The murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is forcing the nation to revisit conversations about race and privilege in the criminal justice system, with many wondering if Rittenhouse would have received the same treatment if he were Black.
Fears spike that Lollapalooza will be a super-spreader event, with thousands of locals and tourists attending amid surging delta variant cases. Meanwhile, masking mandates make a comeback. Illinois Republicans battle each other over the Jan. 6 committee hearings. And the Cubs shed their World Series stars.
unfamiliar with it, the nfl saying it will have a role at some of the games and festivities. there is a tweet by xavier pope, who is reporting all kinds of things, treating it like it is a new rebellion it is a 120-year-old song of cultural pride and equal inclusion in america. so is that much ado about nothing? what do you make of it? what i foresee here, they are going to sing the american national anthem, during which players are going to kneel in protest, then stand up and put their hands on their heart for the black national anthem, the equivalent of a pregame warm-up. in all seriousness, i think that is not going to unify the country and we used to have these apolitical spaces that i think our democracy depends upon to bring us together. yes our politics is divided but
Rapper Black Rob has died at 51, celebrities react
Rob dealt with high blood pressure and suffered a stroke
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Black Rob, former Bad Boy Records artist known for his 2000 hit “Whoa!” has passed away after a recent hospitalization. He was 51-years-old.
theGrio recently reported that fans were alarmed by the New York native’s appearance after he was seen on video in a hospital bed. The video, which was recorded by Power 105.1’s
DJ Self, was made so that Rob could give his condolences to rapper
“I feel everything about X man. X was positive. Love to X,” he said briefly in the Instagram video.
MSNBC and CNN legal analyst Midwin Charles died on Tuesday; she was 47
Cause of death was not mentioned in the post from Charles family members
Charles had taken to Instagram on March 19 to share that she would not be having routinely scheduled Happy Hour Hey guys! Sadly, happy hour tonight is canceled. I m not feeling well, she said in the post. See you next Friday
The lawyer was the founder of law firm Midwin Charles & Associates LLC and a contributor at Essence Magazine
She provided commentary on shows including CNN, HLN, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC and TV One
While working for CNN, she provided legal commentary for live trials daily on InSession (formerly CourtTV) on truTV