A legendary singer and songwriter passed away. James Mtume, one of the founding members of the R&B and funk group of his name has died at the age of 76.
His representative Angelo Ellerbee confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday that Mtume died Sunday, six days after his birthday. His cause of death is not yet known.
Mtume (born James Forman) was born on Jan. 3, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an illustrious family of musicians — his father was the saxophonist Jimmy Heath, his uncles were bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, and he was raised by stepfather James Forman, a pianist.
Mtume opened up about his musical upbringing in an interview with the Associated Press in 2018, describing how Forman exposed him to great musicians.
"I would say I had a very special childhood growing up," he said. "My biological father, James Heath, is a world-renowned saxophonist of the famous Heath Brothers. But the father who raised me, and I don’t use the word stepfather, was James Forman, who was also a jazz musician. He played with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and all those people. So, when I’m growing up, maybe at dinner one night, there’s Dizzy Gillespie, another night, there’s John Coltrane (or) Thelonious Monk.
"I was only 10-years-old, so I didn’t know how deep it was, but I did know it was extraordinary hearing these conversations with these great jazz musicians. At the same time, I’m growing up listening to the birth of R&B and soul — there’s James Brown, The Temptations, Motown — so I had a very interesting musical background coming up."
In 1966, Mtume went to Pasadena College on a swimming scholarship and was drawn to the cultural and political changes occurring in the country at that time. After he joined a branch of the Black Power Movement, African Mulana Kurenga (author and creator of the pan-African and the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa) bestowed him a new Swahili surname: "Mtume" which means messenger or prophet.
Throughout his career, Mtume collaborated with several jazz giants, including Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Rollins. In 1971, Miles Davis spotted Mtume at a New York City performance at the Village Vanguard and soon after invited him to join his band. Mtume toured with Davis for five years.
“People ask me, where did I go to school, and I say, ‘M.D. University,’ you dig?" he told the Associated Press. "The main lesson I learned with Miles is never stay still — always push forward. He said, ‘When you cross a bridge, burn it.’ So you can’t even go back, even if you wanted to. That was his message: Keep pressing the boundaries of the music."
And that's exactly what Mtume did, forming his own genre of music — a combination of soul, jazz and funk he called "Sophistifunk" — in the 1970s.
He used this style to create several hit songs, such as Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's "The Closer I Get to You" and "Back Together Again" and Stephanie Mills' "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' " and "Never Knew Love Like This Before," the latter of which won Mtume and guitarist/partner Reggie Lucas the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
In the 1980s, Mtume formed the R&B group bearing his namesake. The group had five best-selling albums and eleven R&B hits. Featuring Tawatha Agee on lead vocals, the band's salacious 1982 song "Juicy Fruit" became a much-sampled tune, being used as the basis for at least 70 songs, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his debut solo single, “Juicy,” Faith Evans for “Faithfully,” Keyshia Cole on her single “Let It Go” and Tamar Braxton on her hit single “The One.”
Mtume also scored soundtracks for films, like 1986's "Native Son," and served as music supervisor for the 1994 Fox cop drama "New York Undercover." He also co-hosted the community talk series "Open Line," formerly on New York City's WBLS FM station, for 18 years.
Mtume is survived by his wife Kamili Mtume; brother Jeffrey Forman; sons Faulu Mtume and Richard Johnson; daughters Benin Mtume, Eshe King, Ife Mtume and Sanda Lee; and grandchildren Sukari Mtume, Yamani Mtume, Craig McCargo, Mazi Mtume, Aya Mtume and Jhasi Mtume.
The creepy Fox agitator who openly endorses chaos within the Democratic Party for ratings is now the permanent host of Fox News Primetime. It will be titled after him. He will end his weekend show and compete with the No. 1 host in primetime. This means he will go against Joy Reid, the progressive agitator who hosts The ReidOut. She is considered an enemy of Fox because she takes aim at this clown and the other folks on that right wing network.
Fox News promotes Jesse Watters less than a month after he urged Republicans to "go in for the kill shot with an ambush, deadly, because he doesn't see it coming" on Fauci https://t.co/MUpHTffjxg
When Fox launched its primetime, it was sagging in ratings. It never had a permanent host until now.
The network's CEO says that Karen Watters, a former prodigy of that washed up pervert O'Reilly will host the 7pm spot. She added his "versatility and hosting acumen has grown exponentially over the last five years, and he has developed a deep connection to the audience though two hits shows 'The Five and 'Watters' World.'
