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Georgia Tech Football Player Died During Step Practice, Authorities Rule Out Foul Play
Georgia Tech football player Brandon Adams died while practicing step dancing, possibly in connection to his candidacy for membership with black fraternity Omega Psi Phi, according to an Atlanta Police report. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the development. “Nothing in Mr. Adams’ autopsy by the GBI on Monday pointed to foul play and we have…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Vallejo Police Shoot Willie McCoy While Asleep in Car
Vallejo Police have released footage of the killing of 20-year-old Willie McCoy, who was in his car at a Taco Bell before six officers shot into his vehicle. The body cam footage supports claims made by McCoy’s family who said their loved one, who rapped as Willie Bo with group FBG, was not alert when…
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Fifth-Grader Dead Days After School Fight Left Her Unresponsive, Family Says
Authorities in Walterboro, S.C., are demanding answers after Raniya Wright, a fifth-grader at Forest Hills Elementary, died Wednesday after a school fight earlier in the week. Wright, 10, had been unresponsive and in critical condition since Monday, family told ABC affiliate WCIV. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office found Wright unconscious in the nurse’s office after…
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Florida Mayor and Former FSU Wide Receiver Wayne Messam Announces 2020 Bid
As Mayor of Miramar, Fla., and a former football player for Florida State University, Wayne Messam, a 44-year-old business owner, is used to achieving success at a high level. After announcing his bid for the presidency Thursday, Messam believes he has a real shot at continuing his habit of success. A small-business owner for 20…
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Donald Trump Campaign Visit Preceded Rise in Hate Crimes: Report
According to the Washington Post, counties that hosted Donald Trump rallies saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes in the months following Trump’s stop in town. Using the Anti-Defamation League’s Hate Extremism Anti-Semitism and Terrorism map, the Post checked for a correlation between the counties that hosted one of Trump’s presidential rallies in 2016…
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Georgia Fraternity Members Booted from Organization After "Pick My Cotton" Video Makes Rounds Online
The University of Georgia’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended after video featuring members whipping someone while referring to cotton picking drew an online backlash. According to ABC News, the national chapter suspended the UGA chapter and expelled four members who were featured in the video. “Since 1899, our fraternity has taken much pride…
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Liberian PhD Candidate Vulnerable to Deportation As Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Comes to an End
As Donald Trump moved to end differed enforced departure for Liberians last year, the Los Angeles Times reports a 28-year-old UCLA PhD Candidate may be forced to leave her home of 21 years. Yatta Kiazolu, born in Botswana to Liberian parents, has lived in the United States since the age of 7, maintaining legal authorization…
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Cam Newton Announces Sex-Free March
Cam Newton is definitely unique. Everyone’s got their quirks. Some of us ask for our eggs on a separate plate so that our syrup doesn’t touch. Some of us are mortified at the sight of a hat on the bed. šœm ØF ü$ +åLk lĮKÊ ThĪŠ. As it turns out, those of us who talk…
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Lonzo Ball Breaks with Big Baller Brand Co-Founder After $1.5 Million Reported Missing by Financial Advisors
Along with his father LaVar, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball has severed business ties to Big Baller Brand co-founder Alan Foster after learning of his criminal past along with his failure to account for $1.5 million missing from Ball’s bank accounts. The fallout was first reported by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Paula Lavigne.…
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Children's Museum of Indianapolis to Pull Michael Jackson Items from Display
Located two hours from Michael Jackson’s hometown of Gary, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has decided to remove two pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia from dismay following the allegations of sexual abuse in HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” documentary. The Indianapolis Star first reported on the museum’s decision. Purchased at auction in 2017, Jackson’s fedora and glove…
