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Florida man charged for pointing gun, unleashing racist tirade against Black homeowner
Read more: Florida man charged for pointing gun, unleashing racist tirade against Black homeownerA white man in Florida was arrested Tuesday for pointing a gun at and unleashing a racist tirade on a Black man, accusing the homeowner of stealing from his own mailbox. Joseph Max Fucheck, 58, was booked on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm with prejudice and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon,…
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8 Louisiana officers indicted for alleged beating of 2 men stopped for seatbelt violation
Read more: 8 Louisiana officers indicted for alleged beating of 2 men stopped for seatbelt violationThe two men held up their arms in surrender, but were beaten by officers, the district attorney said. One of the men suffered a fractured eye socket, the other a broken nose. Eight police officers in Louisiana were indicted on charges of excessive force for allegedly beating two men who had raised their arms in…
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Paris Jackson Talks Father Michael Jackson’s Impact & Her First ‘High School Musical’ Concert
Read more: Paris Jackson Talks Father Michael Jackson’s Impact & Her First ‘High School Musical’ Concert“Everyone in my family does music. I mean, I’m a Jackson,” Paris said during the ‘Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn’ Facebook Watch premiere episode on Tuesday (June 30). After dropping a debut EP with her boyfriend Gabriel Glenn for their new musical group The Soundflowers last week, Paris Jackson shines under her own spotlight for the…
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Latino taco stand workers got abuse, racial slurs — just for asking customers to wear a mask
Read more: Latino taco stand workers got abuse, racial slurs — just for asking customers to wear a maskIt seemed like an idea that the taco-loving masses would get behind with no hesitation: no masks, no tacos. But even though tacos are a mainstream American obsession, being required to wear a mask in the midst of a pandemic to order from one of two Hugo’s Tacos in Los Angeles allegedly brought out the worst in…
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Facebook just lost one of the biggest advertisers in the world for the rest of 2020
Read more: Facebook just lost one of the biggest advertisers in the world for the rest of 2020The campaign to convince marketers to ditch Facebook has added one of the world’s largest advertising spenders. The global consumer packaged goods company Unilever announced Friday that it will halt its advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a growing movement to stop spending ad dollars on the social media platforms. The New Jersey-based conglomerate also…
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The Northeast leads the country in mask-wearing
Read more: The Northeast leads the country in mask-wearingScientific evidence suggests that wearing a face mask can help stop the spread of Covid-19. New polling confirms that some regions of the country are taking that message to heart more than others. Specifically, residents of the Northeast (led by New York) said they’re wearing masks at a significantly greater rate than the majority of the country.…
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Fabolous and Jadakiss to Face Off in Verzuz Battle
Read more: Fabolous and Jadakiss to Face Off in Verzuz BattleFabolous and Jadakiss are stepping into the virtual ring. The New York natives and former collaborators will go head-to-head in the next installment of Verzuz—the wildly popular Instagram live series in which music legends go hit for hit. Fabolous and Jadakiss are expected to put on a memorable show, as they’ve each spent the last two decades building a…
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Dead wrong: Feds sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to over a million deceased
Read more: Dead wrong: Feds sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to over a million deceasedMore than a million Americans who had died received COVID-19 stimulus payments totaling $1.4 billion, a government watchdog said in a report to Congress released Thursday. The finding is part of a sweeping review of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Government Accountability Office, an independent nonpartisan congressional agency. The report paints a clearer…
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Scottsdale councilman apologizes after saying ‘I can’t breathe’ at anti-mask rally
Read more: Scottsdale councilman apologizes after saying ‘I can’t breathe’ at anti-mask rally“It was a stupid and insensitive comment that I shouldn’t have made, and I had no intention of disrespecting anybody,” Guy Phillips said. A Scottsdale City Council member who said “I can’t breathe” while wearing a face mask and addressing a crowd of protesters opposed to coronavirus rules has apologized. Councilman Guy Phillips said “I can’t breathe”…
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Coronavirus hospitalizations surge in Arizona, Texas
Read more: Coronavirus hospitalizations surge in Arizona, TexasCoronavirus hospitalizations in Arizona and Texas have hit record numbers as cases continue to surge in states in the South and the West, overwhelming medical professionals. Arizona reported a record high of 3,591 new cases Tuesday, with nearly 60,000 known cases in the state overall. The swell in cases came as President Donald Trump held…
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Baltimore restaurant apologizes after video shows Black woman and son denied service
Read more: Baltimore restaurant apologizes after video shows Black woman and son denied serviceA Baltimore restaurant group apologized Monday after video surfaced of a Black woman and her 9-year-old son being denied service because of the way the boy was dressed, even though a white boy who was similarly dressed was apparently served. The mother, Marcia Grant, posted two videos and several still images of the incident to…
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