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Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police after a black man asked her to keep her dog on a leash, has been charged for filing a false report. The New York Times reports that Cooper, who was filmed by Christian Cooper in the Ramble at Central Park, where it is against the rules to have dogs […]
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez announced on Monday that he will be signing an emergency order that will close businesses in the area, the local Fox affiliate reports. Mayor Giménez’s order will close dining rooms, ballrooms, banquet facilities, party venues, gyms, and fitness centers, and short-term rentals in Miami-Dade County. Restaurants will still be allowed to stay open, […]
Davon McNeal, 11, was shot and killed Saturday night after a group of five men opened fire in Southeast D.C., FOX 5 DC reports. McNeal’s maternal grandfather, Tony Lawson, said his daughter, who works for D.C. Councilman Trayon White, organized a “stop the violence” themed cookout for the neighborhood. She’s also associated with the Violence Interrupter program, which works with individuals previously tied to gangs who try to […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate and confidante of the late Jeffrey Epstein, could reportedly start airing out dirty laundry and “naming some big names” in an attempt to help out her own case following her arrest on multiple charges, Page Six reports. The charges include conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor […]
A man and woman were confronted as they were painting over a Black Lives Matter mural in front of the county courthouse in Martinez, California. In the video, the pair can be seen arguing with others who are trying to prevent them from painting over the yellow mural, which the city had given activists permission to paint. […]
Over 200 experts from more than 30 countries have signed an open letter in an attempt to get the World Health Organization to recognize evidence that proves the coronavirus is an airborne illness. According to the New York Times, the WHO has maintained that COVID-19 is spread through large respiratory droplets that are expelled from a […]
Health officials have confirmed the presence of a rare, deadly, brain-eating amoeba in Florida’s Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and several other cities. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health announced that a person in the county had been infected with naegleria fowleri, a single-celled living amoeba that can cause a serious brain infection called […]
As the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others have sparked a global uprising against racial injustice, protesters have revisited another avenue to push the agenda—Black capitalism. On July 7, 2020, #BlackoutDay2020 aims to unite Black people in economic solidarity through a campaign encouraging participants to support Black-owned businesses exclusively. Similar digital […]
Even after Dr. Anthony Fauci warned last week that he would “not be surprised” to see the United States eventually report up to 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day as the country’s numbers continued to trend upwards, many Americans ignored pleas to wear a mask and maintain social distancing on the Fourth of July. In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, the Associated Press reports […]
In response to years of allegations of sexual misconduct, Bassnectar announced on Friday that he would be stepping away from his music career indefinitely. “I am stepping back from my career and I am stepping down from my position of power and privilege in this community because I want to take responsibility and accountability,” he […]
