A video entered as evidence in the murder trial of John Henry Spooner on Tuesday appears to show the 76-year-old shooting his 13-year-old neighbor Darius Simmons dead. The Milwaukee senior is charged with first-degree homicide after the alleged incident in May last year. Jurors saw the video (below), taken from Spooner’s own surveillance camera, that… Continue reading John Henry Spooner Shooting VIDEO: Evidence Shows Darius Simmons Killed (GRAPHIC)
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A Black Father’s Thoughts on the Dreaded Conversation with his Son
The verdict is still on my mind….I find it really troubling that in this day and age I will have to have “The Talk” with my son one day. The Talk that explains how he needs to act when he gets pulled over by the police, The Talk that explains to him that he does… Continue reading A Black Father’s Thoughts on the Dreaded Conversation with his Son
Zimmerman Juror: He shouldn’t have gotten out of that Car
A member of the jury in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial spoke publicly for the first time Monday night, saying that only three of six jurors thought Zimmerman should be acquitted when deliberations began. Two members of the all-female jury believed Zimmerman was guilty of manslaughter, while one felt he was guilty of second-degree murder,… Continue reading Zimmerman Juror: He shouldn’t have gotten out of that Car
Kids React Adorably To Cheerios Ad That Sparked Racist Backlash (VIDEO)
HMMM …Maybe these Kids should have been on the Zimmerman Jury…. It appears a bunch of kids are more mature than some YouTube commentators. When a Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial couple launched two months ago, it was met with so much racist backlash that YouTube had to pull the comments section. But ask a group… Continue reading Kids React Adorably To Cheerios Ad That Sparked Racist Backlash (VIDEO)
Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing
Howard Morgan As much of the country follows the Trayvon Martin case, activists in Chicago are hoping to bring some of that attention to Howard Morgan, a former Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by white officers — and lived to tell his side of the story. Morgan was off-duty as a detective for the… Continue reading Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing
Apple Said to be Working on Ad-skipping Tech for TV
There’s new fuel for the fire that Apple’s working on technology for an updated TV set top box or TV platform. Citing unnamed sources, tech writer Jessica Lessin (formerly of the Wall Street Journal), saysApple’s been meeting with cable companies to pitch a service that would let TV viewers to skip commercials. That feature would be… Continue reading Apple Said to be Working on Ad-skipping Tech for TV
Soul Singer Lester Chambers Attacked by Woman after Dedicating Song to Trayvon Martin
Legendary R&B singer Lester Chambers was attacked by a crazed woman Saturday night during a musical festival in Hayward, California. The attack came after Chambers dedicated Curtis Mayfield’s hit “People Get Ready” to Trayvon Martin following the announcement of George Zimmerman’s acquittal of all charges related to Martin’s death. With a “crazed look in her… Continue reading Soul Singer Lester Chambers Attacked by Woman after Dedicating Song to Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman Juror Signed to Write a Book about the Trial
An agent from Martin Literary Management has confirmed that juror B37 of the George Zimmerman trial has signed a deal to write a book about her experiences on the jury. Sharlene Martin, a literary and media manager for the company, said that readers of B37′s book will come to understand why the jurors had no other option… Continue reading Zimmerman Juror Signed to Write a Book about the Trial
7 Cheap and Easy Vegetarian Meals
Many of us lead busy lives and everyone, especially those of us with families, is trying to get dinner on the table as quickly and easily as possible. Occasionally we fall back on using prepackaged meals from the grocery store or calling for takeout. Those meals have more fat, salt and sugar than we need,… Continue reading 7 Cheap and Easy Vegetarian Meals
Yasiin Bey (AKA MOS DEF) Forced-Fed Under Standard GUANTÁNAMO BAY Procedure
Awareness. A crazy thing, because once you have been made aware.. you can never “un-know it” As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger strikers continue their silent protests in Guantánamo. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. Via a leaked document which explains the military instructions to force feed, or “standard operating procedure”, for force-feeding detainees,… Continue reading Yasiin Bey (AKA MOS DEF) Forced-Fed Under Standard GUANTÁNAMO BAY Procedure
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN Not Off the Hook (Maybe) … FEDS Could Prosecute
The U.S. Justice of Department is now investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin … meaning, if slapped with federal charges, George Zimmerman could face jail time — even after his not guilty verdict. The DOJ issued a statement Sunday … revealing they are looking into the case, evaluating the evidence (including testimony from the State trial) — and will determine… Continue reading GEORGE ZIMMERMAN Not Off the Hook (Maybe) … FEDS Could Prosecute
Cops Arrest Chicago Grandmother for Horrific Killing of 8-year-old
A Chicago grandmother accused of killing her 8-year-old granddaughter inflicted abuse for so long that the dead little girl had maggots living in a head wound that had gone untreated, cops said in a shocking case. Helen M. Ford, 51, eventually strangled and beat Gizzell Kiara Ford to death, cops say, ending weeks, maybe months,… Continue reading Cops Arrest Chicago Grandmother for Horrific Killing of 8-year-old