Karen Scott said that the network "look forward to watching him expand his connection even further through this solo weeknigh hour.
He was hosting his Saturday show for four years before he was promoted to be a primetime host. He will also continue working as a contributor/host on The Five.
As the former man-on-the-street for The O'Reilly Factor, this asshole would ask creepy questions to women, stalk folks that pervert deemed a threat to "traditionalist values" and often confront lawmakers and journalists who spurned Washed Up 45 or Republican leaders like George W. Bush.
Watters is a disgraceful human. He is likely will have accusers coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment or abuse. He's part of that cabal of "quiet the noise" when it comes to women accusing prominent network hosts of inappropriate behavior.
The former millionaire magnate and convicted murderer passed away while serving his term.
Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was convicted last year of killing his best friend, has died. He was 78.
Durst died of natural causes Monday in a hospital outside the California prison where he was serving a life sentence, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Durst had been held in a hospital lockup in Stockton due to a litany of ailments.
Durst was convicted in September of shooting Susan Berman at point-blank range at her Los Angeles home in 2000. He was sentenced Oct. 14 to life in prison without parole.
Durst had long been suspected of killing his wife, Kathie, who went missing in New York 1982 and was declared legally dead decades later.
But only after Los Angeles prosecutors proved he silenced Berman to prevent her from telling police she helped cover up Kathie’s killing was Durst indicted by a New York grand jury in November for second-degree murder in his wife’s death.
Westchester County prosecutors, who had been trying to get Durst transferred there to face the charge, said they planned to reveal new details about the case in coming days.
“After 40 years spent seeking justice for her death, I know how upsetting this news must be for Kathleen Durst’s family,” District Attorney Miriam Rocah said in a statement. “We had hoped to allow them the opportunity to see Mr. Durst finally face charges for Kathleen’s murder because we know that all families never stop wanting closure, justice and accountability.”
Los Angeles prosecutors told jurors Durst also got away with murder in Texas after shooting a man who discovered his identity when he was hiding out in Galveston in 2001. Durst was acquitted of murder in that case in 2003, after testifying he shot the man as they struggled for a gun.
Deputy District Attorney John Lewin said Los Angeles jurors told him after the verdict that they believed Durst had killed his wife and murdered Morris Black in Texas.
Durst’s undoing was in large part due to his hubris.
After beating the charge in Texas, in a bid to rehabilitate his image, he reached out to filmmakers who had portrayed his life — not favorably — in the 2010 big screen feature, “All Good Things,” starring Ryan Gosling as Durst. He offered to sit down for a series of lengthy interviews about his life.
It was a decision he told jurors he deeply regretted.
Durst, who later said he was using methamphetamine during the interviews, made several damning statements including a stunning confession during an unguarded moment in the six-part HBO documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”
The show made his name known to a new generation and brought renewed scrutiny and suspicion from authorities.
The night before the final episode aired, Durst was arrested in Berman’s killing while hiding out under an alias in a New Orleans hotel, where he was caught with a gun, more than $40,000 cash and a head-to-shoulders latex mask for a presumed getaway.
The finale’s climax came with him mumbling to himself in a bathroom while still wearing hot mic saying: “You’re caught! What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
The quotes were later revealed to have been manipulated for dramatic effect but the production — done against the advice of Durst’s lawyers and friends — dredged up new evidence including an envelope that connected him to the scene of Berman’s killing as well as incriminating statements he made.
Police had received a note directing them to Berman’s home with only the word “CADAVER” written in block letters.
Durst is an accused serial killer.
In interviews given between 2010 and 2015, Durst told the makers of the “The Jinx” that he didn’t write the note, but whoever did had killed her.
“You’re writing a note to the police that only the killer could have written,” Durst said.
His defense lawyers conceded in the run-up to trial that Durst had written the note, and prosecutors said it amounted to a confession.
Clips from “The Jinx,” and “All Good Things” had starring roles at trial.
As did Durst himself. He took the risk of again taking the stand for what turned out to be about three weeks of testimony. It didn’t work as it had in Texas.
Under devastating cross-examination by prosecutor Lewin, Durst admitted he lied under oath in the past and would do it again to dodge trouble.
“‘Did you kill Susan Berman?’ is strictly a hypothetical,” Durst said from the stand. “I did not kill Susan Berman. But if I had, I would lie about it.”
The jury promptly returned a guilty verdict.
It long appeared he would avoid any convictions.
