Crime
Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution along with a personal fine of $25,000 to the city of Chicago. Following a highly publicized trial which concluded that the former Empire star staged a homophobic, raced-based attack back in 2019, the actor will also have to serve 30 […]
For the second day in a row, several historically Black colleges and universities reported bomb threats Tuesday, including University of the District of Columbia, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Spelman College, Xavier University of Louisiana, Alcorn State University, Kentucky State University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and Morgan State […]
The three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a 25 yr-old black man jogging in a Brunswick, GA. neighborhood, were sentenced Friday to life in prison. The life sentences for Travis McMichael, who fatally shot Arbery, and his father, Gregory McMichael, do not carry the possibility of parole. Their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan will be eligible […]
During his criminal trial on Monday, former “Epire” star Jussie Smollett took the to rebut charges that he staged a fake hate crime and lied to Chicago Police about it in January 2019 involving witnesses and brothers “Bola” and “Ola” Osundairo who testified against him. Smollett also claimed that he and Bola did lots of drugs […]
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently looking into a reported incident that occurred at The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino involving VA native was in Las Vegas celebrating his 37th birthday at Drai’s Nightclub on Saturday. A source at The Cosmopolitan says Trey Songz and his entourage took several women back to their hotel […]
In the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, he took the stand and stated that he had no choice but to fatally shoot two men and seriously injure a third while claiming that he was stopping “the person who was attacking me.” While testifying in his own defense, Rittenhouse said he was protecting private property in Kenosha […]
Although R. Kelly w as found guilty of racketeering charges in New York on September 27th and his sentencing awaits, he has to head back to court next year and face charges in his hometown of Chicago for child pornography and obstruction of justice. According to The Chicago Tribune, Judge Harry Leinenweber has set a trial […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday making California the first state to prohibit “condom stealthing,” or removing a condom without permission during intercourse. This measure amends the state’s civil code, adding the act to the state’s civil definition of sexual battery and giving victims the power to sue perpetrators for damages, including […]
According to an indictment unsealed on Thursday, eighteen former NBA players have been indicted on charges of allegedly defrauding a health care plan of millions of dollars that served current and former players. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said at a press conference Thursday that the FBI had arrested 16 […]
According to the L.A. County District Attorney, over 58,000 marijuana convictions dating back 30 years will be dismissed in Los Angeles County now that marijuana has been made legal in the state. District Attorney George Gascón stated: “Dismissing these convictions means the possibility of a better future to thousands of disenfranchised people who are receiving […]
Closing arguments took place in the federal court in Brooklyn, NY and R. Kelly’s defense attorney Deveraux Cannick told the jury Kelly is demanding prosecutors prove he’s guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and thrower in Dr. King’s name in the messy presentation. Cannick actually quoted a part of MLK’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, declaring … […]
Three police officers and two paramedics in Aurora, Colorado, have been indicted by a grand jury and are facing charges in the death of Elijah McClain. McClain, a young Black man who was just walking home from a convenience store, was detained, placed in a chokehold and given a powerful sedative in a confrontation with […]
