Far from the “Vocal Bible” she became known as, Bran’Nu spit bars on tracks like “Gonna Find My Love” from Brandy’s “Human” album. Bran’Nu hopped on the mic again during a female R&B cypher at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. But since playing…
“Archie made us a ‘Mama’ and a ‘Papa,’ and Lili made us a family,” the couple said in a Thursday statement Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave the world a first look at their infant daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, on Thursday in a holiday season greeting card that went viral on social media. Markle gave…
At this point, it’s not even much of a controversial thing to say the GOP has a white supremacist problem. But to be more specific, the Republican party has an issue with MAGA-fied conservatives who don’t actually know anything about anything getting elected to office by MAGA-fied voters who also don’t know anything about anything….
“The vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind,” Trump told Owens. Donald Trump is pushing back once again on anti-COVID-19 vaccine rhetoric that has been championed by some of his supporters. During a recent interview with conservative talk show host Candace Owens, Trump took credit for creating the three COVID vaccines that were…
Here are five herbs and spices to turn up the flavor in holiday dishes and more Any good chef knows it’s all in the seasonings! The right blend of herbs and spices can make or break a recipe. Many of your favorite herbs and plants can be grown in your own backyard with minimal effort….
Kelly Rowland‘s uncanny resemblance to late disco queen Donna Summer, in addition to her angelic vocal skills, have fans wondering why she hasn’t already been cast to portray the “Last Dance” singer in a biopic. The “Motivation” singer was fan-cast by social media users after an image of Summer from a 1979 issue of “Rona…
‘Biodiversity in the natural world is a really good model for why diversity of people is very important,’ says Corina Newsome Ornithologist Corina Newsome wants to give Black Americans a new outlook on birds and environmentalism —and for good reason. “My approach is to plug people who are part of these marginalized communities economically, socially,…
