These people are out their klansmen-azz minds! Source: SOPA Images / Getty A White father-son duo is was arrested for chasing down and shooting at an innocent Black man, and no, this isn’t the lynch mob that hunted Ahmaud Arbery. On Jan. 24, Demonterrio Gibson was making deliveries for FedEx when he was nearly killed for simply working while Black. CNN reports that Gibson is speaking out for victims of racist attacks who weren’t lucky enough to survive. “I can definitely see the similarities. That’s why I feel it’s my responsibility to speak up. Because Ahmaud Arbery didn’t survive to…
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HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Charday Penn / Getty Today (November 11) marks a special period in American culture. Veterans Day is a moment where we all can reflect on the servicemen and women that donned military uniforms to lend their lives to protect the freedoms of a nation. Many notable figures have gone on to make lasting impacts in society after serving. Over the years, there have been plenty of politicians, actors, and sports figures that got a jump-start on militancy, and surprisingly enough, the same can be said for key figures in Hip-Hop. Some were on the wayward…
Sammy Approved , Associate Editor @sammyapproved Chelsea Samuel is an Associate Editor at Global Grind, who writes under the moniker Sammy Approved. Chelsea currently creates content to provoke thought and conversation within Black and Brown culture and entertainment on a range of topics including music, television, film, lifestyle, and celebrity news. She has worked at Global Grind since 2020. As an Atlanta native, Chelsea has always taken pride in her hometown fueling her ear and love for music and culture. Her academic background in Television Production at Howard University further inspired the foundation of her brand Sammy Approved…
Sammy Approved , Associate Editor @sammyapproved Chelsea Samuel is an Associate Editor at Global Grind, who writes under the moniker Sammy Approved. Chelsea currently creates content to provoke thought and conversation within Black and Brown culture and entertainment on a range of topics including music, television, film, lifestyle, and celebrity news. She has worked at Global Grind since 2020. As an Atlanta native, Chelsea has always taken pride in her hometown fueling her ear and love for music and culture. Her academic background in Television Production at Howard University further inspired the foundation of her brand Sammy Approved…
MadameNoire Featured Video Source: YouTube; FayesVision/WENN / YouTube/WENN Tasha K may have lost the legal fight against Cardi B but she is ready for round two. After it was ruled that Tasha K, born Latasha Kebe, had to pay Cardi B $4 million for defamation, Kebe released a video statement saying the verdict was “extremely prejudicial.” In her video she said this is “just the beginning” and she will “spend as many years as I can to protect our right to voice our opinions.” “These last four years fighting this conspiracy case, have been extremely challenging … The verdict handed…
The Golden State Warriors star made the winning shot as the final buzzer went off during a game against the Houston Rockets in San Francisco on Friday night. It was Curry’s first buzzer-beater, and secured his team’s win against the Rockets, 105-103.Curry celebrated the milestone in an on-court interview after the game, saying ”’Bout time I made one.” “That’s the first one,” he said, before screaming with excitement. Curry has been celebrating a number of career highlights recently. Curry hit his 2,974th 3-pointer during that game, passing Hall of Famer Ray Allen, who previously held the record with 2,973 3-pointers…
Meghan Markle took a page out of Michelle Obama’s stylebook on Friday when she stepped out in New York in a monochromatic maroon suit — a look strikingly similar to the much-lauded outfit the former First Lady wore to President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The Duchess of Sussex, 40, donned a $5,840 Loro Piana cashmere coat, matching $1,685 wide-leg pants, and red Manolo Blahnik pointed-toe pumps while visiting Harlem’s PS 123 Mahalia Jackson school. Markle appeared to be channeling Obama, 57, in her berry-colored ensemble and Twitter users took notice, with one person joking that the royal was ‘cosplaying Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day.’ …
President Joe Biden will push the Senate on Tuesday to eliminate the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation in a speech in Atlanta that some activists will boycott to protest the administration’s lack of action on the issue.Stacey Abrams, a major advocate for voting rights and a gubernatorial candidate, is one who will not be at Biden’s event but it’s because of a ‘conflict,’ according to her aides.Biden, who will be accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, will tout ‘democracy over autocracy’ in a hard-hitting speech designed to pressure senators into action. ‘The next few days, when these bills come…
25 Ways To Build and Support African Startups in 2022William Jackson, M.Ed. My Quest To TeachPodcaster, Blogger, Educator, SpeakerZakaria Laajily, @Zakaria_ljYousra Mounib, @yousramounib3 “When old people speak it is not because of the sweetnessof words in our mouths; it is because we see something whichyou do not see.” Chinua AchebeThese words are many times key to help Africans continue togrow as businesses leaders. Entrepreneurs are growing in Africa,creating sustainable small and medium businesses that arebeneficial to their communities, villages, and cities.Africa is the youngest continent in the global economy and isgradually influencing global markets where Africans arebenefiting from the successes of…
By Ugandan journalist Ian Katusiime, first published on The Independent.On 30 November 2021, the Ugandan army alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Forces (FARDC) launched joint air and artillery strikes against camps of the Uganda rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).But as Uganda seeks to sustain its incursion in the DRC, its neighbour to the west, one major international player could indirectly determine how the military confrontation plays out: China.The Independent has established that globally renowned Chinese military contractors are working with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and could…