The NCAA is in support of transgender athletes participating in college sports. The conversation about whether or not to allow members of the trans community to play in sports has been the latest topic in headlines, as many states have created legislation to block the trans community from playing sports …
Read More »Police Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Could Possibly Not Be Charged
Former officer Kim Potter, who shot Daunte Wright, could possibly not be charged with a crime because of a Minnesota law stating you can’t hang an air freshener from a vehicle’s rear-view mirror. On Monday, Civil Rights attorney David Henderson said he doesn’t believe the officer who fatally shot 20-year-old …
Read More »Bobby Brown Opens Up About The Death Of His Son, Bobby Brown Jr.
Bobby Brown is opening up about the death of his son, Bobby Brown Jr., on Red Table Talk. In an exclusive clip obtained by ET Online, Brown is opening up about the tragic death of his son, who died last November due to drug and alcohol toxicity, according to the Los …
Read More »Gwen Stefani Called Out For Cultural Appropriation Over ‘Slow Clap’ Music Video
Gwen Stefani is being accused of cultural appropriation over her music video “Slow Clap.” Last Friday, Stefani, 51, dropped her music video for “Slow Clap,” which featured rapper Saweetie. While some were excited to get new music from the celeb, others were disheartened to see that her creativity was allegedly …
Read More »‘White Lives Matter’ Rallies Are A Complete Flop After Hardly Anyone Shows Up
“White Lives Matter” rallies flopped after barely anyone showed up. Last week, Baller Alert detailed the planning of several “White Lives Matter” events that were supposed to take place over the weekend. The white supremacist gatherings were all planned through semi-private, encrypted chats by neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists, NBC …
Read More »Model Suffers Brain Damage After Eating Pretzel; Wins Nearly $30 Million In Lawsuit
A model named Chantel Giacalone was awarded $29.5 million after suffering brain damage from eating a pretzel. Back on Feb. 20, 2013, Giacalone, who was 27 at the time, was modeling clothes at a fashion trade show at the Mandalay Bay South Convention Center when her friend bought her frozen …
Read More »Cardi B Teams Up With Reebok For New Summertime Fine Apparel Collection
Cardi B has teamed up with Reebok to launch her first-ever apparel collection in collaboration with the release of new colorways of the Club C Cardi and the Club C Double, according to a press release obtained by Baller Alert. The collection comes as a personal effort for Cardi, who …
Read More »A Filipino Man Died After He Was Forced To Do 300 Squats As Punishment For Breaking COVID-19 Restrictions
A Filipino man died after being forced to do 300 squats for violating the COVID-19 curfew. The Philippines has reportedly been enforcing extreme consequences for its citizens who break rules it has put in place for the fight against spreading Coronavirus. A man named Darren Manaog Peñaredondo is the latest …
Read More »Virginia Becomes The First Southern State To Legalize Marijuana
Virginia has become the first southern state to legalize marijuana. Virginia was the first southern state to end the death penalty, and now it’s the first to make smoking that Mary Jane legal. The new freedom went official on Wednesday following the amendment of a bill by Gov. Ralph Northam. …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Seemingly Suggests People Of Color And Women Won’t Be Competent Enough To Become Pilots After United Airlines Announces Diversity Initiative; Says Initiative Will ‘Get People Killed’
Tucker Carlson claims United Airlines’ diversity initiative will eventually kill people. The Fox News host, 51, says people will die if United Airlines moves forward with its new diversity initiative that was announced on Tuesday. United is the only airline with its own flight school, United Aviate Academy, which just …
Read More »Three-Judge Panel Rules Police Can Be Seen As Victims Even If They Use Deadly Force
A judge in Florida has ruled that police officers can be considered victims even if they are using deadly force on someone. In a 13-page decision, Judge Lori Rowe of the 1st District Court of Appeal and three other judges ruled police officers who get into violent incidents deserve the …
Read More »Ranchers Close To U.S.-Mexico Border Are Finding Bodies Of Migrants On Their Properties
A Texas ranger said he and his neighbors have been finding bodies of migrants on their properties. Whit Jones, a Texas Ranger who lives in Hebbronville, Texas, sat down with “Fox and Friends” and shared the strange findings he and his neighbors encounter. Jones says he finds about two to …
Read More »Black-Owned, Black-Operated Spirits We Love
While there’s Hennessy, Patron, Bacardi and others, wouldn’t you love to be sipping on some Black-owned liquor instead? Here are some bomb-ass Black-owned spirits that you should think about adding to your liquor bar. Uncle Nearest 1856 – Owned by Fawn Weaver View this post on Instagram A post …
Read More »A West Virginia Husband Tried To Help His Wife Fake Her Death So They Could Escape Her Fraud Sentence
A husband teamed up with his wife to fake her death so they both could run away and escape her fraud sentence. To avoid getting thrown in the slammer, 44-year-old Julie Wheeler faked her own death, which led to a massive search that ended up revealing that she never died …
Read More »One In Three Suffer From ‘Brain Disease’ After Fighting Off COVID-19 Infection
One in three people who survive COVID-19 has been diagnosed with “brain disease.” According to scientists’ findings on Tuesday, a third of people who overcome the Coronavirus see the long-term brain and psychiatric disorders afterward. CBS News reports researchers studied more than 236,000 patients, most of whom are in the …
Read More »Florida Hotel Kicks Nearly 100 Guests Out Onto The Street After Business Is Sold To New Owners
A Florida hotel abruptly kicked out all of its guests and fired its staff hours after the business was sold. Imagine chilling in your hotel, and then all of a sudden BOOM, you and your bags are on the street with no other hotel reservation. That’s what apparently happened to …
Read More »Steve Harvey Says Miss Universe Mistake Was ‘The Worst Week’ Of His Career
Steve Harvey says his 2015 Miss Universe mistake was “the worst week” of his career. Harvey, 64, is a comedy legend known for always making us laugh and entertaining as a host on shows like Family Feud, The Steve Harvey Show, and more. But, in 2015, Harvey felt many were …
Read More »Brooklyn District Attorney Wants To Wipe 90 Convictions Off Former NYPD Detective’s Record
A Brooklyn, New York district attorney is trying to get 90 convictions dismissed from a former New York City Police Department detective’s record. On Wednesday, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said he plans on asking the court to remove 27 felonies and 63 convictions misdemeanor convictions from the record of former …
Read More »Police Seize 28 Tons Of Cocaine After Breaking Into Encrypted Phone Network
Belgium police have seized almost 28 tons of cocaine after breaking into an encrypted phone network. A major drug bust dating back to February led authorities to find 27.64 tons of cocaine at the port of Antwerp. According to CNN, the cocaine has a street value of 1.4 billion euros …
Read More »A Child Called The Police On Her Father After He Shot Her Mother, Three Other People And Then Himself
A child had to call the police on her father after he shot her mother, three other people and then himself, police say. Around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to an apartment building in the 360 block of Sutter Avenue, according to the New York Police Department. NBC News reports that …
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