Elsewhere in white privilege news, a 40-year-old former tech company CEO in Utah was sentenced to a mear 210 days in jail and slapped with a warning after he was caught with over 13,000 images of child rape and bestiality. According to Utah news station, KUTV, authorities raided the home …
Read More »Five Family Members Killed In Georgia Plane Crash On The Way To A Funeral, No Survivors
Five family members were killed Friday afternoon after their small plane crashed in Georgia near Lake Oconee on their way to Indiana for a funeral. The plane left Williston, Florida, and was flying into Indiana for a funeral in New Castle. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution …
Read More »Buffalo Police Riot Squad Resign To Support Officers Who Shoved Elderly Man
After a viral video of two officers in Buffalo, New York, were seen shoving an elderly man to the ground, 57 police officers in the riot squad resigned. A 75-year-old man was injured after being shoved by two police officers. In support of the officers that were suspended, the officers …
Read More »Lauren London Shares How She Has Coped Since Nipsey Hussle’s Death; “It’s Like He’s Still Touching People”
Lauren London sat down with Jada Pinkett Smith for an episode of Red Table Talk, where she opened up about how life has been in the year since the death of her boyfriend, Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle who was murdered outside of his Marathon clothing store in 2019.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I …
Read More »Fashion Nova Cares Donated $1 Million In Donations For Community Resources and Activism
Fashion Nova Cares was launched their program to implement positive social impact on the community. With recent issues that are impacting the community since the murder of George Floyd, Fashion Nova is pledging to spend $1 million dollars throughout 2020 in donations for community resources and activism, awareness campaigns and …
Read More »Black Broadway Acts Are Shining a Spotlight On Racism Within The Theater Community
Broadway stars are using their platforms to come forward about the racism that they’ve experienced in the theater community and are calling for action to combat racism and social injustices. Black acts in nearly every realm of entertainment have spoken out since the murder of George Floyd by white police …
Read More »Louisville Kentucky Police Fatally Shoots Business Owner Amid Protests, Police Chief Fired
As protests continue to happen nationwide in response to #GeorgeFloyd and #BreonnaTaylor being murdered at the hands of police, it’s been reported that the officers have fatally shot a Louisville man amid protests, however, their body cameras weren’t activated. According to USA Today, Mayor Greg Fischer confirmed on Monday that …
Read More »Facebook Employees Lash Out At Mark Zuckerberg For Failing To Remove a Threatening Trump Post
Facebook employees are speaking out with the company’s handling of Donald Trump’s post about the Minneapolis police brutality protests. Director of product design at Facebook, Ryan Freitas, tweeted, “Mark is wrong, and I will endeavor in the loudest possible way to change his mind. I apologize if you were waiting …
Read More »George Floyd’s Body Will Return To His Hometown Of Houston To Be Laid To Rest
Houston Mayor announced in a news conference on Friday that George Floyd’s body will be returning home. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “This is the same city that George Floyd grew up in, and his body will be returning to this city,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said. Floyd, who lost his life on Memorial …
Read More »‘Filthy Rich’ Author Alleges Jeffrey Epstein Intimidated And Took Advantage Of Friends
According to John Connolly, former Vanity Fair columnist and co-author of “Filthy Rich: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein,” Jeffrey Epstein had a habit of taking advantage of, or intimidating, those around him. Johnson & Johnson heiress Libet Johnson “told people that he took her for more money than …
Read More »The Music Industry Stands In Solidarity With Upcoming Blackout Tuesday In Response To George Floyd’s Death
On Tuesday, June 2, the music industry will be taking part in a nationwide blackout, a “day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community.” #BlackoutTuesday⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After the death of George Floyd, who was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer during an arrest, many artists and music companies came …
Read More »Two Atlanta Police Department Officers Fired After Video Shows Them Using “Excessive Force” On Two College Students
On Saturday night, a video surfaced of two college students being ripped out of their car and one being tased. Sunday evening, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms announced that two officers were terminated after a viral video showed them using excessive force. View this post on Instagram #Atlanta police 😱 A …
Read More »George Floyd’s Brother Says Donald Trump Ignored Him During Phone Call, “He Didn’t Give Me An Opportunity To Even Speak”
After the murder of George Floyd, his brother had a one-sided conversation with Trump to share his feelings about recent events and how he wants justice. Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, stated that his conversation with Trump “was so fast,” recalling it to Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC. …
Read More »Hacktivist Group Anonymous Returns To Expose Minneapolis Police Department And Donald Trump
As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, hacktivist group Anonymous announced their triumphant return by posting a threatening video to their Facebook page aimed at the Minneapolis Police Department. Following the video, the group quickly got to work. The video features an activist in a Guy Fawkes mask speaking with …
Read More »A Person Who Partied In The Lake Of The Ozarks Memorial Day Weekend Leaves With Coronavirus
After a couple of months in quarantine and some states loosening their lockdown protocols, many were bound to party for Memorial Day despite the consequences. In the Lake of the Ozarks, this is exactly what happened, and now an attendee has coronavirus. A statement issued on Friday read, “Camden County …
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