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Breonna Taylor was an EMT who was killed by police in her apartment in 2020, becoming a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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A chilling video captured the final moments of a skydiver who fell to his death.On Sunday, Jose de Alencar Lima Junior tragically lost his life while attempting to speed fly at Pedra Bonita in Sao Con
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A judge has thrown out charges against the former police officers who shot Breonna Taylor, ruling that her death was a result of her boyfriend's actions. Taylor, 26, who was a medical worker, was fata
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In the wake of her momentous Emmy win earlier this week, Niecy Nash-Betts has shared a racy video on social media. On Monday night at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the 53-year-old marked a special occasion as she was honored with her first Emmy.…
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Niecy Nash-Betts has finally been honored with an Emmy and delivered one of the best speeches of the night. Taking to the stage after she was declared the winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her role in Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story…
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A teenager was shot in the head after going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, his family said. Ralph Yarl, 16, was hospitalized following the horrific incident which took place at around 10 PM on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, CNN reports. According to authorities, the…
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A statue of George Floyd has been vandalized just four days after it was unveiled. According to NYPD, the Union Square Park statue in New York was targeted on Sunday, October 3, with a police source telling Insider that the crime was discovered at around 10:15 AM. "Preliminary investigation determined…
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The tragic death of Daunte Wright has triggered a ripple of fresh heartache across America. On Sunday, April 11, the 20-year-old father-of-one was fatally shot by police. The reason he was stopped? Officers took issue with an air freshener hanging from his car's rearview mirror. Since 2015, US cops have…
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Carol Maraj - the widowed mother of chart-topping rapper Nicki Minaj - has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the driver charged with killing her husband last month. As reported by PageSix, on February 12, 64-year-old Robert Maraj was struck down while walking across the street in Mineola, New York.…
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A Black attorney whose mother was unfairly imprisoned for drug addiction has opened up about her fight against mass incarceration. Brittany K. Barnett, an attorney and criminal justice reform advocate from Texas, has opened up about her journey tackling racism within the American justice system in her memoir A Knock…
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Meghan Markle has spoken about the "unbearable grief" she experienced after suffering a miscarriage. “Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.” She said. In an incredibly moving account written for the New York Times, Markle describes feeling a sharp pain…
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Earlier today, President Donald Trump and his wife Melania went to the Supreme Court building to pay their respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday at the age of 87. During the appearance, crowds booed the president shouting “vote him out” and “honor her wish”, HuffPost reported.…
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Demi Lovato has taken to social media to issue a statement after social media users unearthed old tweets and comments from her fiancé Max Ehrich gushing over several female celebrities. In particular, social media uses shared multiple instances of Ehrich allegedly expressing how he wanted to "marry" Selena Gomez. In…
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In an incident (23rd August) that was filmed and shared widely on social media, 29-year-old African-American Jacob Blake can be seen walking away from several police officers. As he opens the door of a gray SUV, an officer grabs his shirt and shoots him seven times from behind. Three of…
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Per The Guardian, Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been paralyzed from the waist down, his father has said. In an incident (23rd August) that was filmed and shared widely on social media, 29-year-old African-American Jacob Blake can be seen walking away from several…
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Protests have broken out overnight in Wisconsin after police in Kenosha shot a black man from behind as he walked to his car on Sunday evening (23 August), BBC News has reported. In an incident that was filmed and shared widely on social media, 29-year-old African American Jacob Blake can…
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The two brothers of George Floyd called for a minute's silence at last night's Democratic National Convention as they delivered an emotional tribute to their late sibling. Speaking from his home in Texas, Philonise Floyd and his brother Rodney called for a moment of silence to remember victims of police…
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The former first lady Michelle Obama has criticized Donald Trump's abilities as president of the United States in a rousing speech delivered at the end of the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday. In her 19-minute address, Obama also endorsed Joe Biden, urging the US people…
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Ryan Reynolds has issued an apology for his 2012 wedding to Blake Lively, which took place at former slave plantation, Boone Hall, in South Carolina. In a recent interview with Fast Company, the 43-year-old said: "It’s something we’ll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for. It’s impossible to reconcile." [caption…
