August 2014 Blog Posts (108)

Jezebel

There is a prevailing notion in this country that when an unarmed black person is shot by the police, there must have been a valid reason. In the spirit of fairness, it doesn't even have to be at the…

Jezebel

Even though some are misguided enough to think the world didn't need more Drumline, the good people at VH1 knew better. The day Drumline: A New Beat premieres is coming closer and closer…

Huffington Post

Taylor Swift released her new song,"Shake It Off," on Monday, and, while some see…

NBC News

Two St. Louis city police officers shot and killed a black man who came within several feet of them brandishing a knife on Tuesday a few miles from the turbulent suburb of Ferguson, authorities…

This young phenom has been chosen to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Mo'Ne Davis pitch not only 1 but 2 straight no hitter games in the Little League World…

Well...DAMN!  

I am gonna stop right there!  She is after all the Nation's First Lady :-)

Instagram

"She said YEEEEESSSSS...... #Happy #MyRib #iF--kingLoveHer,"

Kevin and Eniko Parrish have been dating for five years.…

Kenneth Douglass has admitted to having sex with corpses while employed at the morgue.

He worked night shifts at the Hamilton County morgue from 1976 until 1992, said in a deposition he had sex with up to 100 dead bodies, often while drunk or high on drugs, WCPO Cincinnati reports.…

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The killings of unarmed men of color by both police officers and security guards in the last two years are very troubling. As a member of the White House “My Brothers Keeper” task force, I and other task force members made recommendations to President Obama on how to reduce the disproportionate…

CNN

Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, according to the preliminary…

Raw Story~

Police shot and killed a 20-year-old Monday who was wanted for probation violation, but the man’s brother said he was wearing headphones and could not hear officers’ orders.

Officers were…

Kenny Says:  I want you read this like your LIFE depended on it...Because it Does!!!

Slowly but surely the courts are recognizing that recording on-duty police is a protected First Amendment activity. But in the meantime, police around the country continue to intimidate and arrest citizens for…

Breaking Brown~

Black on Black homicide has dropped from a high of 94% in the 1990s to 91.3% in 2012. This may not seem significant, until you…

Radar Online~

Seventeen years after the murder of Notorious B.I.G., a source tells RadarOnline.com that the Los Angeles Police Department knows who was responsible for the planning and execution of the rapper’s murder, but will never make an arrest because doing so would expose a pervasive cover-up of police involvement, the revelation of which would shake the department…

According to the website Gawker:

A teen in Louisville is being investigated after starting rumors of a "Purge" that was slated to take place Friday night. A flier for the purge, circulated on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook gained traction quickly. The nuanced and culturally-sensitive website Thought Catalog published a fictional account of what "happened"…

Bossip~

A number of celebs came together this weekend for Chris Brown and Quincy Combs’ celebrity flag…

Jezebel~

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took time from his busy schedule to say that black women in the military could have braids and twists…

New York Daily News~

Daily News staff photographer Pearl Gabel was covering the tense protests over Michael Brown’s killing in Ferguson, Mo., when police briefly detained her early Sunday. Here is her…

The ice water challenge is where you have a container of ice cold water poured on to of your head. But before you do you challenge 3 people to do the same things within 24 hours. They donate $100 to ALS if they do not meet the challenge. Several videos have gone viral for at least 2 months of people being doused with ice water. However, here lately…