Durst went on the run in late 2000 after New York authorities reopened an investigation into his wife’s disappearance, renting a modest apartment in Galveston and disguising himself as a mute woman.
In 2001, the body parts of a neighbor, Black, began washing up in Galveston Bay.
Arrested in the killing, Durst jumped bail. He was caught shoplifting a sandwich six weeks later in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he had gone to college. Police found $37,000 cash and two handguns in his car.
He later quipped that he was “the worst fugitive the world has ever met.”
He would testify that Black had pulled a gun on him and died when the weapon went off during a struggle.
He told jurors in detail how he bought tools and downed a bottle of Jack Daniels before dismembering Black’s body and tossing it out to sea. While he was cleared of murder, he pleaded guilty to violating his bail, and to evidence tampering for the dismemberment. He served three years in prison.
Durst had bladder cancer and his health deteriorated during the Berman trial. He was escorted into court in a wheelchair wearing prison attire each day because his attorneys said he was unable to change into a suit. But the judge declined further delays after a 14-month pause during the coronavirus pandemic.
At his sentencing, Durst entered the courtroom with a wide-eyed vacant stare. Attorney Dick DeGuerin said he was “very, very sick” — the worst he looked in the 20 years he spent representing him.
Near the end of the hearing after Berman’s loved ones told the judge that her death upended their lives, Durst coughed hard and appeared to struggle to breathe. His chest heaved and he pulled his mask down below his mouth to gulp for air.
He was hospitalized two days later with COVID-19 and DeGuerin said he was on a ventilator. But Durst apparently recovered and was transferred to state prison where mug shots showed no sign of a ventilator.
The son of real estate magnate Seymour Durst, Robert Durst was born April 12, 1943, and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He would later say that at age 7, he witnessed his mother’s death in a fall from their home.
He graduated with an economics degree in 1965 from Lehigh University, where he played lacrosse. He entered a doctoral program at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he met Berman, but dropped out and returned to New York in 1969.
He became a developer in the family business, but his father passed him over to make his younger brother, and rival, Douglas the head of the Durst Organization in 1992.
Durst broke ties with his family, reaching a settlement with a family trust. He was estimated to have a fortune of about $100 million.
Douglas Durst testified at trial that he feared his brother wanted to kill him.
“Bob lived a sad, painful and tragic life,” he said in a statement Monday. “We hope his death brings some closure to those he hurt.”
In 1971, Robert Durst met Kathie McCormack, and the two married on his 30th birthday in 1973.
The killer died a miserable death.
In January 1982, his wife was a student in her final year at medical school when she disappeared. She had shown up unexpectedly at a friend’s dinner party in Newtown, Connecticut, then left after a call from her husband to return to their home in South Salem, New York.
Robert Durst told police he last saw her when he put her on a train to stay at their apartment in Manhattan because she had classes the next day.
Prosecutors said Berman, the daughter of a Las Vegas mobster, posed as Kathie Durst to call Albert Einstein College of Medicine the next morning to say she was sick and wouldn’t be at her hospital rotation. The call provided an alibi for Robert Durst because it made it appear his wife made it safely to Manhattan after he saw her.
He would divorce her eight years later, claiming spousal abandonment, and in 2017, at her family’s request, she was declared legally dead.
Kathie McCormack Durst’s family said they plan to provide an update on Jan. 31 — the 40th anniversary of her disappearance — into an investigation of others who helped cover up her killing, attorney Robert Abrams said.
Robert Durst is survived by his second wife Debrah Charatan, whom he married in 2000. He had no children.
Under California law, a conviction is vacated if a defendant dies while the case is under appeal, said Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School.
The controversial lawmaker announced she tested positive for the coronavirus. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had spent time in the state of Florida. The state has a high surge of coronavirus cases.
She was heavily criticized by the far-right for appearing at events maskless. The lawmaker also was dealing with trolls and far-right agitators whining about her boyfriend wearing Birkenstock sandals.
As with Ocasio-Cortez, there are over 30 members who tested positive for the coronavirus. They were fully vaccinated and gotten the booster shot as well.
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It’s starting to get old ignoring the very obvious, strange, and deranged sexual frustrations that underpin the Republican fixation on me, women,& LGBT+ people in general.
These people clearly need therapy, won’t do it, and use politics as their outlet instead. It’s really weird
She said that she got her booster shot in the fall. She is experiencing "mild symptoms and is recovering at home."
When photos of the lawmaker surfaced on social media, Republicans and far-right agitators slammed her. The controversial governor of the state, Karen DeSantis wrote on social media, "Welcome to Florida, AOC! We hope you're enjoying a taste of freedom here in the Sunshine State thanks to my leadership."
