Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down, his father says

Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back by Wisonsin police as his three young sons watched on, is now paralyzed from the waist down after his body was riddled with bullets, his father says.  Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times that his 29-year-old son now has ‘eight holes’ in … Read more

Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down, his father says

Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back by Wisonsin police as his three young sons watched on, is now paralyzed from the waist down after his body was riddled with bullets, his father says.  Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times that his 29-year-old son now has ‘eight holes’ in … Read more

Portland protester, 25, is on the run and begging for money after kicking unconscious a truck driver

 Marquise ‘Keese’ Love, 25, is on the run from police and allegedly posting to Snapchat looking for money A Black Lives Matter protester on the run from cops after being ‘positively identified’ as the man who kicked a truck driver in the face in Portland on Sunday is begging for cash. Police are searching for … Read more

Economist proposes US slavery reparations up to $12TN

A prominent economist has laid out the case for reparations for the black descendants of slaves in the U.S., estimating payments of up to $12 trillion would be needed to atone for the historical injustice. Duke University professor William Darity Jr and his wife Kirsten Mullen co-authored the report for the Roosevelt Institute arguing that … Read more

Michelle Obama ‘doing just fine’ after depression admission

Michelle Obama has promised admirers that she is ‘doing just fine’ and there is ‘no reason to worry’ about her after she opened up about suffering from ‘low-grade depression’ in the latest episode of her podcast. The 56-year-old had discussed her mental state in episode two of ‘The Michelle Obama Podcast’ on Spotify in a conversation with NPR’s … Read more

Ryan Reynolds regrets having 2012 wedding at a plantation

Ryan Reynolds has expressed regret at having married Blake Lively on a plantation back in 2012, during an interview with Fast Company. The Deadpool actor, 43, and the Gossip Girl star, 32, tied the knot at Boone Hall, a former plantation in South Carolina, and were subsequently criticized for glamorizing a place where black slaves once … Read more

Trump tweets ‘people are not happy’ with athletes kneeling

President Donald Trump took aim at protesting athletes again on Tuesday, tweeting that people ‘are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem!’ Although some NFL players have done so since 2016, athletes across the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have recently begun kneeling in protest of racism during The Star-Spangled … Read more

Trump tweets ‘people are not happy’ with athletes kneeling

President Donald Trump took aim at protesting athletes again on Tuesday, tweeting that people ‘are not happy that players are not standing for our National Anthem!’ Although some NFL players have done so since 2016, athletes across the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have recently begun kneeling in protest of racism during The Star-Spangled … Read more