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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 […]
It’s only June, but it’s already been a difficult and trying year for many Americans. Now, a new poll indicates that people in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they’ve been in almost 50 years, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Associated Press reports that the new findings come from the COVID Response […]
Millions of dollars were donated to the Black Lives Matter Foundation since the murder of George Floyd. However, BuzzFeed News reports that the organization isn’t associated with the Black Lives Matter movement that fights against police brutality and racial injustice. Per the report, the Black Lives Matter Foundation—a Santa Clarita, California-based “charitable organization”—raised at least $4.35 million at […]
During a conversation that was aired Monday during ESPN’s The Return of Sports special, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told that network’s Mike Greenberg that he was in favor of Colin Kaepernick being signed by a team, and that he encouraged whichever club was interested in doing that to just go ahead and do it. Whether […]
According to an announcement made by Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, the New York City Police Department will be reassigning about 600 plainclothes officers into new positions, effective immediately. According to The New York Post, the unit that has now been disbanded is the same one that once employed Daniel Pantaleo, the officer who killed Eric […]
Tyler Perry plans to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral expenses, and also has reportedly offered to pay for Brooks’ four children to go to college as well. According to People, a source close to Perry said that he “spoke to Rayshard’s family and wanted to do something to help. His heart goes out to the family during […]
There are an estimated 18,000 police departments across the United States with, in total, more than $100 billion in funding. In Miami-Dade County, the police and corrections department receives almost $1 billion annually. In Los Angeles, total spending on police, including pensions and HR benefits, amounts to $3.1 billion. Minneapolis in 2020 spent $193.3 million on its […]
Today in Oh Hell Yeah, we have word that a statue of Thomas Jefferson has been toppled amid protests in Portland. The statue, which marks merely the latest example of unworthy monuments being removed via DIY methods by the general public, was toppled from its location of the steps of Jefferson High School on Sunday after the […]
On Sunday, a massive throng of people gathered in the courtyard of the Brooklyn Museum and its surrounding parkway for a protest in support of Black trans lives, according to NBC News. The rally was one of several similarly minded ones that took place nationwide, but it’s of particular focus here because it appears to […]
