The call was held amid news of a new federal voting rights bill potentially being proposed next week Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III hosted a call on Aug. 5 to honor the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The call was held amid news of a new federal voting…
A Black family filed a federal lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday, claiming their home was wrongfully searched by officers without a warrant in 2019. According to the suit, officers broke down the door of the family’s home and pointed guns at 4-year-old Reshyla Winters and her 9-year-old sister, Savayla Winters, causing the…
Comedian Bill Bellamy has long delivered gut-busting jokes. But what he was not prepared for was his ’90s joke about a “booty call” to take off and become a pop cultural euphemism. While appearing on “Def Comedy Jam All Stars Vol. 3” Bellamy told a joke about making a late-night call to a woman in…
Her mother Sofia Laine alleged that Kobe Bryant had made promises to her that Vanessa reneged on Vanessa Bryant and her estranged mother, Sofia Urbieta Laine have settled their differences if not personally, then at least financially. According to the Los Angeles Times, Laine filed a notice of unconditional settlement on Wednesday in Orange County…
Many Twitter users are sharing what they believe to be a genuine interview with an airline employee Popular YouTuber The Real Spark has gone viral once again with his parody about a disruptive passenger who was duct-taped to his seat during a Frontier Airlines flight. The Real Spark, born James Bates per his Instagram, decided…
Thoughts and prayers are in order for the family of comedian Tony Baker. His son and two other young adults were killed earlier this week after an alleged street racer crashed into their vehicles in Burbank, California. In a press release on Wednesday, August 4, Burbank police said that on Tuesday night, 21-year-old Cerain Baker,…
“He would be unstoppable, just like he was when he played for the Georgia Bulldogs, and in the NFL,” Trump said in a statement. Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump called on his longtime friend, retired NFL star Herschel Walker, to run against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) in Georgia. But state Republicans fear the…
Source: NewsOne composite / NewsOne composite Amber Guyger appealed her conviction in the murder of Botham Jean and failed. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas upheld Guyger’s conviction and 10-year sentence. The Associated Press reported a three-judge panel heard the appeal, finding sufficient evidence at trial to support Guyger’s sentence. Justices rejected claims that Guyger’s mistaken…
A Florida sheriff’s office has doubled down on the decision to send letters to residents identified as “prolific offenders,” notifying them that they have been enrolled in a program intended to prevent them from committing crimes in the future. The four-page letter sent to residents by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, begins with the phrase “We…
Netflix revealed in the synopsis that this season will be a bit more animated than the previous seasons as it has been transformed into a 90s-inspired musical One of Netflix’s highly anticipated series Dear White People is making its way back to the streaming service with its fourth and final season. A quick 47-second teaser…
