Social media videos show that disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has already been released from prison and reunited after having his sentence commuted in a flurry of last-minute clemency orders from Donald Trump. The now-former president either pardoned or commuted the sentences of nearly 150 people on his last day in office, and Kilpatrick…
Source: Handout / FBI As time moves further away from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, a handful of the mob attendees can be found enjoying the comfort of their homes instead of a jail cell. One of which is Riley June Williams, the 22-year-old who was accused of plotting to steal…
‘I am so grateful for all the love, mentions, tags and memes,’ Obama hair whiz Yene Damtew wrote on Instagram. Popular former First Lady Michelle Obama — who many refer to as America’s “Forever FLOTUS” — absolutely stole the show at Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, helped by a…
Along with an unfortunate pandemic, 2020 brought the struggles Black and brown people face in America to the forefront, including its long-standing battle with racial injustice and police brutality. Amid the deadly pandemic and following George Floyd‘s death, for the first time in history, protests sparked in all 50 states and several other countries, calling…
New President Joe Biden has signed nearly a dozen executive orders, several of them related to immigration. The new acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has announced it will “pause removals for certain noncitizens ordered deported to ensure we have a fair and effective immigration enforcement system focused on protecting national security, border…
The Regency-era drama was an instant hit for the streaming service It looks like viewers are in for lot more Lady Whistledown in their future. Shondaland’s breakout Netflix series, Bridgerton, has officially been renewed for season 2. Bridgerton is Netflix’s latest hit and the first from Shonda Rhimes highly-reported Netflix deal. The first season of…
Dwyane Wade‘s children, including two-year-old Kaavia “Shady Baby” James Wade, weren’t too fond of their father’s semi-nude photo alongside his wife, Gabrielle Union. The former NBA player uploaded the steamy bathroom image on Jan. 18, a day following his 39th birthday. Wade’s snapshot –captioned “Birthday behavior 39 is already looking up ,”– received lackluster reviews from…
America’s new president, Joe Biden, has confirmed he’ll be starting from scratch on a plan for COVID-19 shots. As the nation continues to be besieged by the raging coronavirus pandemic that continues to claim thousands of lives daily, the new presidential leadership is confirming it will be starting from scratch with a vaccine strategy. The…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty This week,135 civil and human rights organizations wrote members of congress asking they resist the urge to pass new domestic terrorism legislation. Led by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the groups pointed to issues with prior counterterrorism efforts, including the…
A spokesperson for the woman shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort Lauderdale police officer at a Black Lives Matter protest said the authorities who are supposed to be investigating whether the use of force was justified have instead interrogated the woman about her actions that day. LaToya Ratlieff suffered a…
