Jane Dough met some dope people in New Bern! #Duffyfield citizens, a small, close-knit and forgotten part of New Bern, takes care of each other even after #HurricaneFlorence. The natural disaster raised questions about equality and knowledge of ones own rights. Unfortunately, 700 families lost their homes and those who were fortunate to keep them, still need help. …… read more »
Big Goonie out of Plymouth wins the first round of Clarke’s Freestyle Friday, winning 4 weeks in a row! If you were tuned in, you know Goonie has some fire bars! Check out his mixtape below!… read more »
photo credit: a katz // Shutterstock This week, Russell Simmons appeared on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s podcast, Drink Champs to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, along with other guests Bun B, Talib Kweli, Mysonne and Marc Lamont Hill. Following the airing on the episode, one of Simmons many sexual assault accusers, journalist Sil Lai Abrams, took to…… read more »
photo credit: Roberto Galan // Shutterstock Three police officers in Wilmington, North Carolina have been fired after video was found of them speaking about “slaughtering” black people. The police department announced the firing of officer James Gilmore, Cpl. Jesse Moore II and officer Kevin Piner during a news conference Wednesday. According to a department report, Piner, speaking of African…… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock With cases continuing to increase around the country, including North Carolina, Gov Roy Cooper has decided that now is not the time to reopen more businesses. On Wednesday alone, NC had 1,721 new cases, the second-highest one-day total in the state. Overall, more than 56,000 people have been affected with COVID-19 in…… read more »
photo credit: Christopher V Jones // Shutterstock On Wednesday, Natalie White made her first appearance in court for charges of first-degree arson related to the fire of an Atlanta Wendy’s that took place during protests sparked by the killing of Rayshard Brooks by a police officer in the Wendy’s parking lot. White’s bond was set to $10,000…… read more »
photo credit: Gottography // Shutterstock One of the officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor has been fired more three months later. The Louisville Metro Police Department posted a letter via Twitter on June 23rd, addressed to Det. Brett Hankison, signed by the police chief informing him of his terminated, effective immediately. Hankson and two other…… read more »
photo credit: Grindstone Media Group // Shutterstock Earlier this week, NASCAR’s only full-time black driver found a door pull rope tied in a noose in his garage at the Talladega Motor Speedway. The FBI announced on Tuesday that their investigation concludes that Bubba Wallace did not face a hate crime and that the rope had been in…… read more »
photo credit: MIND AND I // Shutterstock During his time as president so far, Donald Trump has successfully appointed 53 appeals court judges, 143 district court judges, two US Court of International Trade judges and two Supreme Court justices, being Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office. On Wednesday, Trump appointed Judge Cory…… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock Clearly some people STILL don’t understand the meaning behind Colin Kaepernick and others kneeling during the National Anthem, and President Donald Trump is one of them. Trump says that if the NFL allows players to kneel during the anthem when the season restarts, then he will not be watching. Dr.…… read more »