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL), Rep. Karen Kim (R-CA), Rep. Karen Katko (R-NY), Rep. Karen Cline (R-VA) and Rep. Karen Crawford (R-AR).
The omicron variant is more contagious, but is considered less serious. Cases of breakthrough infections are increasing. Thanks to those who refuse to get vaccinated, the coronavirus is mutating and its becoming more infectious. Those who got vaccinated are getting mild symptoms.
Those who are unvaccinated are either experiencing mild to severe symptoms. They are overwhelming the hospitals.
As with Rep. Idiot Karen Greene (R-GA), Ocasio-Cortez is known for making noise on social media than legislating. The New York lawmaker is more of an activist than a lawmaker. She along with about 30 or so members of the House are the least productive members.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Idiot Karen Greene (R-GA), Rep. Karen Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Karen Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Karen Cawthorn (R-NC), Rep. Karen Banks (R-IN), Rep. Karen Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Karen Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) are considered the least productive.
If only Americans got vaccinated, we would have been back to normal. Alas, they wanna fuck around and now they're going to find out. Matter of fact, we all are going to find out.
Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.
President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.
But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war.
With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.
The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.
Pathetic.
The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.
Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.
If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.
Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!
If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.
North Carolina man was hit by a truck and then shot dead.
Be warned there will be graphic video.
Another Fayetteville man was shot and killed by a white man. This white man is allegedly an off-duty Cumberland County, North Carolina sheriff's deputy. The incident sparked outrage because the law had to "backtrack" what really happened to the man.
So only three days after another incident involving white men shooting dead Stephen Addison, a 32-year old military veteran and father of three, this incident now happens.
Jason Walker was hit, and then shot by an off duty Cumberland County Sheriff. Lies are already being told by the police contradicting witness statements. I have the receipts on my tiktok : ARonUNC pic.twitter.com/dLHnVLuTEA
The crowd has grown in size and is marching the Fayetteville Police Department (@FayettevillePD) to demand justice and for police to release the name of the off-duty deputy who shot Jason Walker on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/Cdpzxrd3TI
US Furious protest outside North Carolina sheriff's office as eye-witness nurse claims off-duty cop hit black man, 37, with his truck and then SHOT HIM as he crossed street in front of him Jason Walker, a black man, was fatally shot by an off- pic.twitter.com/DaY6LSEJA7
There was a protest at the Fayetteville Police Department after this incident happened.
One witness named Elizabeth Ricks, the only person who may have saw the incident unfold says that the off-duty cop hit Walker while he was trying to cross the street before he shot him dead.
The 37-year old was shot and people were rushing to the scene to treat his injuries. The off-duty cop who was not identified was caught on camera calling 9-1-1.
The shooting happened on Saturday at 2:15pm on Bingham Drive, near Walker's home.
Walker was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not disclose how many times or where he was shot. Family members said that Walker was shot twice in the back. The man leaves behind a son.
Cops do not render aid.
Ricks said that she was on the scene and watched the whole encounter go down. She said that off-duty cop struck Walker. He got out of his truck and shot him. She said as a trauma nurse, she admits that rocked her.
"I did not see anyone in distress. The man was just walking home."
Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins said during a news conference that the truck's black box did not record any encounter.
She said there were no witnesses that claim he was hit by a truck.
The law said that Walker "ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle.
The cop appeared to be a Karen on the phone.
"People are hostile right now," said the cop while on the phone.
"Nobody is hostile.....Don't you fucking say that," retorted a Black shirtless man.
"I don't know where the entry point is.... He won't tell me where he shot him," said the woman who appears to be Ricks.
When the cops arrived, the off-duty cop said he side of the story.
"I was coming down here. He ran across the street, so I stopped. He jumped on my car and started screaming.
The driver says Walker then pulled on his windshield and hit the glass. Someone is heard saying that they heard four gunshots.
The family and activists dismiss the claims. They said that the cop can tell anything because he's alive and he can used his privilege as a police officer to make up claims to get away with murder. They said that Jason can't say his version because he is dead. They want the cop to be criminally charged.
The state's bureau of investigation will now look into the matter. The incident includes the law not rending aid to the victim which also sparked outrage. The law said that the person treating the victim was a medical professional.
Elizabeth Ricks (right) says there is a cover up. She said the law did not render aid and she was the only certified person to do something.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth. When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history.
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.
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GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES!
