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Cases of COVID-19 have begun to surge in Oklahoma with 450 new cases recorded on Thursday resulting in a 110% rise across the state. This surge also occurred ahead of President Trump‘s scheduled rally in Tulsa, where the city saw 82 new cases in the spike. Before the surge in cases, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt shared his excitement for […]
Bronx residents were left shaken Thursday night after discovering what appeared to be multiple nooses hanging in a public park. According to the Gothamist, Rafael Pena and Alexandra Haridopolos noticed the ropes at around 9:30 p.m. after entering the east side of Van Cortlandt Park. The pair said they believed the apparent nooses were meant to be seen, and were, […]
Public Enemy, Flavor Flav included, have returned in full force with a new song taking at the era of Trumpism. “State of the Union (STFU),” produced by DJ Premier, is now available either as a free download at Public Enemy’s website and/or via the streaming provider of your choice. If you download the track from the […]
A man who threatened to kill Black Lives Matter protesters has been apprehended by the FBI, The Hill reports. Manuel Flores, a 42-year-old truck driver from El Paso, Texas allegedly uploaded a video to YouTube where he made a number of threats against demonstrators. The Justice Department later released a statement announcing that he would face […]
A Lyft passenger went into a full-on racist rant after the driver asked him to wear a face mask, which the driver caught on video. The driver picked up the racist rider on May 28 in Las Vegas, and the situation quickly soured when the driver asked him to put on a mask. The passenger begins […]
Today, as demonstrators continue to fight for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and a growing list of others, the country is getting ready to celebrate the 155th anniversary of a milestone in the liberation of Black people by way of America’s other holiday: Juneteenth. In the wake of those killings, and in the midst of nationwide protests against racial injustice and […]
Anderson .Paak heads into Juneteenth with the video for his latest track, “Lockdown.” The Oxnard native confirmed the release on Thursday afternoon, sharing its black-and-white cover art in which he is seen donning a face mask while holding a protest sign that reads: “The People Are Rising.” The art also features the names of Black […]
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy went viral this week after posting a video in which she broke down in tears and begged the public to give law enforcement “a break.” “I don’t know how much more I can take,” she said with tears in her eyes as she sat in her police car. So, what prompted […]
All Californians are now required to wear a face covering whenever they are outside, KTLA reports. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the statewide order earlier today after Los Angeles County reported a new record number of coronavirus cases (2,126) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the state as a whole appears to be trending in the wrong direction with confirmed […]
Jeff Bezos is the next tech giant to urge workers to observe Juneteenth. In a memo on Tuesday, Bezos urged Amazon employees to cancel all meetings on Friday to commemorate the day, CNBC reports. Juneteenth honors the emancipation of Black people from slavery in America. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger read the […]
