Court Rules in Favor of California: Uber and Lyft Drivers are Employees / VIDEO
*On Aug. 10, a California Superior Court judge ruled that rideshare companies Uber and Lyft must change the classification of their drivers from independent contractors to employees. The ruling was a major victory for California lawmakers in their yearlong struggle to enforce AB 5, the controversial worker classification bill that went into effect Jan. 1. San Francisco Superior […]
The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Convict Amber Guyger Wants Early Prison Release
*Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer, has been in prison less than a year for murdering her neighbor, Botham Jean. Already she’s trying to scam the system so she can get released early. Her attorneys have asked a judge to reduce her murder charge to criminally negligent homicide! Reduced charges could make Guyger […]
TikTok Planning to Sue President Trump Over Executive Ban
*TikTok is reportedly planning to sue President Trump over the executive order he signed last week that bans the popular video sharing app in the United States. Sources tell NPR that TikTok plans to file the federal lawsuit on Tuesday, arguing that the executive ban is unconstitutional and pointless because Trump’s national security justifications are […]
Ceelo Green Goes in on Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion Over Their Raunchy Music
*We haven’t heard much from CeeLo Green this year but for some reason, he has decided to pop out to give his two cents on female rappers. In an exclusive interview with Far Out, the 45-year-old musician shared his love of old pop music and offered his thoughts on the current genre while sharing what […]
Amazon Orders ‘A League of Their Own’ Series with Chanté Adams
*Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of “A League of Their Own,” and much like the 1992 Penny Marshall film, the series will focus on female professional baseball players. And because Hollywood’s idea of “originality” these days simply means to “reimagine” all the classics with a Black and/or gay and transgender cast… this show will […]
Trump Gets Escorted Out of Briefing Room After Secret Service Shoot Man Outside White House / WATCH
*If you was watching Donald Trump give his coronavirus briefing today, you saw him being whisked out of the room due to what looked like some kind of immediate security threat. All is well ’cause he returned a few minutes later with news that his removal was due to a shooting outside the White House. […]
Phil Collins Is Trending Because Two 21-Year-Olds Heard the ‘In The Air Tonight’ Beat Drop for the 1st Time and Lost It (Watch)
*Fred and Tim Williams, the 21-year old twins who have become YouTube sensations by filming themselves listening to various songs for the first time, went viral last week over their latest episode involving “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins. We have all at some point been the Williams brothers upon hearing the song’s epic […]
Over 100 Black Men Sign Open Letter Urging Joe Biden to Pick Black Woman as VP
*More than 100 Black male activists, preachers, rappers and celebrities signed an an open letter Monday calling on Joe Biden to pick a Black woman as his running mate. The letter makes clear that if he does not succumb to the liberal pressure of choosing a Black woman to “save” him, then he will lose […]
Jason Sudeikis As ‘Ted Lasso’ Will Rope You Into Tons of Laughs! / WATCH
*Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The series also stars Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Phil Dunster and Nick Mohammed. In addition to starring, Sudeikis serves as executive producer, […]
Maryland Rape Suspect Kills Accuser After Jail Release Due to Coronavirus, Commits Suicide
*A Maryland man who allegedly raped a woman last year killed that same woman last week after he was released from jail because of the coronavirus. Ibrahim Bouaichi, 33, shot and killed himself after he was tracked down by police Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. Bouaichi was suspected of raping Karla Dominguez in October […]
Meet Everett Fitzhugh… the NHL’s First Full-Time Black Play-By-Play Announcer
*The Seattle Kraken announced Friday that Everett Fitzhugh has been tapped to serve as the team’s broadcaster, making him the first Black play-by-play announcer in the NHL. “As someone who’s worked in hockey for over a decade and who has a long-held passion for broadcast hockey, to be named team broadcaster for a brand-new NHL […]
‘Major Gas Explosion’ in Baltimore Kills At Least One; Three Homes Reduced to Rubble (Video)
Live footage from the Washington Post A “major gas explosion” involving three homes in northeast Baltimore has left one dead, at least two hospitalized and multiple people, including children, trapped under rubble, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. The three homes at Labyrinth and Reistertown are “pretty much crumbled” and the force of the blast […]
Tucker Carlson Praises Kanye West As Most Effective ‘Core Conservative’ [VIDEO]
*Tucker Carlson seemed to confirm speculation that Kanye West is running a spoiler campaign aimed to help Trump by taking votes away from Joe Biden. Carlson dedicated a significant portion of his Friday show on Fox News to praising West as the embodiment of “core conservative” principles. Tucker even questioned why no elected Republican officials […]
WI Protesters Attack Black Cop and his Girlfriend After Swarming His Home (Watch)
*A large group of protesters in Wisconsin bum rushed the private home of Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah on Saturday, Aug. 8, vandalized his home and injured him and his girlfriend in the process. Wauwatosa police said that between 50 and 60 protesters physically assaulted and shot at Mensah at around 8 p.m. Saturday evening […]
MSNBC Runs Greatest Hits Montages of Trump’s Racism and Incompetency (Watch)
*Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough pointed out Donald Trump’s multitude of racist moments after the president tried to portray preemptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as racist based on his latest gaffe. Trump pounced on Biden’s suggestion that the Latino community was diverse, “unlike the African American community with notable exceptions.” The former vice president clarify his remarks in […]
