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Viral Photo Of Chicago Inmates Working In Frigid Cold Sparks Anger
A viral photo of inmates shoveling snow outside a Chicago jail sparked social media outrage this week as the city deals with record-breaking low temperatures that have already killed people. “La Villita, Chicago,” a Facebook page for the city’s Little Village neighborhood, posted a photo Monday that appears to have originated from Snapchat. The photo shows several inmates in orange jumpsuits clearing snow in front of the Cook County Jail, the country’s largest single-site jai
Former police officer pleads guilty to sex trafficking minors in Annapolis, Glen Burnie
A former Washington D.C. police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor as he admitted to paying two teenagers for sex in the Annapolis area for several months.Chukwuemeka Ekwonna, 29, of Glenn Dale, faces up to 20 years in prison on the two charges and will be required to register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney’s Office wrote in a release. Ekwonna was charged in April 2017 with soliciting sex from a 15-year-old girl in Glen Burnie and then ro
Remembering Jackie Robinson at 100 yrs Old
Jackie Robinson knew from the start that his quest was bigger than baseball. Baseball was his vehicle -- proudly so. There are a handful of moments that define America's modern civil rights movement, and Robinson stepping onto a baseball field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, is among them. That moment was a groundbreaking one for this country. Robinson broke baseball's color line, and from there, the United States would be changed forever. This Thursday would have
Marijuana possession will no longer be prosecuted in Baltimore
Marijuana possession will no longer be prosecuted in Baltimore, City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Tuesday. “No one who is serious about public safety can honestly say that spending resources to jail people for marijuana use is a smart way to use our limited time and money,” Mosby said in her announcement. Citing the way marijuana convictions disproportionately affect the city’s black community, Mosby said that her office will not process any marijuana possessions ca
Stars Call for Justice as Jussie Smollett Recovers From Homophobic, Racist Attack
Jussie Smollett's friends and co-stars are calling for justice. Earlier this morning, E! News learned that the 35-year-old Empire star was the victim of a possible racially-charged assault and battery in Chicago. According to police, two suspects began to batter the actor and poured an unknown chemical substance on him. During the attack, one of the offenders also wrapped a rope around Jussie's neck. While Jussie's team is staying quiet, many close friends and co-stars are sp
Meek Mill Teams Up With PUMA To Make A Shoe For Criminal Justice Reform
PUMA continuing its partnership with Meek Mill has created the Clyde Court #Reform. More than just a sneaker with a powerful message, the pair is connected to the recently established Reform Alliance organization. With a mission statement of improving the American criminal justice system, the Reform Alliance is led by names like Meek, Puma Basketball creative director Jay Z, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The black-based knit on the Clyde Court #Reform features
Family of Kalief Browder, young man who killed himself after jail, wins $3.3M from New York
Lawyers said Thursday that New York City will pay $3.3 million to the estate of a young man who killed himself after a three-year jail stint over a minor theft case that never went to trial. Details of the deal between the city and the estate of Kalief Browder are still being hammered out, but they have settled on that dollar figure, according to the New York City Law Department and an attorney for the estate. Browder's highly publicized case drew the attention of celebrities
Ray J Signs 7-Figure Deal For His Scoot-E-Bike Company
Ray J is a businessman, and his insight has just landed him a million dollar deal. According to TMZ, Ray J sold his Scoot-E-Bike business to Canadian company LOOPShare for an amount in the high 7-figures. That's one sweet deal. Although he sold his business, Ray J will be heavily involved in the company moving forward. He will control close to 19 million shares while still guiding the creative path for the scooters' construction. The venture will kick off by producing three m
Jay-Z, Meek Mill to launch criminal justice reform organization
MANHATTAN — Leaders across the sports, entertainment and business industries are coming together to form an organization devoted to reforming the American criminal justice system. The reform comes in the wake of the public injustices of Meek Mill and Kalief Browder. Browder was 16 when he was held for three years at Rikers Island when his family couldn’t come up with some $200 in bail money. He spent two years in solitary confinement and never convicted of a crime. He died by
Chick-fil-A maintains Sunday policy at Atlanta stadium during Super Bowl
If Super Bowl LIII attendees want to “Eat Mor Chikin” they’ll have to find somewhere else at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to do it. Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta-based business drawing large opening day lines as it expands through the country, will not make an exception to its policy and open for Super Bowl Sunday. The chicken sandwich chain has a location in section 123 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but in accordance with its founder’s wishes it is closed on Sundays along with all other Chi
FBI: 30-40 children sex trafficked within metro Detroit during Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT (WXYZ) — The FBI says 30-40 children are trafficking within the greater Detroit area during the North American International Auto Show. The bureau joined Detroit Police Chief James Craig to talk about human trafficking ahead of the auto show opening to the public on Saturday. According to Michael Glennon with the FBI, there is a 280-300 percent increase in sex trafficking workers in the area. Ten percent of them are under the age of 18. Chief Craig said that on Wednes
Marshawn Lynch is buying up real estate in Oakland to combat gentrification
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch is known for interesting answers to interview questions and on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, he lived up to that. Lynch goes on to discuss gentrification where he grew up in Oakland, saying he tries to combat it by giving back to the community with the money he made from the NFL. “While banging my head against people,” Lynch said of playing football, “I had the opportunity to make a couple dollars so therefo
Maryland Man Gets 10 Years For Theft Of 10 Cigarette Packs
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 10 packs of cigarettes from a Wicomico County gas station. News outlets report 36-year-old John Edward Lowe was sentenced Thursday. He was convicted in November of robbery and second-degree assault in the crime. The Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office says it asked for a sentence above the three to seven years recommended by guidelines due to Lowe’s public safety risk. A release b
Sharpton calls out Trump for snubbing Martin Luther King Jr. Day
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's failure to offer recognition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the historic civil rights leader himself is an "insult" to the nation, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Monday. Speaking at his own event in Washington honoring King, Sharpton noted the country is divided and polarized, but that when King was leading the civil rights movement, he not only called out wrongs, he "wanted reconciliation." Then he hammered Trump and Vice President Mike Pen
Nashville police officer who shot black man in the back indicted on murder charge
(CNN) Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke has been indicted on a charge of first degree murder, prosecutors said, after a video showed him shooting a man in the back as he ran away. Delke, 25, is accused of killing 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick last July in North Nashville. He had been initially charged with criminal homicide, which includes murder, voluntary manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide under Tennessee law. The Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney's
