Demeka "Nicety"'s Blog – September 2016 Archive (84)

Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma filed first-manslaughter charges Thursday against the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street.

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges against officer Betty…

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is featured on the cover of Time magazine’s Oct. 3, 2016 issue, showing just how far reaching the conversation started by his kneeling protest during the national anthem has grown.

Kaepernick's protest was…

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman declined to take questions at his weekly news conference Wednesday as a form of protest to recent police shootings.

Instead, he shared his thoughts on athletes and social change.

"I'm not going to answer any questions today, and it's no offense to you guys, but I think the state of things in the world…

Donald Trump surrogate Don King, the renowned boxing promoter who was once convicted of manslaughter, gave a controversial speech early Wednesday morning at a Cleveland Heights church meeting, where he invoked the n-word in front of an audience of pastors.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the officer that was involved in the shooting has been identified as Officer Brentley Vinson.

As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, Officer Vinson has been placed on paid Administrative Leave.…

Stacy Koltiska said that she will never forget the look in the little boy’s eyes. As an elementary school lunchroom staffer, her job was to work the register for the children when they paid for their meals.

But the boy had a negative balance on his…

Nashville’s Metro Council made history Tuesday by approving the city’s first measure to allow lesser civil penalties for people caught with small amounts of marijuana, but it may set the stage for a confrontation with the state.

Meanwhile, some Nashville judges are now raising concerns that moving minor marijuana possession cases from…

Turns out, Teyana and Shump secretly tied the knot earlier this year. After trying her best to evade the issue, Tey finally came clean to Wendy about jumping the broom in the middle of a conversation about the time her best friend slept with her man (not Shumpert). “Remaining a good person, and allowing myself to love again is why I…

The family of an unarmed Black man shot dead by a Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Friday evening is vehemently denying any and all police narratives that paint their loved one as a threat that needed to be neutralized.

Attorneys for the family of…

A funeral director licensed in the state of Texas has been caught taking selfies in front of the hearses and caskets of the newly departed.

David L. Jones must be one egotistical so-and-so. Add to that, insensitive. Is there any doubt, looking at the photos above, that he is posing in front of…

Kellogg issued a voluntary recall on Monday of 10,000 boxes of Eggo Nutri-Grain whole wheat waffles due to possible listeria contamination.

The recalled frozen waffles were sold in 25 states.

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Belmont University has issued a statement in response to a racist social media post made by a freshman student.

The school first issued a statement on university Facebook page, stating "we reject comments rooted in racism or bigotry. This is not free…

Insiders claim that Oprah Winfrey is gearing up to reboot The Oprah Winfrey Show, and she is ready to spend big to make it a success.

“Oprah is hell-bent resurrecting a new version of her TV interview show,” a source told the Globe Magazine. A move that will allegedly see the 62-year-old media…

September 19

Jimmy Fallon- 42 years old

Adam West- 88 years old…

The man suspected in Saturday's bombings in New York and New Jersey was captured on Monday after a frantic manhunt and shootout.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after a shootout Monday with police in Linden, New Jersey, Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park said. He is also charged…

A lot of things determine how much money you make: your level of education, the job you choose to pursue, the company you work for, your hard skills, your performance, and your ability to negotiate.

But one thing you really have no control over that can…

Remember when you heard that Monica brushed off Brandy’s refusal to do the popular “#SoGoneChallenge” and dubbed their long simmering beef a “test from God”???

Well Brandy’s not finished not so subliminally shading Monica and she recently went to Snapchat to post another petty…

Chalk up another W for Waka Flocka Flame. The Brick Squad rapper has been named the Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2016 by peta2, the branch of PETA directed towards the youth market.

The animal rights group names Waka as its hottest male celeb based on…

The big Prince tribute concert has finally been nailed down.

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A Memphis dance coach has been arrested after police say he had sex with one of his minor students and exposing him to HIV.

Last year, John Conner III and the victim met on a social website and arranged to meet up, according to the affidavit.…