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Boston is one step closer to potentially providing reparations for its Black community. According to the Associated Press, the Boston City Council voted unanimously to establish a small commission that will study the generational trauma caused by U.S. slavery and its role in the current racial wealth gap. The task force will also explore possible compensation for the […]
Young Thug appeared in court on Thursday ahead of the expected start next month of a trial centered on the widely criticized YSL RICO case. While multiple livestreams for the hearing in question had surfaced, both appeared to have been riddled with audio problems and other issues, with regional outlet 11Alive noting in the description […]
A 20-year-old Winston-Salem State University student was arrested following a disagreement with a professor, WXII12 reports. Video of the student’s arrest has started to circulate online after it was first posted on TikTok by a fellow student. In the clip, the Black student can be seen telling officers to stop hurting her during the forceful […]
After months of updates leading up to its kickoff, not to mention multiple instances of misinformation making the rounds, the trial centered on Tory Lanez’s alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion began this week. As revealed in an October 2020 news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Lanez—real name Daystar Peterson—is accused of […]
Toronto casual wear brand Peace Collective and TeaPot are teaming up to release the new ‘Stop the Stigma’ clothing capsule with all proceeds going to Pardons Canada’s efforts in helping people with cannabis-related convictions obtain pardons, record suspensions, U.S. entry waivers, and file destructions. The capsule includes a white t-shirt, a green hoodie, and a beige tote […]
Michelle Obama had a few thoughts for the woman who called her husband Barack Obama “fine as a motherfucker” during a recent rally before the midterms. The video was shown to Michelle during her latest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she stopped by to promote her new book The Light We Carry. Michelle had apparently […]
The Hip-Hop Food Drive, organized by J Morris and Bring Ya Eh Game, is returning for its eighth edition, travelling Canada from Dec. 10 to Dec. 18 to collect non-perishable food items and raise money for eight different communities across the country. The drive kicked off on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Vancouver and hits various […]
A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly killing his Uber driver in a hotel parking lot in the Harvey area of Louisiana. According to a report from regional outlet WWL-TV, the Uber driver in question has been identified as 54-year-old Yolanda Dillion, who also worked as a budget analyst for the […]
Dave Chappelle took a break from peddling transphobia over the weekend to pass off dunking on fired Twitter employees and those less privileged than him as “comedy,” all while a crowd hurled boos at Elon Musk. In footage from a stand-up show that’s been making the rounds, Chappelle is seen welcoming Musk to the stage. […]
The founder of the Hawaii chapter of Proud Boys and another person were sentenced to four years in prison for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Nicholas Ochs, a 36-year-old Proud Boys leader from Honolulu, and Nicholas DeCarlo, a 32-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, were sentenced […]
