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The family of 38-year-old black woman Priscilla Slater are demanding answers after she died in her holding cell following her arrest by Detroit police. WXYZ Detroit reports that Slater died on Wednesday in her cell at Harper Woods police headquarters, and so far a cause of death hasn’t been announced. Police claim she was discovered unresponsive around midday […]
On Thursday night, Netflix shared a clip from Dave Chappelle‘s Dave Chapelle & Friends: A Talk with Punchlines and titled it “8:46.” During the clip, Chappelle addressed the killing of George Floyd and the protests that have sprung up across the country in response. Throughout his time on stage, Chappelle returned to 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck […]
DaBaby has dropped off a Black Lives Matter remix to his hit track “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch. The original version of the song is currently at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Now we all fed up and n**gas comin’ back for everything/Rockstars, n**ga, just watch the news, they burnin’ […]
Kennedy Mitchum, a 22-year-old black woman from Florissant, Missouri, sent an email to the editors at Merriam-Webster last month to ask that their definition of racism be updated and include a mention of systemic oppression, CNN reports. While Mitchum didn’t know how likely it was that she would receive a response, the recent Drake University graduate felt compelled to just try after conversations she had […]
The Louisville Metro Council has voted to ban the use of “no-knock” search warrants in Jefferson County, as officials face growing calls to pass police reform measures. All 26 council members voted in favor of the ordinance, also known as “Breonna’s Law”—named after 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a “no-knock” police raid back in March. The Courier Journal reports […]
The NFL has just announced a new pledge to donate $250 million over a 10-year period to combat systemic racism. The league released a statement on Thursday afternoon announcing the donation and the rationale behind it. “The NFL is growing our social justice efforts through a 10-year total $250 million fund to combat systemic racism […]
It appears that Chuck E. Cheese’s plan to secretly sell pizza under another name was a flop. Now, the family entertainment center is approaching bankruptcy and might have to shutter all its locations. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been kind to the popular kid’s restaurant. The Wall Street Journal reports that Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, […]
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has urged Trump to return to his bunker baby duties following his threats to the city over ongoing protests. Late Wednesday, Trump shared his wholly unneeded thoughts on Seattle and Washington at large, mentioning both Governor Jay Inslee and Mayor Durkan while misspelling the word “stopping” and spouting some nonsense about anarchy. “Take […]
It seems T.I. has lost all hope for Candace Owens—the black conservative most known for her pro-Trump stance and controversial takes on the Black Lives Matter movement. The Atlanta rapper criticized Owens during an appearance on Nick Cannon‘s Power 106 radio show, while discussing cancel culture and the conflicting views among black people. T.I. explained that the African American community needed […]
Tulsa Police Department major Travis Yates claims he was misquoted during a recent podcast appearance where he stated that officers are “shooting African-Americans about 24 percent less than we probably ought to be, based on the crimes being committed.” The most baffling part is Yates’ misquote defense isn’t even in regards to that callous comment you […]
