Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal trial struck many activists as unusually deferential to the defendant For many Black Americans, Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal on all charges by a Wisconsin jury on Friday confirmed their belief in two justice systems: one for white people and another for Black people. Rittenhouse, the two men he killed and the man he wounded were all…
Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere becomes first Kansas City cop to be convicted for fatally shooting a Black man The white Kansas City Police detective who fatally shot Cameron Lamb, a Black man, in December 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action on Friday. Circuit court judge J….
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Over two years after Aurora, Colo. police officers killed Elijah McClain, and the city has settled with his family. The agreement was reached in federal court Friday due to a lawsuit filed by the family last August. The family will receive $15 million, considered the largest such settlement in Aurora’s…
Stevie J and Faith Evans have been confusing fans on whether the two are breaking up or making up after they were seen having fun on the beach days after Stevie filed for divorce. However, proof has now been spread on social media that there has been trouble in paradise when it comes to their…
Source: tcp / Getty Ohio’s Republican-dominated Senate on Tuesday approved a congressional district map that critics say is designed to benefit the GOP—a move that sparked swift criticism of the state’s lawmakers and bolstered demands for Congress to pass federal legislation to protect voting rights and outlaw gerrymandering. Unveiled late Monday by Republican state lawmakers,…
Uncle Luke, born Luther Campbell, is known as a founder of Southern hip-hop, 2 Live Crew legend, and an early pioneer of twerk music. Campbell has been in the rap game since the 1980s, and one consistency between his persona and personal life is that he’s not afraid to speak his mind and stand firm…
The president said Friday he stands by the jury’s decision. President Joe Biden urged Americans to protest “peacefully” following the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Biden said Friday he stands by the jury’s decision. “Look, I stand by what the jury has concluded,” the president said upon returning to the White House…
Source: Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Getty While the nation grapples with the not-guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, examples of abuses of power within the so-called justice system continue to be brought to light. A new investigative report from the Associated Press documents Florida’s lackluster response to the provocation of white supremacists within…
A video capturing Stacy savagely beating the mother of his infant son — who was watching — went viral on social media earlier this week. Former NFL player Zac Stacy was apprehended at Orlando International Airport Thursday night after a video of him savagely beating the mother of his infant son went viral on social…
EXCLUSIVE: The journalist shares what led to the now-dropped charges leveled against her by the actor after her arrest back in May. May 26, 2021 was not the beginning of a nightmare for journalist Lola Adesioye but was, instead, a continuation and — as she called it — “an escalation.” That was the day Adesioye…
