violence
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more mass shootings in 2023 than days. In the first ten days of April alone, there have been at least 15 documented mass shootings. Per the archive’s definition, a mass shooting is when four or more victims are shot or killed. The deadliest shooting was the Monterey […]
In the opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel addressed last year’s Oscar slap. He joked that if anyone commits a violent act, they will be “awarded an Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech,” nodding to Will Smith’s Academy Award for Best Actor in King Richard. He introduced a “crisis team,” saying, “if anything […]
A woman and her husband were fatally shot this week after a stalker who the couple previously filed a restraining order against broke into their home. ABC News reports the female victim, a podcaster, befriended the suspect, 38-year-old Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, after he reached out to her after he became a fan of her podcasts. According to […]
On Dec. 23, Nicous D’Andre Spring was supposed to be released from a Montreal jail. Instead, the Montreal rapper, who went by Yk Lyrical, remained detained and died the next day, shortly after police placed a spit hood on him and pepper-sprayed him, according to the Canadian Press. In the wake of Spring’s death, many are calling for […]
Megan Thee Stallion has received an open letter of support from leaders denouncing violence against women. Shared by the Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium alongside influential leaders, the letter expresses support for Megan. The message comes less than a week after Drake appeared to suggest she lied about the 2020 shooting incident in which […]
DRAM isn’t done calling out Drake for dissing him on the Toronto rapper’s new collaborative album with 21 Savage, Her Loss. The “Broccoli” artist hopped on social media on Friday to address the lyrical shots Drake sent in his direction on Her Loss cut “BackOutsideBoyz.” In a video posted to Twitter, DRAM recounted a past confrontation between him and Drake, claiming […]
Public Enemy legend Chuck D is addressing gun violence following the tragic death of Takeoff, who was gunned down Tuesday morning in Houston. In a conversation with TMZ, Chuck D spoke about his generation’s ability to focus its attention on reminding people that the “music and art form is beautiful,” which he suggested his predecessors have […]
Shocking footage has surfaced showing a woman falling backwards onto the concrete after being punched by an officer from the New York Police Department. The video starts outside of an apartment building in Harlem where a number of cops showed up to arrest 22-year-old Elvin James, who was a suspect in an attempted murder case. CBS News has learned that […]
Almost everything eventually comes back into style, but did anyone foresee corporal punishment of kids in school making a return in 2022? The Cassville School District in Missouri announced Tuesday that a new policy is set to be implemented in which students can be punished with a paddle, per USA Today. School district superintendent Merlyn Johnson said parents […]
Ahead of the release of his 10th studio album Drillmatic, The Game tapped Hit-Boy for his latest song, “Violence.” The new track follows the Kanye West-featuring “Eazy,” which dropped back in January. It’s unclear if either will appear on Game’s forthcoming full-length offering. Originally scheduled to drop on June 17, Game recently pushed his release back to […]
