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The family of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold by a New York Police Department officer, reportedly rejected a $5 million settlement from New York City for his death. Read More »
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, YMCMB darling Nicki Minaj made it clear that she did not agree with an NYC grand jury's decision to not indict the police officer who put Eric Garner in a chokehold, resulting in the Staten Island native's eventual death. The race-driven case was extremely controversial, and according to The PinkPrint rapper, the outcome was simply unfair. Read More »
Soul, R&B singer/songwriter Goapele is wrapping up her 14-city tour that kicked off at Highline Ballroom in New York, New York on November 7. The last show will be at The Loft in Atlanta, Georgia on December 14. Read More »
Some celebrities are doing positive things, and John Legend along with his wife, Chrissy Teigen are also in that list. Read More »
Royalty will visit Brooklyn today: in a couple of forms. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Duchess Kate Middleton will head to Barclays Center to watch the Brooklyn Nets take on NBA royalty in King LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers. The normally unflappable King James, it seems, is a little bit awed by the guests, too, calling it a "huge honor" to be in attendance with the royal couple, who are expecting their second baby, a sibling to baby Prince George, in a matter of months. Read More »
In the second high-profile instance of professional athletes making political statements in support of the protests occurring in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York City, Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose etched his position on the side of support for late New Yorker Eric Garner by wearing a shirt that read "I Can't Breathe" during warm-ups before Saturday, Dec. 6's game against the Golden State Warriors. Garner died in July in a police chokehold while he was being arrested. A grand jury decided not to indict the police officer in the incident, inspiring protests around the country that echo those for Michael Brown, the 18-year-old young black man who was killed by a police officer this summer in Ferguson, Missouri. "I Can't Breathe" alludes to Garner's last words, which were captured on video. ESPN reported that earlier this week NBA legend Magic Johnson said athletes need to participate in social movements. Read More »
Charles Barkley has probably pissed off a lot of people that are protesting in Ferguson, Missouri for the "no indictment" decision handed down by a grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting death case. Brown, a black unarmed teenager, was gunned down by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson back in August of this year. Read More »
It seems Charles Barkley has a lot to say when it comes to the Ferguson protest, and now the "no indictment" decision that was handed down by a grand jury in New York this week, after Eric Garner, who was a black man died by a white police officer when put in a "chokehold." Read More »
According to Azealia Banks, fellow female rapper Iggy Azalea should be more outspoken when it comes to pressing "black issues" within pop culture. Especially following the Grand Jury indictment of police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who killed African American Eric Garner after placing him in a deadly choke-hold during an altercation in Staten Island back in July (2014). And on Wednesday (December 3), Banks went OFF on Twitter as passionate protesters took the streets of New York City, blasting... Read More »
