Roderick Flowers and Keith Edwards are heading to prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine Two Miami-Dade police officers will be heading to prisons next week for their involvement in a drug operating sting. Roderick Flowers, 29, and Keith Edwards, 31, who are cousins, will serve one year and three months in federal…
Elijah McClain | Source: Screenshot The mother of a man killed at the hands of a Colorado police department exposed for its racist practices against Black people, in particular, called the recent findings by the state attorney general “bittersweet” in part because she is skeptical whether any real change will come as a result. Sheneen…
Rapper and activist David Banner has been exercising his passion for helping elevate the Black community for over a decade but admits that his commitment to social justice and equality can be a thankless job. The Grammy-nominated artist and Southern University graduate was recognized for his community activism work during the Sept. 12 Salute THEM Awards…
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“I think we have to stop coddling people,” the CNN host said recently. Don Lemon is frustrated with the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in America, telling his viewers that it’s time to “shun” those who refuse to get vaccinated. “I think we have to stop coddling people when it comes to … the vaccines, saying, ‘Oh…
The project is Hart’s dramatic series debut and he also serves as an executive producer. Netflix has announced the release date for the dramatic limited series True Story featuring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes, and the first look images can be viewed below. In True Story, Hart plays Kid, a fictional version of himself. Per…
The cannabis-loving rapper and lifestyle guru will be reuniting for a new television special on Peacock all about food titled “Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween.” Fans of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are in for a treat this fall as the dynamic duo is reportedly joining forces again for a new Halloween TV show….
Despite a brutal dragging from people on social media, news correspondents, and White House officials, Nicki Minaj has found some form of support following a bizarre anecdote on Twitter about the COVID vaccination and a heated exchange with television host Joy-Ann Reid. Conservative pundits Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson have come to the defense of…
The Minnesota Supreme Court vacated a former officer’s third-degree murder conviction on Wednesday. Mohamed Noor was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in 2019 in the 2017 shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. But on Wednesday, the state’s highest court tossed the conviction, finding that there was insufficient evidence and ordering that Noor be re-sentenced…
The show was originally set to premiere in October on CBS and Paramount+ After major backlash, CBS is pulling their upcoming series The Activist, and plan on reworking it into a documentary. Set to premiere this October, The Activist, a Global Citizen competition series was announced earlier this week. With Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Julianne Hough set…
