The New York Police Department has caught a great deal of heat lately for hurting its citizens, especially minorities. This incident, however, might take the cake. Police are accused of pepper spraying a woman along with her entire family, including a five month old, a four-year old and a two year old baby. The woman was being accused of trying to get onto a subway without paying, according to a…
Easter Sunday happened to be a mournful day for one family in Ohio. Police have stated that a man shot and killed his father in clear sight right outside a Church. The shooting took place at Hiawatha Church of God in Christ in the city of Ashtabula. Reportedly Reshad Riddle, 25 years old, shot and killed his father. 52 year old Richard Riddle was killed with a single shot from…
Bravo and Andy Cohen are joining forces to market one of the network’s highest grossing reality series. The two entities are working to build up a lot of anticipation for the three part season reunion show. The show will begin the airing April 7th, and Andy is giving viewers lots of hints and surprises to look forward to. Straight from the A reports: While many feel that the recent lawsuit…
A Chicago teenager was charged with the murder of his grandfather after reportedly shooting him six times in the back back in March. The teen, who is known as William Strickland is only 19 years old. He confessed to police about stealing his grandfather’s gun and then using the same weapon to end his grandfather’s life. To make matters worse, after shooting the defenseless man the teen then proceeded to…
This case seems to get more and more confusing. Just last week the aunt of De’Marquise Elkins, the accused killer in the Brunswick shooting, released a statement to the police vouching for her nephew’s where abouts during the time of the shooting. Now, the police are claiming that both the aunt and the accused shooter’s mother have been arrested for falsifying information. Atlanta Black…
The apple don’t fall far from the tree…smh! Robert Zimmerman, Jr., brother of George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin sparked a huge outcry on Twitter! On behalf of his brother, he repeatedly tweeted a photo comparison of Trayvon and De’Marquise Elkins, seen below, the 17 year-old who was arrested for shooting 13 month old Antonio Santiago in a stroller during a robbery last week in Georgia. Both pictures…
In response to the recent Brunswick, Georgia shooting that resulted in the death a 13 month old Antonio Santiago, Robert Zimmerman, the brother accused murderer George Zimmerman, sent out a tweet depicting side by side pictures of Trayvon Martin and De’Marquise Elkins, the teen accused of shooting the baby boy. The picture shows the boys holding up their middle fingers toward the camera. It also included the caption “A picture speaks…
A fourth man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 73 year old Chicago man who was killed during a gang retaliation. Malcolm X. Terry, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder in the October 2012 shooting death of William Thomas. Three other men were already charged earlier this month. Aramis McKinzie, 18, Garlin Minor, 19, and Akeem L. Simmons, 20, were charged with first-degree murder and appeared…
I’m officially disgusted with the number of stories of innocent children who have loss their lives due the hands a foolishness! Police are now going door to door, armed with automatic weapons, in search for the two suspects responsible for killing a 13 month old baby boy. The suspects opened fire on the infant while his mother pushed him in his stroller. The shooting took place in a coastal Georgia town…
So much shade has been thrown in Beyonce’s way after the release of the new single, “Bow Down/I Been On,” from her upcoming album. One of the first celebrities to express their dislike of the track was quick tongued Keysia Cole. Keysia Cole quickly took to twitter to diss the Queen and her request for all the “B’s” to Bow Down! One of Cole’s earliest tweets read,” First ‘Women need…
7 people were shot early Thursday when gunfire erupted inside a Chicago nightclub during a rap video release party. Police said three people pulled out handguns and started firing shots both inside and outside Mr. G’s Supper Club on the SouthSide. The Auburn Gresham neighborhood shooting was gang-related, said police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. A promotional poster indicated rap artists Nino, King Samson and Lil Mouse performed at the…
In Sterling, Virginia a 16 year old boy was shot and killed early Sunday morning by a neighbor. The shooting occured because the teen mistakenly entered the home of the neighbor through a back window. Sounds supicious right.?! Well the boy, Caleb Gordley, made this mistake after sneaking out to go drinking with friends. According to his parents, the young teen was drunk and did not realize that he was…
The heart-breaking story of Jonylah Watkins had finally been put to rest today. The 6-month-old’s, who was shoot and killed in a drive-by shooting, funeral was held this morning. This tragedy has brought much attention to the issue of gun violence. Madame Noire reported: Today people will come together in the city to say goodbye to Jonylah Watkins, as her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. But visitation for…
Hate crime or Unfortunate event? The details of the shooting and killing of 16 year old Kimani Gray are still foggy. But the odds are not in the NYPD’s favor, who seem to have shot an innocent teenager. According to Gawker: Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old who was killed in Brooklyn on Saturday night by two plainclothes police officers, was shot seven times: four in the front, three in the back….
By Staff George Zimmerman, the 29-year old man arrested for shooting the young, black 17-year old Trayvon Martin, drew the ire of the nation. While in jail awaiting trial, he began to receive hundreds of personal and passionate notes from random people. These emotionally laden words are just a few of the four hundred e-mails and letters that he’s collected over the last 10 months. The majority of the letters…