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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 […]
Professional basketball players aren’t the only ones bringing awareness to issues facing the Black community, like systemic racism and police brutality. Companies and brands standing with the Black community are committed to bringing attention to the issues, too. ESPN is partnering with the NBA and the Undefeated to #ChampionBlackBusinesses during the 2020 Finals. The co-branded […]
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. Trump, who is 74 years old, made the announcement via Twitter early on Friday. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump […]
Surprising no one, the White House Press Secretary—who is apparently Kayleigh McEnany—inaccurately described the purported accomplishments of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Per the Daily Beast, McEnany spent a portion of Thursday morning falsely stating that Barrett, whoever the fuck that is, is a “Rhodes Scholar.” During a a briefing on Thursday, a reporter—namely, […]
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” These are the words President Donald Trump proclaimed when Chris Wallace asked him to condemn right wing militias and white supremacist groups during the first presidential debate Tuesday night. An extremist group with ties to white nationalism, the Proud Boys were elated to hear the statement during the […]
An $800 million deal has received a signing off from MGM Resorts International and its insurers in connection with the worst mass shooting in modern history for the U.S. The settlement has been approved by Clark County District Judge Linda Bell, per Deadline, and includes the input of more than 4,400 relatives and victims connected […]
Mercifully, we are getting a surprise sequel to Borat within weeks. Amazon has confirmed that Prime subscribers will have access to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan starting Oct. 23. According to Mike Fleming of Deadline, Sacha Baron Cohen was tasked with having to rock […]
Though no one anywhere in the world should ever take seriously anything that comes out of the mouth of failed presidential candidate and vaguely convincing Count Chocula impersonator Ted Cruz, it’s always thoroughly enjoyable to watch him play a major part in his own unavoidable embarrassment and subsequent humiliation during a televised interview of the […]
The REFORM Alliance team has secured its first major legislative victory. On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1950 into law. REFORM Alliance—which was co-founded by Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Michael Rubin, and others—was heavily involved in pushing the bill through the legislature this session alongside its primary sponsor, Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove. The organization’s chief advocacy officer, Jessica Jackson, and its national […]
Sue Burgess, of Ridge Manor, Florida, had to forfeit the $1,000 she won in a Second Chance Lottery drawing because the U.S. Postal Service lost her winning ticket, according to Tampa’s NBC affiliate TV station WFLA. Burgess found out she won on July 29, and typically, she would go to her local lottery office in […]
