Dr. Fauci Says New Virus In China Features 2009 Swine Flu Traits White House coronavirus director Dr. Anthony Fauci says the new virus found in China features traits from the 2009 Swine Flu (H1N1) and the 1918 pandemic flu. Fauci adds that U.S. health officials are closely monitoring this new strain of flu, which is carried by … Read more
‘The Office’ & ‘Community’ Remove Scenes Featuring Blackface From Streaming Platforms In addition to Hulu pulling an episode of ‘The Golden Girls‘ over the weekend for featuring scenes with blackface, popular TV shows ‘The Office‘ and ‘Community‘ have both followed suit, editing and deleting episodes, respectively, from all streaming platforms. For the ‘The Office,’ the … Read more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Approves VMAs At Barclays Center With ‘Limited Or No Audience’ While this weekend’s Daytime Emmy Awards and BET Awards took place virtually, with all audience members at home, it appears the VMAs will be a little more ‘laxed on COVID-19 regulations as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo approves the Barclays Center to … Read more
Country Singer Chase Rice Under Fire After Hosting Packed Tennessee Concert Amid Pandemic As coronavirus cases continue to spike across the nation, including Tennessee, Country singer Chase Rice is catching major heat after hosting a concert this weekend in Petros, packed with thousands of fans amid the growing pandemic. While making his return to the … Read more
Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Partner For Netflix Series On Ex-NFL Player’s Life Ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick is partnering with director Ava DuVernay for a new original scripted Netflix series based on the young life of the football player turned activist. The original drama is titled, ‘Colin in Black & White,’ and its synopsis reads: … Read more
Detroit Police Department Investigating Footage Of Patrol Car Plowing Through Protestors The Detroit Police Department is investigating an incident after cellphone footage is released showing a patrol car plowing through protestors. The violent clash occurred late Sunday night in Southwest Detroit, where Black Lives Matters protestors peacefully marched the streets on their way back to … Read more
Man Claiming To Be The Prison Lover Of Aaron Hernandez Breaks Silence Kyle Kennedy, a man claiming to be the prison lover of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez, is breaking his silence and speaking out in an upcoming special airing on the REELZ channel titled, ‘Aaron Hernandez: Jailhouse Lover Tells All.’ In the special, … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom Orders Immediate Closure Of All Bars In Los Angeles & 6 Other Counties California governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the immediate closure of all bars in Los Angeles and six other counties, and urged eight others to do the same as coronavirus cases rapidly increase across the state. The mandatory bar closure … Read more
Episode Of ‘The Golden Girls’ Pulled From Hulu For Featuring Blackface Disney-ABC Domestic Television has pulled an episode of “The Golden Girls‘ from Hulu for featuring two of its main characters in blackface. The episode, “Mixed Blessings,” aired in 1988 as the 23rd episode of the sitcom’s third season. The episode summary details Michael, played … Read more
272 NYPD Officers Have Filed For Retirement Since Death Of George Floyd, 49% Spike As protests for social and criminal justice over police brutality incidents blaze on, cops nationwide are feeling the pressure and some are succumbing to it. In New York, 272 NYPD officers have filed for retirement following the police-involved death of George … Read more
‘The Simpsons’ Producers Announce White Actors Will No Longer Voice Characters Of Color After being called out for waiting so long, producers for the iconic animated series ‘The Simpsons‘ have announced that white actors will no longer voice characters of color. The decision arrives in a week of shows and actors addressing white actors’ portrayals … Read more
Miami Mayor Orders Shut Down Of Beaches Ahead Of Fourth Of July Weekend While we reported yesterday that Florida bars would be closing again to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez is gearing up to sign an executive order to shut down all Miami-Dade County beaches ahead of the Fourth of … Read more
Minneapolis City Council Moves To Dismantle Police Department Following nationwide protests and calls to defund local law enforcement, on Friday (June 26), the Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a measure to dismantle the city’s police department. While the 12-0 decision comes as a victory to protestors, the abolition of the city’s police force won’t … Read more
Appeals Court Confirms Trump Illegally Used Funds For US-Mexico Border Wall A federal appeals court has ruled on Friday that President Trump and his administration illegally used funds for the construction of the US-Mexico border wall. In a 2-1 ruling, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel stated that Trump diverted $2.5 billion from … Read more
New Jersey Schools To Reopen In The Fall With Mask & Social Distancing Rules State officials have announced that all New Jersey schools are set to reopen in the fall for the 2020-2021 school year with strict mask and social distancing rules for students and faculty. The Department of Education shares the news in a … Read more
Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court To Kill Obamacare Amid Pandemic & Recession Amid a worldwide pandemic and nationwide recession, the Trump administration is urging the US Supreme Court to wipe out the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. They claim the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that “the remainder of the ACA should not be allowed … Read more
NBA Reveals 16 Players Test Positive For Coronavirus Ahead Of Return Out of 302 tests conducted, the NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) and NBA reveal that 16 players have tested positive for coronavirus ahead the league’s scheduled return on July 30 in Orlando, Florida with 22 teams. The group of players — who remain unnamed, … Read more
Ex-Miami Gardens Police Officer Charged After Kneeling On Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck Ex-Mami Gardens police officer Jordy Yanes Martel has been arrested and charged with battery and official misconduct after kneeling on a pregnant black woman’s neck while tasing her multiple times in the stomach. While the incident occurred in January, footage has been released … Read more
‘Love & Hip Hop’ Star Mo Fayne Indicted For PPP Fraud & Accused Of Running $5M Ponzi Scheme In May, we reported that ‘Love & Hip Hop‘ star Mo Fayne, aka “Arkansas Mo” of the Atlanta franchise, was arrested for coronavirus relief fraud, which he’s now been indicted for PPP fraud as of yesterday. In … Read more
Arizona Councilman Apologizes For Saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ At Anti-Mask Rally Earlier today we shared a video of Scottsdale, Arizona councilman Guy Phillips boldly mocking George Floyd’s last words “I can’t breathe,” while speaking at an anti-mask rally on Wednesday. After receiving a great deal of backlash, Phillips has now issued an apology. In a … Read more
