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Blake Family & Ben Crump *Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump and co-counsels Patrick Salvi II and B’Ivory LaMarr issued the following statement on behalf of the Blake family: “President Trump reached out to the pastor of Jacob Blake’s mother, Julia Jackson, to arrange a phone conversation with her. He appropriately referred […]

Young filmmakers at the Eubie Blake Center during the ILICFF filmmaking workshops hosted by ILICFF founder Anthony Michael Hobbs. *One of the many activities of the 7th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children’s Film Fest (ILICFF), September 23 – October 2023, is its ILICFF/Eubie Blake Filmmaking Workshops for Youth. The filmmaking presentations include John Wesby, […]

lake Anderson being beaten by LA County Sheriff Deputies *The family of Blake Anderson the 24-year-old security guard who was severely beaten last Saturday night while at work and had a gun put to his head by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies has retained Attorneys Ben Crump, Jasmine Mines and Jim DeSimone to file […]

Guitarist Blake Aaron *“It’s single by single,” said Innervision guitarist Blake Aaron about the lead up to his new album with the release of his second single “Dreamland.” “I released seven songs (singles) from each of my albums.” Blakes’ newest album will be his seventh and it’s titled “Love and Rhythm” (Innervision Records). Both […]

Blake Griffin *Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin will have to sit out four games for punching team trainer Matias Testi at a Toronto restaurant in January. The fight already left him with a broken hand that will require a 4-6 week absence. The team announced today that it will tack on an additional […]

via Twitter *”The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah addressed the police killing of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot multiple times in the back by Kenosha police on Sunday. Noah compared the shooting to the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, the young white boy who was taken into custody unscathed after being charged […]

*The intent may have been to restore peace in Baltimore following the uproar over the death of Freddie Gray, but the $6.4 million settlement reached in the case has struck a very sour note with the president of the police union, who labeled the deal “obscene.” USA Today reports the settlement, which was unanimously […]

* Blake Lively’s attempt to use the famous Sir Mix-A-Lot line “L.A. face with an Oakland booty” to describe herself has sparked accusations of racism and a rather lively debate on social media over whether this is false outrage. The actress posted side-by-side front and back shots of herself on the red carpet in […]

*The police officer who tackled former pro tennis star James Blake was penalized all of five lost vacation days — half of that recommended by an independent oversight board, according to the New York Daily News. Officer James Frascatore was given the five-day “punishment” by Police Commissioner James O’Neill in February, sources told The […]

[…] Awards show, officially known as the 64th GRAMMY Awards, is just around the corner. Today, the Recording Academy announced the nominations for each of the 86 categories. See below to see who’s nominated at the 64th GRAMMY Awards. The Recording Academy will present the 2022 GRAMMY Awards on Mon, Jan. 31, on the CBS Television Network(opens in a […]

Jacob Blake Sr. on CNN’s New Day (Aug. 28, 2020) *Jacob Blake, Sr. told CNN’s “New Day” that he spoke to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for a full hour and found the experience comforting, like talking to his own family. The father of 29-year-old James Blake, Jr. says he and Blake’s mother’s were initially nervous to talk […]

*The man who posted the video of a police officer shooting Jacob Blake in the back seven times says he did the right thing but feels a certain responsibility for the subsequent violence and two deaths it caused in his city. Kenosha resident Raysean White speaks to Wesley Lowery for a 60 IN 6 […]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and (now fired) Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts *(Via Baltimore Sun) – Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake fired Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts Wednesday, saying his presence had become a distraction in a city that needs to focus on ending a dramatic spike in homicides. “Too many continue to die on […]

RuPaul meme – via World of Wonder *Talk about getting a lot of attention and rightfully so. We’re referring to an essay by  a CNN writer/producer by the name of John Blake whose Sunday (03-26-23) piece titled “What’s ‘digital blackface?’ And why is it wrong when White people use it?” Needless to say, that […]

*Tennis superstar James Blake is not allowing the situation that happened to him only a few days ago to go down in history … quietly. He is not trying to take the high road on the Caucasian cop (James Frascatore) who ran up on him and body slammed him on a New York City street; and never […]