Two very close family members of Kyle Rittenhouse are facing eviction and said he refuses to help them despite his fatal shootings in August 2020 being a large catalyst for the many woes they face. Rittenhouse’s sister, Faith Rittenhouse, posted a GoFundMe campaign asking for $3,000 in financial assistance to help prevent her and her...
A Republican candidate in the state of Missouri posted a video on her social media pages belittling the holiday of Juneteenth and firing off her criticisms of reparations. “Reparations from slavery and Black victimization is about to be shoved down our throats for the most [wretched] holiday in America,” Valentina Gomez said in the video...
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...