Judge Cahill stated that his sentencing of Chauvin was not based on sympathy, emotion or public opinion Former Minneapolis police offer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd on Friday afternoon, far below the maximum 40 years that could have been handed down. Judge Peter Cahill, who oversaw Chauvin’s trial, handed…
Reunited on a video call, they talked about how the issues shown on the iconic HBCU-set “A Different World” still matter Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison recently sat down to talk about the legendary romance of their iconic characters, Whitley Gilbert and Dwayne Wayne, from NBC’s memorable series A Different World, the famous Cosby Show…
Mike Epps shared a video on his Instagram page Thursday in which he and other “Upshaws” stars celebrated Netflix’s hit comedy The Upshaws has been renewed for a second season. The sitcom about a working-class Black family, starring comic-actor Mike Epps, television veteran Kim Fields and Wanda Sykes, the longtime comedian who’s also an executive…
A Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday, June 17, to threatening Rep. Emanuel Cleaver along with another member of Congress. Kenneth Hubert was arrested in March and has pleaded guilty to two counts of threatening a U.S. government official after he threatened Cleaver, Missouri Rep. Cleaver and Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen. Each…
Every Democratic senator and Republican senators Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm her The Senate has confirmed Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to serve on the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the second-ever Black woman — and, currently, the lone Black person — to do so. Every Democratic senator and only three Republicans…
The jig just may be up for the shenanigans surrounding Georgia’s racist and restrictive election law that was recently enacted. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally filed a lawsuit on Friday against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State Election Board for their roles in passing a law…
Walmart is prepared to have its day in court with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. A spokesperson for the retail giant recently spoke to TMZ about the lawsuit filed by the Grammy Award winner, in which the Chicago native claimed that the store was allegedly selling an “unauthorized exact copy” of his highly sought-out…
“The Nina Simone quote is ‘freedom is no fear.’ That always comes to mind when I want to hear about what does freedom really looks like” Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal’s Blindspotting tells the unique story of a man named Collin, who’s on probation for three more days and is trying to be on his…
Conservative sports journalist Jason Whitlock has strong views regarding the recent unveilings of statues around the country honoring George Floyd. Floyd, a Black man, died in May 2020 after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Though Floyd’s death sparked protests in all 50 states, including…
Gen. Mark Milley, America’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, defended the idea of open-mindedness. The highest-ranking uniformed officer in America’s military defended the idea of open-mindedness among the ranks against Republican members of Congress who have insinuated that the U.S. Army is “too woke.” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, in testimony at…
