photo credit: Sharkshock // Shutterstock Pitt County has removed the Confederate Soldiers Monument outside of the Pitt County Courthouse at the corner of 3rd and Evans street in Greenville. The removal happened on Monday, June 22nd, taking about 5 and a half hours. Due to mechanical issues with the crane, the pedestal and base will be removed…… read more »
photo credit: Dech St // Shutterstock The mayor of Raleigh, Mary-Ann Baldwin, has now made face masks a requirement, effective June 19th at 4 p.m. The order will stay in place until further notice. The mayor described going to a grocery store on Saturday and seeing many people without masks, which caused her “great discomfort.” “The more…… read more »
photo credit: Katherine Welles // Shutterstock The officer that was fired for the killing of Rayshard Brooks in an Atlanta Wendy’s parking lot, has now been charged with felony murder. There are a total of 11 charges against Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Brooks in the back twice as he ran away. After Rolfe shot…… read more »
photo credit: Billion Photos // Shutterstock Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets has suggested that the NBA players should form their league. The idea was sent through a group chat between Irving and his Brooklyn Nets teammates, suggesting that they skip NBA’s restart at Disney World, while proposing the idea of starting their own league. Irving also…… read more »
photo credit: Formatoriginal // Shutterstock The Supreme Court has just passed a federal law that protects the LGBTQ+ community. The new law now applies sexual orientation and gender discrimination to the Civil Rights Act that was passed in 1964 banning discrimination based off race, sex and national origin, which will protect the LGBTQ+ community from workplace discrimination.…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock B. Simone is back in the headlines, this time over her manifestation book, “Baby Girl Manifest The Life You Want,” which has since been removed from her website. It has been revealed that parts of B. Simone’s book was actually content from various creators and authors. Some of these creators took…… read more »
photo credit: Katherine Welles // Shutterstock Over the weekend, another black man has been killed by police officers in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the two officers involved has been fired. The other has been placed on administrative duty. The APD Chief of Police has resigned in response to the fatal shooting. The shooting took place in…… read more »
photo credit: Tinseltown // Shutterstock Three months ago, Breonnna Talyor was killed by Louisville officers executing a no-knock search warrant at her home, during which she was shot 8 times. None of the officers involved have been arrested or charged for her death. On her website, Beyonce has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Dave Chappelle has a new Netflix comedy special up on the streaming services Youtube page, entitled “8:46”, the amount of time Derek Chauvin had his neck on George Floyd’s neck. In the special, as you can guess, Dave is addressing the current state of the country. Dave is no stranger to…… read more »
photo credit: Tinseltown // Shutterstock Beyonce is really getting to the bag! The Queen Bey has just reportedly signed a $100 million deal with Disney. Within the deal, she will be involved with the Black Panther 2 soundtrack and two other films. They are also interesting in her possibly narrating Disney documentaries on Disney plus. According to The…… read more »