On the final day of voter registration in Virginia, the online registration system has been taken down statewide due to a computer outage. Visitors who went online to the state portal this morning were met with this message: “Due to a network outage the Citizen Portal is temporarily unavailable.” The state …
Read More »McDonald’s Responds To Claims That They Collaborated With Travis Scott Due To Discrimination Lawsuits
According to Vice, two historians, Marcia Chatelain and Chin Jou have spoken out about the McDonalds’ history regarding race. They say that Mcdonalds’ partnership with Travis Scott and J Balvin was launched in response to recent discrimination lawsuits filed by former employees. African American studies professor Chatelain, who works at …
Read More »U.S. Has Higher Covid-19 Death Rate Compared To 18 Other High-Income Countries
New research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that more Americans have died due to the coronavirus than originally reported. Dr. Steven Woolf, the author of the new research and director emeritus of the Center of Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, said, “For …
Read More »Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Sits Down With Gayle King In Exclusive Interview
On CBS This Morning, Gayle King sat down with Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker to talk about what happened the night when Taylor was killed. In the interview, Kenneth tells Gayle that on the night of Taylor’s death they were sleeping when they heard a loud knocking at the door. …
Read More »Restaurant Chains That Are Closing Locations In 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has affected many businesses causing them to file for bankruptcy or simply close their restaurants permanently. Since March, businesses have closed their doors and conducting business solely online. Many restaurants were able to stay open due to take-out or delivery options, but some businesses weren’t able to …
Read More »First Black Tennessee Mayor Lonnie Norman Dies From Coronavirus
Today city officials announced that Mayor Lonnie Norman of Manchester, Tenn. has died from the coronavirus. In a Facebook post they wrote, “With a deep sense of sadness and loss, we announce the passing of Mayor Lonnie Norman after being hospitalized for COVID-19 on October 1, 2020.” They added, “Mayor …
Read More »Woman Loses Hearing In One Ear After COVID-19 Infection
A mother-of-two has lost all hearing in her right ear after suffering only mild symptoms from COVID-19. Meredith Harrell, 42, noticed in July that one of her ears began ringing and that she couldn’t hear anything out of that ear. A week later, she tested positive for COVID-19. Her doctor …
Read More »Ava DuVernay Opens Up About Diveristy and Women In Film — “I Had No Idea A Black Woman Could Be A Director”
It’s hard to believe that Ava DuVernay, the Oscar nominee for Selma and 13th, wasn’t a filmmaker until she was in her 30’s. But now, the Queen Sugar director is dedicated to making sure girls from all backgrounds around the world have the opportunities she didn’t. In celebration of the …
Read More »Chris Watts “Has Nothing Better To Do” So He’s Corresponding With Multiple Women From His Prison Cell
Chris Watts, the man who murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters, was sentenced to five life sentences back in 2018. Two years in, and Watts apparently has been talking to multiple women to pass the time. A source who has spoken to Watts told People that the women who …
Read More »Orthodontist Indicted On Attempted Murder Charge For Attacking Ex’s New Girlfriend
A Westchester County woman has been charged with attempted murder, among other charges, for allegedly attacking her ex-fiance’s new girlfriend. Alika Crew, 41, was arraigned on Wednesday for allegedly stabbing her ex-fiance’s girlfriend on the left side of her neck on July 28. The slash caused “significant and possibly permanent …
Read More »Georgia Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 9-Year-Old
A mother works to provide for her kids, and every day that is exactly what Tegina Brown left home to do. But, this past Tuesday was different and will be one she will never forget. When Brown returned home Tuesday, she found her daughter stabbed to death. Alazia “Ally” Johnson, …
Read More »Phil Collins Files Eviction Lawsuit Against Ex-Wife After Secretly Getting Remarried
Drummer, Phil Collins, is serious about kicking his ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, out of his Miami mansion. The severity of the issue has left Collins, 69, with no choice as he gets ready to file an eviction lawsuit against Cevey. According to TMZ, Collins gave Cevey until 3 PM on Friday …
Read More »Jonathan Price Tried to Shake Texas Officer’s Hand Before Cop Killed Him, Affidavit Says
On October 3, Jonathan Price was shot and killed by police officer Shaun Lucas after trying to defend a woman who was involved in a domestic dispute at a convenience store in Wolfe City, Texas. Price is the latest black man to be shot and killed by police this year. …
Read More »Black Boston Man Harassed by ICE During His Run
In Massachusetts, elected officials are demanding an investigation after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped a Black man while on a run Tuesday in Boston. Twenty-nine-year-old Bena Apreala told WBUR that he was running a few miles from home when two unknown SUVs with tinted windows approached him. One …
Read More »A Toddler Was Killed During An Attempted Carjacking Outside Of A Texas Hospital
A 1-year-old was killed outside of a Fort Worth, Texas hospital after a man ambushed and attempted to steal his mother’s car during a custody swap. Zayden McLean and his mother Bailey Bingham were meeting Shea McLean in the parking lot of the Texas Health Huguley Hospital when a man interrupted …
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