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*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 […]

7-year-old Blake Landon, founder of BLEU by Blake Landon – via Facebook *Making an impact in the world by spreading love, and positivity, and encouraging people to embrace their uniqueness through fashion is one of the main goals for Blake Landon, founder of the clothing brand, BLEU. While this goal is certainly admirable for anyone […]

*The GoFundMe fundraiser for Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by Kenosha police Sunday, Aug. 23, is doing very well. So well in fact that it has raised over $1.5 million since it was created just days ago. As the world saw via cellphone video, 29-year-old Blake was shot while walking away from police […]

A ‘James Blake Victory Moment’ during his match against Marcel Granollers at the 2012 U.S. *In what some might determine is one of those all blacks look alike scenarios, retired black tennis star James Blake will have a new story to tell in the future book he might write. Accosted by five white undercover cops in front […]

Jacob Blake speaks from his hospital bed (Twitter – Benjamin Crump) *Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, who shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back last August, is back at work and will not face any discipline. Sheskey told investigators that he feared for his safety during his encounter with Blake, so he opened […]

*Jacob Blake is suing the Kenosha cop who repeatedly shot him in the back as he got in his SUV … resulting in injuries that left him paralyzed. Jacob’s attorney Ben Crump has filed a federal lawsuit against Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey for the August 2020 shooting, TMZ reports. The officer shot Blake […]

*No officers will be charged over the August shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., which ignited weeks of protests. Blake was shot in the back seven times outside an apartment building after an alleged domestic violence incident with his baby mama. The injuries left him paralyzed. The officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, […]

James Blake attends the 17th Annual USTA Foundation Opening Night Gala at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2017 in the Queens borough of New York City. *The New York police officer who slammed retired tennis star James Blake to the ground in a case of mistaken identity is now […]

Blake Aaron to release ‘Color and Passion’ Album. *“I try to see music visually,” said lead guitarist Blake Aaron about the titled of his September 18, 2020 album release “Color and Passion” (Innervision Records). “Music makes a lot of color to me.” Blake is currently promoting the latest single release from the upcoming […]

Guitarist Blake Aaron’s ‘Color and Passion’ album is epic. *Billboard chart topping guitarist Blake Aaron’s latest project “Color and Passion” is epic. Offering 11 selections and a line-up of musician one can only dream of to assist on an album. Aside from the featured musicians Najee (Shanachie Entertainment) on sax, Darren Rahn (Side 2 […]

*Monica Blake, an African-American police officer in Nashville has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Friday against the Metro Nashville government and one of the police department’s commanders. In the lawsuit, Blake accused the department of retaliating against her after she reported being raped by a fellow officer. On May 2, 2016, Officer Blake, 36, […]

Multi-award winning filmmaking prodigy Anthony Michael Hobbs (left) with attendees at his filmmakking workshops for youth held recently at the Eubie Blake Center. (Photo credit: Eubie Blake Cultural Center.) *The 1st annual “ILICFF/Eubie Blake Filmmaking Workshop for Youth” was a resounding success as young attendees (and their parents) became inspired during two-days of learning […]

*You probably won’t be surprised to learn that that the Department of Justice is not going to go after Rusten Sheskey with federal criminal civil rights charges. Sheskey is the Minneapolis cop who shot Jacob Blake in the back. The DOJ released its decision via a statement posted Friday. Again, you most likely won’t be […]

Former tennis player James Blake attends Faces of the 2015 New York City Marathon media photocall at Central Park on October 28, 2015 in New York City. *The New York City police officer who body-slammed former tennis star James Blake outside a Manhattan hotel in 2015 has reached a disciplinary agreement with the Civilian […]

*The good fortune of Fox’s “Empire” and ABC’s “ black-ish” and “How to Get Away With Murder” has given way to a new wave of diversity that’s making Hollywood take notice. Los Angeles Times writer Meredith Blake highlights “Empire” while exploring the impact of shows with African-American leads. The series, which stars Terrence Howard […]