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While her husband sparks a presidential campaign, Kim Kardashian has renewed her commitment to seeking social reform. On Friday, Kim sent a message on her IG Stories where she resurfaced the case of Stephon Clark. In the posts, Kardashian explains that the father of two was shot over 20 times by Sacramento police in 2018 leading to […]
A Colorado man allegedly brandished a gun at a Latino man and his girlfriend, who made a U-turn in the man’s driveway after getting lost. Now the man, 58-year-old Paul Favret is facing felony and misdemeanor charges. New York Daily News reports that Chris Ochoa and his girlfriend were driving to a friend’s wedding rehearsal dinner in Sedalia—a town […]
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has ordered residents to stay home as she revises the city’s reopening plan, shifting Atlanta back to phase 1. Bottoms released a statement on Friday explaining that this move is in response to the “alarming increase in COVID-19 cases in the state of Georgia.” “Based upon the surge of COVID-19 cases […]
Yo Gotti and Jay-Z are continuing to fight for Mississippi prison inmates. According to court documents obtained by Complex, the rappers and Team ROC have procured legal representation for more than 200 prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm. The move ultimately helped inmates file a lawsuit against the state’s new Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain as well as Centurion, the […]
A new report from BuzzFeed News shows how Costco management is penalizing workers who wear Black Lives Matter apparel, specifically masks. The report details multiple instances of employees being selectively targeted or sent home for “otherwise-ignored dress code” and “anti-harassment policies” if they show support for BLM. These incidents include six Louisville, Kentucky employees and […]
A group of men in the city of Bayonne, France attacked a local bus driver after they were asked to wear masks. According to a report from the Guardian, Philippe Monguillot, the 59-year-old bus driver, later died after being declared brain dead. The attack took place on Sunday, after Monguillot refused to let a group […]
You surely don’t need anyone to tell you this, but iPhone users were experiencing some serious functionality issues with Spotify and other required-for-basic-existence apps as of Friday morning. Users took to Twitter and elsewhere to offer up public messages of mourning regarding the app-related fuckery. At the time of this writing, the DownDetector site showed […]
On July 1, American Airlines stopped blocking the middle seat on its flights, a policy that was put in place in April in an effort to maintain social distancing among passengers in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. That same day, the United States reported a record high of 52,358 new coronavirus cases. The daily total has dipped below 50,000 twice […]
Keisha Bottoms is taking matters into her own hands. The Atlanta mayor announced on Wednesday she would sign an executive order that will require residents to wear face masks in all public spaces. The move is in conflict with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s order, which encourages face coverings but does not mandate their use. “I […]
Although the pandemic has essentially brought Hollywood to a standstill, Zendaya and John David Washington managed to secretly film an entire project during the worldwide lockdowns. Deadline reports the actors teamed up with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson on Malcolm & Marie, a full-length feature that was shot between June 17 and July 2 at the Caterpillar House in Carmel, California. The space is described […]
