#FreeRayshawn Stars Stephan James, Laurence Fishburne & Jasmine Cephas Jones
*Stephan James stars in a new series alongside Laurence Fishburne and Jasmine Cephas Jones (“Hamilton”). #FreeRayshawn is a series on the new digital platform Quibi, that tells the story of a young black man on the run from the police. Trying to prove his innocence he hides out at home with his wife, played by Jones, and their son but […]
Ice Cube Questions Democrats: ‘What’s in it for the Black Community?’ / WATCH
*A lot of folks are throwing praise on the Democrats in the wake of their national convention last week. Everyone that is except rapper/actor/entrepreneur/activist Ice Cube. Cube recently took social media calling out the Dems, saying they haven’t done enough to show they deserve the vote of Black people in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. […]
Father of Jacob Blake Says He’s ‘Paralyzed From Waist Down’ Following Wisconsin Police Shooting [VIDEO]
*Multiple fires continue to burn in Kenosha, Wisconsin amid protests over the police shooting yet another unarmed Black man. EURweb previously reported… 29-year-old Jacob Blake is fighting for his life in a hospital, and a white Kenosha, WI, police officer is under investigation after being captured on camera firing at least seven shots into the […]
CBS News Has Launched Diversity Initiative Labelled CBS Village
*CBS News today launches CBS Village, a new cross-platform franchise that will showcase the organization’s inclusive reporting, giving voice to diverse communities. CBS Village will be a dedicated brand for original reporting on issues that affect traditionally underrepresented communities featured across all CBS News platforms. Led by CBS News’ newly created Race and Culture Unit, […]
BLIND ITEM: Company’s ‘Not Our Children’ Policy
*The following Blind Item comes from Hollywood insider Enty Lawyer. Please address all inquiries and complaints to the original source. In response to a question I received in a recent Q & A, I went digging for some documents about reported child sexual assaults/abuse at two of the properties owned by the company. How many […]
Street Next to Staples Center to Be Renamed ‘Kobe Bryant Blvd’
*A portion of Figueroa Street outside Staples Center will be renamed in honor of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Figueroa Street will be unveiled as Kobe Bryant Boulevard between Olympic Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to Los Angeles City Council member Herb J. Wesson Jr, per SI.com. “Championship parade after […]
Court Overturns Scott Peterson’s Death Sentence in Murder of Pregnant Wife [VIDEO]
*Scott Peterson’s conviction for killing his pregnant wife Laci will stand, but the California Supreme Court has overturned his 2005 death sentence. According to The Associated Press, the justices cited “significant errors” in jury selection as the reason for overturning the death penalty. Peterson was found guilty in 2004 of murdering his wife, who was […]
Beyoncé Drops Music Video for ‘Brown Skin Girl’ Featuring Daughter Blue Ivy [WATCH]
*Beyoncé has shared a video for her “Brown Skin Girl” song, following its debut in “Black is King,” her visual album released on Disney+ in July. The music icon recruited her 8-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and several fellow artists for the music video such as Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland and Naomi Campbell. The video was released […]
3 Reasons To Get CBD Oil For Your Dogs
*When you think about getting a dog, pictures of you two having fun together will start swirling around your mind. You will see yourself playing with the animal, taking it for walks, teaching it some fun tricks, and sleeping together when you both get tired. Those are all really some nice pictures and I’m sure […]
McDonald’s Announces Spicy Chicken McNuggets Coming to U.S. for Limited Time
*For the first time since McDonald’s added Chicken McNuggets to the menu in 1983, the bite sized treats are getting a spicy makeover in the U.S. Starting Sept. 16, Spicy Chicken McNuggets will be available at McDonald’s locations nationwide for a limited time, per PEOPLE. The hot nuggets will be breaded in spicy tempura coating […]
Woman with Special Needs Declared Dead by Paramedics Found Alive at Detroit Funeral Home [VIDEO]
*A 20-year-old woman with special needs was declared dead at her suburban Detroit home on Sunday only to be found alive several hours later at a funeral home as she was about to be embalmed. Timesha Beauchamp reportedly had a heart attack early Sunday morning and was found unresponsive when paramedics with Southfield Fire Department […]
RNC 2020: All the Black Speakers that Praised President Trump (Watch, or Whatever)
*Organizers of the Republican National Convention gathered a handful of Black speakers (and one Black Democrat) Monday night to challenge widespread accusations that President Trump is an unabashed racist. They argued that 45 has made progress on criminal justice reform, and that Black communities, before the pandemic, had historically low unemployment rates. None mentioned the […]
Bucks’ George Hill Questions Entire Bubble Season After Jacob Blake Shooting: ‘We’re Playing … Like It’s Nothing’
*A win over the Orlando Magic to take a 3-1 series lead in the playoffs was of zero importance to Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill after the game, because another Black man had been shot by police. This time, in his team’s home state. It was enough for him to consider blowing off the entire […]
‘We are Scared as Black People in America’: LeBron James Reacts to Jacob Blake Shooting (Watch)
*LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers blew out their playoff opponent, the Portland Trail Blazers, on “Mamba Day” Monday. But honoring the late Kobe Bryant with a win was not the only thing on his mind after the game. Another unarmed Black man was shot by the police. “If you’re sitting here telling me […]
Hot 97 Radio Fires Worker (Paddy Duke) Who was Part of Mob That Killed Yusuf Hawkins
*Well now, isn’t this interesting. A man named Pasquale Raucci, also known as Paddy Duke, just got fired by new York radio station Hot 97. So what’s the big deal you ask? It just so happens that Raucci or Duke or whatever his name is was identified as being part of the mob that killed […]
