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Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuit
Read more: Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuitOne of the six Atlanta police officers charged last week after allegedly using excessive force on two college students was named in a lawsuit over a 2016 shootingduring a police raid that killed a mentally ill man. Details of the 2016 incident are spelled out in two separate and related federal complaints, the first a civil rights…
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Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Chromatica’
Read more: Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Chromatica’Lady Gaga notches her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping debut of Chromatica. The set starts with 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data — the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2020. Chromatica was released on May…
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Terry Crews clarifies ‘Black supremacy’ tweet: ‘I want to be the solution. I do not want to be the problem.’
Read more: Terry Crews clarifies ‘Black supremacy’ tweet: ‘I want to be the solution. I do not want to be the problem.’Terry Crews is clarifying his “Black supremacy” tweet. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and America’s Got Talent host appeared on Monday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers and was given a chance to address the backlash over his weekend Twitter post addressing racism in America in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “One of the big things I tweeted was the fact that I felt that…
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Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct
Read more: Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconductAs the cries for police reform grow louder across the nation, some police departments are holding their officers accountable, firing or suspending those accused of excessive force during recent protests. One Florida police organization has said it will re-hire those very officers accused of misconduct, and that offer is prompting outrage. On Saturday, the Brevard…
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Wendy’s faces backlash after a franchisee donates more than $440,000 to Trump, as #WendysIsOverParty explodes on Twitter
Read more: Wendy’s faces backlash after a franchisee donates more than $440,000 to Trump, as #WendysIsOverParty explodes on TwitterWendy’s is facing backlash online after Business Insider reported that a franchisee on President Donald Trump’s restaurant-recovery roundtable donated more than $400,000 to reelect the president. In mid-May, the White House announced that Muy Cos. CEO James Bodenstedt would participate in the roundtable. Muy Cos. owns and operates hundreds of Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut locations across the…
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More than 600 nurses worldwide have died from coronavirus, group says
Read more: More than 600 nurses worldwide have died from coronavirus, group saysMore than 600 nurses worldwide have died from Covid-19, and more than 230,000 health care workers have contracted the virus, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said Wednesday in a statement. The ICN represents more than 130 national nursing associations with 20 million members globally, and “has been highlighting the lack of systematic data on…
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US to block Chinese airlines from flying into the US
Read more: US to block Chinese airlines from flying into the US(CNN) The US government says it will block Chinese airlines from flying into the US in response to what it says is a policy that has prevented US carriers from service between the two countries. The Transportation Department restrictions will take effect June 16 but could be enacted earlier if President Donald Trump decides to…
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Rihanna, Ricky Martin, Green Day, Katy Perry, Normani & Many Others Honor Black Out Tuesday
Read more: Rihanna, Ricky Martin, Green Day, Katy Perry, Normani & Many Others Honor Black Out TuesdayThe acts are posting black boxes on this day (June 2) of disconnecting from work to focus on community. The music industry is taking a pause today (June 2) to observe what is being called “Black Out Tuesday” (as well as #TheShowMustBePaused), an effort calling for “a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with…
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Surgeon General warns of coronavirus outbreaks from Floyd protests
Read more: Surgeon General warns of coronavirus outbreaks from Floyd protestsUS Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said to expect new outbreaks of the coronavirus resulting from the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd that have seen thousands of people gather in close proximity. While a majority of protesters nationwide have worn masks and face coverings as they demand justice for Floyd, an African-American…
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As rage over killings of black Americans sweeps nation, DOJ has all but abandoned broad police investigations
Read more: As rage over killings of black Americans sweeps nation, DOJ has all but abandoned broad police investigationsDuring the Obama administration, high-profile police shootings of black men like Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Laquan McDonald in Chicago helped spark sweeping federal investigations and reforms of biased policing practices. Now, a trio of wrenching deaths has again refocused the nation’s attention on the racial prejudices ingrained in the country’s justice system. Protesters…
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Gabrielle Union says she felt ‘singled out as being difficult’ on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Read more: Gabrielle Union says she felt ‘singled out as being difficult’ on ‘America’s Got Talent’Actress Gabrielle Union opened up about what she described as a problematic workplace on “America’s Got Talent” and her hope to encourage a more inclusive environment. Union, 47, was let go as a judge after one season on the NBC competition television show. Shortly after her 2019 departure, Variety magazine reported allegations of sexist and racially inappropriate incidences…
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