Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. / Wauwatosa Police Department There is enough probable cause to criminally charge a trigger-happy Wisconsin police officer with a history of killing suspects for fatally shooting a Black man in 2016, a judge ruled on Wednesday after revisiting the case at the urging of one of the victim’s family. Milwaukee…
The Pierce County prosecutor’s office filed first-degree murder charges on Friday, July 23, against a man accused of murdering a security guard in Washington state this month. Patrick Philip Byrne, a 26-year-old Army Ranger stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, was charged in the death of 41-year-old Denise Smith, who was found severely beaten and dead…
Page is set to star in and executive produce a reboot of the Val Kilmer hit film After his departure from the popular Netflix series, Bridgerton, all eyes have been on Regé-Jean Page. The actor hosted Saturday Night Live and has announced several film roles this year, but he may have made his biggest announcement…
Vanessa Williams appeared to take notes from her fellow beauty pageant alum Sheryl Lee Ralph on July 27 after the 58-year-old displayed her toned physique in a white bikini. Ralph,64, initially gave fans a run for their money back in May when she strutted around a pool coping border in an orange bikini as she welcomed the “summertime.” Vanessa…
Rapper Rick Ross has at least 100 cars, but he can’t drive one — at least not legally. This week on social media, Ross made a shocking admission that he owns over 100 luxury automobiles, but doesn’t have a driver’s license. The Instagram Stories video was later captured and shared by YouTuber Akademiks “Who own a hundred cars and…
Dior shared on social media that she had been ill with symptoms the day she was scheduled to perform at the three-day event. Rapper Dess Dior confirmed that she tested positive for coronavirus just days after performing at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, Florida, where at least 80,000 people were in attendance. The open-air…
Matthew Kinne, who was married at the time, is accused of shooting Dominique Clayton after she told him she may be pregnant with his child A former police officer in Lafayette County, Mississippi will plead guilty to the 2019 murder of his reported former lover. Matthew Kinne, who was married at the time, was involved…
Black landmarks will now have a chance at preserving their legacies with the help of a generous contribution from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, an initiative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation launched in November 2017. According to a recent press release, the Action Fund revealed it would support preservation projects totaling $3…
EXCLUSIVE: Multimillionaire political donor Edward Buck was found guilty on nine counts involving the crystal meth overdose deaths of Moore and Timothy Dean On the four-year anniversary of Gemmel Moore’s death, a Los Angeles jury unanimously voted to convict Edward Buck as being responsible for his death. Moore was found dead in Buck’s home following…
OPINION: Black women like Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams should never feel guilty for putting their mental health first. I wish a non-somersaulting somebody would part their mediocre lips to say anything negative about Simone Biles withdrawing from the Olympics. I mean anything. Cuz me and Simone’s Twitter aunties got time. (Her play cousins…
