Thanks to Quavo, Takeoff’s legacy continues to be ingrained in Atlanta culture. On what would’ve been his 30th birthday on June 18, the City of Atlanta remembered the late rapper by declaring it “Takeoff Day.” The proclamation came at the end of the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit 2024, an event dedicated to highlighting organizations and...
Six children in Columbus, Georgia, the youngest of whom is just 9 years old, have been charged in connection with the drowning death of their 15-year-old friend whose body was discovered last month floating in a retention pond. The Columbus Police Department confirmed those arrested as a 17-year-old and five other younger juvenile suspects between...
Kamala Harris wants to build a new tradition for the nation’s latest federal holiday, Juneteenth, which celebrates 250,000 Texas slaves being freed on June 19, 1865. “One of the things I’ve issued as a call to action, I would invite everyone to participate in, is among the many ways that you celebrate Juneteenth, think about...
A Texas man who called Rep. Maxine Waters several times in 2022 to threaten to kill her will spend close to three years behind bars. A judge sentenced 61-year-old Brian Michael Gaherty to 33 months in prison on Monday. Gaherty pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a United States official in January after confessing...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire again over his repeated acceptance of luxury gifts and free travel after Senate Democrats released a series of documents showing the veteran jurist failed to disclose three private flights he took with billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow between 2017 and 2021. Two of the flights were round...
A 9-year-old Detroit boy was allegedly left behind on a school bus for nearly six hours, sparking outrage and concern over the safety protocols of the school transportation system. The boy’s mother, Tashonda Bennett, said she remains furious over the incident in which her older son found the younger boy asleep on the bus around...