Comedian and television presenter Bob Saget passed away at the age of 65. He is best known as the patriarch of the hit sitcom Full House.
2022 begins another round of shocking celebrity deaths. We lost Betty White only three weeks shy of her 100th birthday. We lost Sidney Poitier pass away and now the man who played Danny Tanner on Full House. He was one of the early hosts of America's Funniest Home Videos.
He just recently spoke to his longtime friend Jodie Sweetin, who played his TV daughter Stephanie on the show.
I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.
I can imagine that Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Mary Kay Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Lori Loughlin will address the passing in some fashion.
TMZ reports that multiple sources tell them that the actor died at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando on Sunday.
At 4 p.m., investigators responded to the hotel and found him in his room. He died at the scene.
Details around Saget’s death have not been released.
I grew up watching Full House.
In addition to “Full House,” Saget spent most of the 90s as host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.”
In 2016, Saget reprised his role as Danner Tanner for “Fuller House,” a sequel to the original 1987-1995 series. The sequel ran until 2020.
He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2014 with “That’s What I’m Talkin’ About.”
The entertainer was scheduled to perform in Florida.
He leaves behind three children.
Saget was born in Philadelphia on May 17, 1956, to a Jewish family. His father, Benjamin (August 28, 1917 – January 30, 2007), was a supermarket executive, and his mother, Rosalyn "Dolly" (February 12, 1925 – February 15, 2014), was a hospital administrator. Saget lived in California before moving back to Philadelphia and graduating from Abington Senior High School in 1975.Saget originally intended to become a doctor, but his Honors English teacher, Elaine Zimmerman, saw his creative potential and urged him to seek a career in films.
Saget attended Temple University's film school, where he created Through Adam's Eyes, a black-and-white film about a boy who received reconstructive facial surgery, and was honored with an award of merit in the Student Academy Awards. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978. Saget intended to take graduate courses at the University of Southern California but quit a few days later. Saget describes himself at the time in an article by Glenn Esterly in the 1990 Saturday Evening Post: "I was a cocky, overweight twenty-two-year-old. Then I had a gangrenous appendix taken out, almost died, and I got over being cocky or overweight." Saget talked about his burst appendix on Anytime with Bob Kushell, saying that it happened on the Fourth of July, at the UCLA Medical Center and that they at first just iced the area for seven hours before taking it out and finding that it had become gangrenous.
The buddy of Kenosha shooter may get a slap on the wrist.
The man who purchased the firearm for the Kenosha shooter is facing criminal charges. While the white nationalist is recognized as a right wing hero, his buddy is in trouble..
The 20-year old agreed to plea no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid on the two felonies he'd been facing.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the suspect was charged in November 2020 with two counts, of delivering a dangerous weapon to a minor, resulting in death. The two counts related to Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, the protesters that white nationalist shot on Aug. 25, 2020.
The suspect was 18 at the time when he purchased the firearm in Rusk County in May for the Kenosha shooter. At the time, the shooter was only 17 and he was prohibited from purchasing a firearm.
Feeling free.
In August, Jacob Blake was shot in the back by a police officer and it sparked protests. This white terrorist left Illinois to travel to Kenosha to "protect" property. The terrorist instigated a confrontation with protesters. He allegedly pointed at the protesters which sparked the confrontation and deadly outcome.
In November, the shooter was found not guilty of murder. His verdict outraged the victims' families and Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed after the encounter. The shooter still faces a civil lawsuit from the victims and Kenosha.
The suspect who purchased the firearm was the first prosecution witness in the Kenosha shooter's trial.
The white judge threw out the firearm charges which made it likely he would walk.
The suspect will likely take a plea deal that will result in a pair of citations, a $2,000 fine and if he complies with the state's probation, the felony charges could be dropped.
White privilege existed in this trial. Cause if this was a Black shooter who shot at white people, he would be criminally charged and convicted.
The verdict has sparked extremists to retaliate.
It may have sparked a Black motorist to plow through a crowd of holiday goers watching a parade.
Gunna releases his final installment of the Drip Season.
The third studio album from Gunna is released. The album DS4Ever (Drip Season Forever) is released on YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. It was released on Jan. 7.
The album is executive produced by Gunna.
The album has 18-tracks.
The production for the album includes Wheezy, Rex Kudo, Wong, Metro Boomin, Southside Sizzle, Dez Wright, Mike Will Made It, Shawn Ferrari, iWeirdo, Baso, Turbo, Fano, McNab, Taurus, