Kanye West has made an enemy, and it’s his former bodyguard. Steve Stanulis is now calling the rapper a “bully” and the “neediest, moodiest client” he’s ever had, according to Page Six. Stanulis is also threatening to sue Kanye for damages after the rapper accused him of breaking a confidentiality …
Read More »Woman Arrested For Setting Fire to Wendy’s Where Rayshard Brooks Was Killed
A white woman believed to be Rayshard Brooks’ girlfriend has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Wendy’s, where Brooks was shot dead by an officer. Natalie White was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the same time Brooks’ funeral was being held in Atlanta, Georgia. Just before he was killed, …
Read More »Employees With Southern California Sheriff’s And DA’s Office Arrested For Vandalizing Black Lives Matter Sign
Three employees with the Southern California Sheriff’s and District Attorney’s offices have been arrested for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign. Authorities say that employees Darrin Stone, Craig Anderson, and Jeffrey Moore were all caught on camera vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign on a homeowner’s fence in Thousand Oaks, …
Read More »Baltimore Restaurant Apologizes For Denying A Black Woman And Her Son Service Over His Outfit
A Baltimore restaurant has been forced to apologize after coming under fire for refusing to serve a Black woman and her son because he was underdressed. The Video went viral after Marcia Grant shared it on Facebook, showing her nine-year-old son Dallas being turned away at upscale Ouzo Bay restaurant …
Read More »Coronavirus Numbers Spike In Multiple States Over The Weekend
There were large spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations this weekend in multiple states. Oklahoma, California, Mississippi, South, and Florida are among the states that saw a surge in COVID-19 cases since easing up on stay-at-home orders. On Sunday, Oklahoma saw a record jump of 78 cases, bringing the state’s …
Read More »Black Lives Matter Protester Sues LAPD For Violent Arrest
A woman is suing the LAPD and the LA County Sheriff’s Department, claiming that she and other Black Lives Matter protesters were wrangled like cattle by police and treated like animals. Laura Montilla filed a lawsuit obtained by TMZ that claims on June 1 officers wearing riot gear pounced on …
Read More »New York City Will Rename Parks After Black Americans In Support Of Black Lives Matter Movement
Parks in New York City will be renamed after Black Americans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The announcement was made Friday on Juneteenth by NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver as Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn was renamed, Juneteenth Grove. To celebrate Juneteenth, the Parks Department planted 19 new …
Read More »Former ABC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo Was Allegedly Fired For Leading Diversity Efforts At The Network
Journalist Mara Schiavocampo was fired as a correspondent at ABC News by senior executive Barbara Fedida for leading diversity efforts at the network, the Huffington Post reports. Sources claim that ABC executive Fedida oversaw the network’s diversity and inclusion efforts, but apparently, she wasn’t about it and would “often develop …
Read More »Miami Prison Officer Charged For Slapping A Handcuffed Inmate In The Back Of The Head
A Miami prison officer was charged with battery and failure to report a use of force, both misdemeanors, after slapping a handcuffed inmate in the back of the head. Reinaldo Palenzuela, 28, was a prison officer for three years. He resigned from the Everglades Correctional Institution in July 2019. According …
Read More »“Kroger Karen” Blocks Black Mom From Driving Away Because Her Kids Were Standing On Shelves In The Grocery Store
A white woman dubbed Kroger Karen was caught in a confrontation with a Black mom, and now she is going viral. Shaneeka Montgomery-Strickland was trying to leave the Kroger grocery store in Detroit on Saturday when a white woman stood behind her car and refused to let her leave. Montgomery-Strickland …
Read More »Aunt Jemima Is No More: Quaker Oats Retires 130-Year Old Brand Name And Logo Because It’s Based On A “Racial Stereotype”
Quaker Oats and its parent company Pepsi Co. are retiring the Aunt Jemima brand name and logo because it’s based on the racial stereotype of a mammy, a black woman who worked for a white family and took care of the white children in the south. “As we work to …
Read More »High School Graduate Shot Dead In Her Car; $50,000 Reward Offered To Find Her Killer
A recent high school graduate has been shot dead in Ohio, and now a $50,000 reward is out for information leading to her killer. Na’kia Crawford, 18, was running errands with her grandmother when she was gunned down while inside a car in Akron, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon, according to …
Read More »Air Force Sergeant Accused of Killing Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Deputy Is Now Charged in the Shooting Death of Federal Officer In Oakland
The man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy in an ambush in Santa Cruz, California, will be charged with killing another officer, officials announced today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Steven Carrillo, 32, was charged last week for killing Santa Cruz Sgt Deputy Damon Gutzwiller, 38, on June 6. Officials announced Tuesday that Carrillo and …
Read More »VP Mike Pence Urged Governors To Downplay Coronavirus Outbreaks And Spread Misleading Information During Private Call
Vice President Mike Pence encouraged governors to downplay coronavirus outbreaks and spread misleading facts during a private phone call on Monday. According to The Associated Press, the VP, who also leads the White House’s coronavirus taskforce, told governors to proceed with “proper gentleness and respect,” and to share the “progress …
Read More »Howard Stern Responds To Resurfaced 1993 Video Of Him Wearing Blackface And Saying The N-Word
Howard Stern has responded after getting slammed for appearing in blackface and using the N-word in a sketch from 1993. The video recently resurfaced from Stern’s pay-per-view New Year’s Rotten Eve Pageant, where he was playing white actor Ted Danson in blackface with Sherman Hemsley playing Whoopi Goldberg. The clip …
Read More »Trained And Unarmed Professionals Will Now Respond To Non-Criminal Calls In San Francisco To Reduce “Police Confrontation”
Police in San Francisco will no longer be responding to non-criminal calls. San Francisco mayor London Breed said that non-violent calls will now be diverted from the police department to “non-law enforcement agencies.” Instead of officers, trained and unarmed professionals, who are equipped to deal with mental health, the homeless, …
Read More »Chicago Has Its Deadliest Day In 60 Years With 18 Killings In 24 Hours
The city of Chicago has had its deadliest day in 60 years, with 18 people killed within 24 hours on May 31. Over the last weekend of May, 85 people were shot and 24 killed, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and most of those victims were black. …
Read More »Brevard County Fraternal Order of Police Puts Out Ad To Hire Cops Who Were Disciplined Or Fired for Excessive Force in Buffalo and Atlanta
The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest organization of sworn-in officers, put out a sarcastic ad on Facebook saying they’re looking to hire the cops from Buffalo and Atlanta who have been disciplined for abusing their power. “Hey Buffalo 57… and Atlanta 6… we are hiring in Florida. Lower taxes, …
Read More »Celebrity Jeweler, Who Provided Jewelry For “Uncut Gems,” Shoots At Two Black Men To Chase Them Out Of His Neighborhood
The celebrity jeweler, who provided the jewelry for the movie Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler, shot at two black men to chase them out of his neighborhood in Queens, New York. Yosef Aranbayev, 41, who also goes by the name Joe Avianne, was a “vigilante hell-bent” on chasing two black …
Read More »California Highway Patrol Officers Shoot And Kill A Man And Wound His Pregnant Girlfriend
California Highway Patrol officers have shot and killed a man in his car and wounded his pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat. According to KTVU, the family of Erik Salgado, 22, confirmed that Salgado was the man killed Saturday around 10:45 pm by officers. His girlfriend, who was injured in …
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