Source: Screenshot / GoFundMe Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated from a crash that left a 5-year-old girl with a life-threatening brain injury in February. Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutors charged Reid on Monday with a Class D felony, meaning he faces up to seven years in prison…
A relative of Dominique Williams called the circumstances around his death ‘cruel’ The family of Dominique Williams has spoken out after he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer. Read More: City manager fired after calling for ‘due process’ in police shooting of Daunte Wright Multiple relatives have shared with the Washington Post how…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Several members of Daunte Wright‘s family spoke out on Tuesday alongside other families who gained national prominence after losing a loved one to state sanctioned violence. “It was the worst day of my life,” Wright’s mother, Katie Wright said as she stood backed by her family. Wright explained that she…
Obama shared that he and Michelle ’empathize with the pain that Black mothers, fathers, and children are feeling after yet another senseless tragedy’ This week, former President Barack Obama calls on the country to “reimagine policing” after Daunte Wright‘s fatal shooting by a Minnesota police officer. He also expressed deep empathy for the families left…
Seven-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving has done little to bite his tongue when addressing the racial climate in America over the past year. However, the Brooklyn Nets player’s latest spew of personal thoughts comes after being ejected during the third quarter of the April 10 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Online, fans speculated that…
A teammate taunted him and threatened to break the Black athlete’s knees if he did not take part in the demeaning activity. A shocking viral video showed members of a high school football team forcing one of their Black players to sit in a locker filled with banana peels. Read More: Maryland police release video…
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran, resigned two days after the death of Wright in Brooklyn Center A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday. Kim Potter resigned two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Potter, a 26-year…
The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied defense attorney Eric Nelson’s request to sequester the jury after the weekend shooting death of a 20-year-old Black man. Nelson expressed concern that the recent events could sway the jurors as the trial continues through the third week of testimony. Judge Peter Cahill rejected the request…
Drew Sidora disclosed on April 12 that her mother, pastor Jennette Jordan, baptized her youngest child Aniya Grace Pittman, 3, following the “Prophet” Anthony Lott debacle involving her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star LaToya Ali. The “Step Up” star shared an image of herself alongside her 3-year-old daughter and “RHOA” cast mates Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey,…
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy tied the knot in a surprise ceremony in their Atlanta home a few weeks ago On a recent episode of The Real, Jeannie Mai Jenkins opened up various details from her surprise wedding to Jeezy, including her name change. As theGrio reported a few weeks ago, Jeannie Mai and Jeezy tied…
