Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot several times by police in Wisconsin, is now paralyzed, family attorney Benjamin Crump said Tuesday. Blake is currently undergoing surgery and is “struggling to sustain his life,” Crump added. “The medical diagnosis right now is that he is paralyzed and because those bullets severed his spinal cord and…… read more »
Protesters and police clashed in Lafayette, Louisiana a day after police fatally shot Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man, outside a convenience store. On Saturday night, protesters blocked traffic as they gathered on Moss Street in Lafayette near a police precinct to protest Pellerin’s death, CNN affiliate KATC reported. Police in riot gear gave a 10-minute warning…… read more »
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.” When it seems like everything is out of your control, God has it all in control. He is more than worthy of your trust,…… read more »
Kamala Harris has responded to a racist birther conspiracy theory promoted by Donald Trump which falsely claims she is not eligible to serve in the White House, telling a prominent black-oriented media outlet: “They’re going to engage in lies. They’re going to engage in deception.” The California senator selected by Joe Biden to join his presidential campaign spoke to TheGrio on Saturday…… read more »
“Can’t Stop Watching” is back. In the latest episode of The Times’ TV podcast, host and staff writer Yvonne Villarreal asks “black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross, an Emmy nominee for comedy actress, about concerns she might have had taking on the role of “sitcom wife” in ABC’s comedy: What I did speak up about from the beginning was,…… read more »
Larry Demery, one of two men serving life prison for murdering NBA star Michael Jordan’s father in 1993, will be released in three years, state officials announced Tuesday. Demery was sentenced in 1996, along with childhood classmate Daniel Green, for the shooting death of James Jordan, who was sleeping in his car in Robeson County…… read more »
Read full story here LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Last week, Gov. Hutchinson announced a state-wide mandate for the state of Arkansas. The mask mandate will take effect on Monday, July 20. The governor said this decision came after conversations with those on the front-lines and legislators. He said that the fight against COVID-19 will likely get…… read more »
(CNN)James Charles Evers, the older brother of civil rights icon Medgar Evers, died in Mississippi Wednesday morning of natural causes, Rankin County Coroner David Ruth told CNN. He was 97. Known to many as Charles, Evers was the older brother of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, the Mississippi NAACP leader who was killed by a…… read more »
Comedian and actor D.L. Hughley says he’s doing well after testing positive for coronavirus in late June. Hughley got tested after he collapsed on stage while performing in Nashville, Tenn., despite not showing any symptoms of the virus. “I feel good. Matter of fact, I’m in my last days of quarantine,” he told TMZ in a recent interview. Hughley said he believes he fainted because…… read more »
It was an amazing 33rd birthday for GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning gospel singer Kierra Sheard who celebrated another year of life and got engaged to her “dream” man on Saturday June 20, 2020. “I can’t believe it!!!! You’re everything I’ve always wanted,” said Sheard on social media, captioning a photo of herself beside her fiancé, Jordan…… read more »
Read original story here VIA KARK.COM News – LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Starting May 11, restaurants in the state were able to open to customers for limited dine-in services. Here’s a list of restaurants opening for limited dine-in service: The following is according to the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau: Benihana The Bistro at Courtyard…… read more »