Following the death of George Floyd, two members of an anti-government extremist group have been charged with federal terrorism counts. The two members flaunted their guns and led protestors while preaching about killing the police, politicians, and blowing up the courthouse. Twenty-two-year-old, Benjamin Ryan Teeter of Raleigh, North Carolina is …
Read More »Tempe Police Officer Holds Black Man At Gunpoint While Searching For White Suspect, “It Had Nothing To Do With Race”
Officer Ronald Kerzaya is under investigation after holding a black man at gunpoint while searching for a white suspect. Kerzaya arrived at Hawthorne Suites after the hotel manager reported a white man wearing a black shirt pointed a gun at an employee. Upon his arrival, bodycam footage shows Kerzaya stopped …
Read More »Donald Trump Hired “Fauxbama,” A Barack Obama Lookalike He “Ritualistically Belittled” And Fired, According To Michael Cohen’s New Memoir
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, released his book Cohen’s “Disloyalty: A Memoir,” in which he describes Trump’s obsessive animosity towards former President Barack Obama. In his memoir, Cohen says that Trump referred to Obama as a “Manchurian candidate” whose position at several …
Read More »Protesters March In Downtown Durham, N.C. Against Police Brutality For Second Weekend In A Row
Durham, North Carolina is keeping the energy. For the second weekend in a row, protesters have marched through downtown standing against police brutality and prisoner mistreatment, WRAL News reports. About 70 to 80 people gathered at Durham’s Main Plaza and started their march around 8:30 pm, stopping at both the …
Read More »Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students For Violating Coronavirus Policy Without Refunding $36K Tuition
Northeastern University has dismissed 11 first-year students for violating the university’s public health protocols regarding gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. The students were found together on Wednesday night in the Westin Hotel in Boston and were notified on Friday that they would need to vacate the hotel within 24 hours …
Read More »Illinois Woman Allegedly Ran Over Boyfriend With SUV, Says He Was “Challenging” Her To Do It
Illinois police arrested a 48-year-old woman for attempted murder after she intentionally ran over her boyfriend, who later died, People reports. Court records obtained by the Chicago Tribune and Times of Northwest Indiana reported that Raquel McCormick ran over her boyfriend, Thomas Brankin, during a heated argument on August 11, …
Read More »Twitter Reacts To Texas High School’s ‘Cotton Pickers’ Mascot
It’s a damn shame that in 2020 we have to explain to people what’s considered racists and unacceptable to black people. Over the weekend, Twitter reacted to a Texas high school’s mascot, the “Cotton Pickers.” On Friday, KIII sports reporter Chris Thomasson tweeted a video of the Robstown High School …
Read More »University of Wisconsin-Madison Directs Nine Sororities and Fraternities To Quarantine
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has directed nine off-campus sororities and fraternities to quarantine for 14 days. According to a news release on Friday, 38 of the 420 students have tested positive for COVID-19, and about 1,500 of the 5,000 students in the Greek system live in fraternity or sorority houses. …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson’s Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Prevented Severe Illness In Small Group Of Hamsters
Johnson & Johnson is taking their shot at finding a vaccine for the raging coronavirus, and researchers for the company claim their potential vaccine prevented severe illness in a group of Syrian golden hamsters. The hamsters received a single dose of the vaccine and then were exposed to the virus …
Read More »Michigan Man Sentenced To 25-30 Years For Killing His Girlfriend’s Daughter
In September of 2019, Damian Garrett was convicted of the murder of 21-month-old Skylar Pappel. On Friday, he was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison. According to Midland County Prosecuting Attorney J. Dee Brooks, Garrett became angry when Skylar started fussing and crying during bath time. Garrett, 24, …
Read More »Connecticut Man Charged In The Murder of Ex-Girlfriend Amid Child Custody Fight
A Connecticut man has been charged in the brutal stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend. Andre LeFrancois, 22, of Ansonia has been charged with murder and risk of injury to a child in the death of Rosali Acquefreda, 20. Acqufreda was found bleeding in the street shortly before 5 p.m. on …
Read More »Family Member Of The George Washington University Professor Who Lied About Being Black Says They Are Outraged, “She’s As White As Snow White”
Earlier this week, a George Washington University professor revealed in an essay published on Medium.com that she lied about being black and that she was actually white, Jewish, and from Kansas City. Jessica Krug’s sister-in-law, who did not want to be identified, told CNN that her husband had been estranged from …
Read More »Trump Bans Diversity Training, Claims It’s “Divisive, Anti-American Propaganda”
Donald Trump has directed the Officer of Management and Budget to eliminate spending taxpayer dollars on what he calls “divisive, anti-American propaganda” in its training programs for government employees. In a memo sent to executive bench agencies on Friday, OMB director Russell Vought directed the agencies to identify contracts or …
Read More »New Photos Show At Least One LMPD Officer Had Body Cam In Breonna Taylor Raid
At least one of the officers who executed the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment was wearing a body camera, which is shown in newly released photos of officers taken shortly after the botched raid. In the photos, a body camera can be seen on Officer Anthony James’ right shoulder and …
Read More »Maine Wedding and Reception Leaves 147 People Infected and Three Dead From COVID-19
Last month, we reported that over 50 people were infected with COVID-19 after attending an indoor Maine wedding and reception. Maine’s limit on social gatherings were 50, but at least 65 people attended the August 7 ceremony at the Tr-Town Baptist Church and the reception at Big Moose Inn in …
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