Judge Paige Reese Whitaker has denied a request for bond from rapper Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, as he faces a RICO case in Georgia. The decision was confirmed by Courthouse News Service. Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, had sought his release on bond during the trial, a motion that Judge Whitaker […]
At a recent National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention covered by MSNBC, former President Donald Trump made controversial remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity. Trump claimed he was unaware of Harris’s race until a few years ago and suggested she only recently began identifying as Black to advance her political career. “I’ve […]
Compton, California, became famous in the late 1980s when the hip-hop group N.W.A. put the city on the map. Since then, many artists have proudly represented Compton. Kendrick Lamar’s latest song and video, “Not Like Us,” continues this tradition, and it features Sacramento Kings power forward DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan, 34, like Lamar, is from Compton. […]
[ad_1] The Hubble telescope, which has served as an incredibly advanced window into the universe for over thirty years, has recently struggled with several less-than-stellar service disruptions. But, NASA officials insist, the telescope’s legacy is far from finished — and it’s projected to remain active well into the next decade. Over the past six months, […]
[ad_1] Some of L.A.’s poorest families received cash assistance of $1,000 a month as part of a 12-month pilot project launched nearly three years ago. There were no strings attached and they could use the money however they saw fit. Now, a new study finds that the city-funded program was overwhelmingly beneficial. Participants in the […]