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Danny Green continues to set himself apart. Not many can say they’ve won both an NCAA title and at least three NBA titles—in fact, just 10 other people can. After winning a championship with San Antonio in 2014, Green just won back-to-back titles with both the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers. At 33, Green […]
The third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin has been dropped. A Minnesota judge announced the decision on Thursday, according to NBC News. Chauvin, who is one of several officers charged in connection with the murder of George Floyd, will still face the previously reported charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. In response […]
In an anonymous survey conducted by The Athletic, one NBA agent was critical of the league’s decision to embrace the Black Lives Matter movement, calling it a “horrible look for the league.” This agent claimed the players were “being manipulated” by the movement, which this person believed “really hurt the business.” “They initially did a great job by […]
A barista in a Southern California Starbucks kept her cool as a Trump-supporting customer went on an anti-mask tirade. The 19-year-old’s handling of the customer’s freakout went viral on TikTok. In the video, the person in question can be heard yelling “Trump 2020!” and “fuck Black Lives Matter” after she was told by employee Alex Beckom […]
In an era where trends come and go, JaQuel Knight has managed to stay relevant and in tune with the culture. Most notably, we’ve witnessed the creative director choreograph at least four major projects with Megan Thee Stallion, in the last three months—Cardi B’s “WAP” music video, a moving Tidal performance, a new Alice in Wonderland-inspired […]
The street in front of where Trayvon Martin used to go to high school before he was killed is set to be named after him. The 0.3 mile stretch will be known as Trayvon Martin Avenue sometime this coming week. According to CNN, Miami-Dade County commissioners approved the resolution this week to name a portion of NE 16th Avenue after the […]
Derek Chauvin, one of the former Minneapolis police officers charged with murder in the George Floyd case, has been released on $1 million bond. NBC News reports that the white 44-year-old ex-cop, who was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes, was released on conditional release Wednesday from an Oak Park Heights, Minnesota prison. He […]
Police shot and killed a man in Texas over the weekend after, per family and civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, he had attempted to break up a fight. In a statement shared to Facebook on Sunday, Merritt called 31-year-old Jonathan Price a “hometown hero” who was loved “by so many” in the Wolfe City community. “Yesterday he […]
Recordings from the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case were finally released on Friday, shedding more light on the factors that led up to the controversial verdict. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron delivered the audio following widespread calls for more transparency. The move comes shortly after an anonymous grand juror requested the release of all recordings, transcripts, and […]
On Saturday, 40-year-old Tatiana Turner was arrested and charged for driving her car through a pro-Trump group during a clash between protesters and counter-protestors at a Black Lives Matter event outside of Los Angeles (specifically, the suburb of Yorba Linda). As BuzzFeed News points out, footage of the chaos was captured and uploaded onto social […]
