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Lauryn Hill penned a lengthy response on Facebook Thursday, addressing her daughter Selah Marley’s graphic retelling of the “discipline” she received at the hands of her mother. “Selah has every right to express herself, I encourage it, but she also got the discipline that black children get because we are held to a different standard,” Hill wrote. […]
At least 14 people who were attending a funeral in the Gresham area of Chicago were hospitalized after sustaining gunshot wounds. During a press conference, Chicago Police Department First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said that the conditions of the victims “are unknown at this time.” All of the victims were adults. The incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. on […]
Indiana Conservation Officers are conducting an investigation into an incident involving Vauhxx Rush Booker, a 36-year-old Black man, who says that he feared a group of white men were trying to lynch him, The Hill reports. In a Facebook post, Booker said that he was headed to Lake Monroe to watch the lunar eclipse with a […]
Though news coverage may have unfortunately waned in recent days, protests continue across the country as activists young and old continue to push for social justice with an emphasis on eradicating police brutality. And as the country saw with the police murder of George Floyd, these all-too-routine instances of fatal brutality at the hands of […]
Black Trans Lives Matter. Activists and allies are urging the public to prioritize the issue of violent transphobia, particularly against Black women, in the wake of the murders of Riah Milton in Ohio and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells in Philadelphia. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Riah Milton’s murder is believed to be “at least” the 14th violent […]
Minnesota officials have claimed that outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, have infiltrated the state to cause widespread damage during the protests over the murder of George Floyd. During a press conference on Saturday, Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, and state Attorney General Keith Ellison alleged outside forces […]
A shooting that occurred around 7:25 p.m. local time on Wednesday at Glendale, Arizona’s Westgate Entertainment District has left three people injured, Glendale Police said. One of the victims is in critical condition. All three of the people that were injured were taken to a hospital. The injuries the other two victims sustained are said not be life-threatening. […]
An investigation has been launched after an off-duty cop body slammed a woman who wasn’t wearing a face mask at a Birmingham, Alabama-area Walmart, where the cop works as a security guard. The incident, which took place on Tuesday, was filmed on camera. The footage begins with the cop trying to detain and cuff the […]
Carole Baskin‘s rivalry with Joe Exotic is a prevalent storyline throughout Netflix’s Tiger King. While the attention surrounding the docu-series has made the characters involved cultural sensations, Baskin and her husband are not pleased with the way Netflix depicted her. In fact, they claim the producers “betrayed” them and put their lives at risk. During […]
Yung Berg, the ex-star of Love & Hip Hop who also goes by Hitmaka, has been accused of pistol-whipping his girlfriend this past weekend. As a result of this alleged assault, she suffered a broken nose and was hospitalized. The case is now being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department. Police reports of the […]
