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Bookies have placed their presidential bets on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 2020. According to Oddschecker, the WWE wrestler-turned-action star is now the third-most backed presidential choice among UK bookmakers, following President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. The website reports Johnson received a significant boost in the 2020 US Election betting market, accounting […]
Skai Jackson has crowned herself the “queen of exposing racists.” The 18-year-old Disney star found herself trending on Friday after she announced her mission to put bigoted teens on blast. Jackson called on her followers to contact her via DM and send videos, screenshots, and any other receipts of their classmates’ racist behavior. “I expose racist all day, […]
As protesting continues across the country with thousands of people fighting for Black lives and an end to police brutality following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, it appears a select few employees at LinkedIn missed the memo. The professional networking site held an internal town hall virtual meeting last week to […]
Alexis Ohanian has handed in his resignation from the board of Reddit, the company he co-founded 15 years ago. Instead, he’s asking the other board members to fill his position with a Black candidate. “I’ve resigned as a member of the Reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate […]
Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot on March 13 by plainclothes officers who barged into her home as she slept, would have turned 27 today. Her boyfriend, registered gun owner Kenneth Walker, reportedly exchanged gunfire with officers after they barged in. Taylor was unarmed, but officers shot her eight times. She was pronounced dead at […]
Brandon McCormick, the man who pulled a bow and arrow and knife on Salt Lake City protesters has been charged with three felonies. Each charge is Utah’s lowest grade of felony, The Salt Lake Tribune reports, with each offense carrying up to five years in jail. McCormick has also been charged with a misdemeanor count of […]
As protests continue nationwide worldwide in support of social justice, particularly in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and amid ongoing acts of aggression from police, companies small and large have been entering the mainstream discussion with messages of support for various organizations including Black Lives Matter and others pushing for societal reform. […]
A cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people, who were placing flyers in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, is wanted by police in Maryland. As CNN reports, Maryland-National Capital Park Police have asked the public for help in tracking down the suspect, who was filmed aggressively berating young peaceful protesters. The assault took place […]
Donald Trump has come under fire after sharing a letter on Twitter that described peaceful protesters who were rallying near the White House on Monday as “terrorists.” The letter was written by Trump’s former lawyer, John Dowd and looks to be a response to former Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ statement from Wednesday, where he […]
Gabrielle Union has filed a new harassment complaint against those behind America’s Got Talent, including NBCUniversal and Simon Cowell‘s Syco. Included in the complaint, per Variety, is an accusation that Paul Telegdy—NBC Entertainment chairman—threatened her in connection with going public about on-set racism. That threat, attorney Bryan Freedman has since explained in response to a statement of […]
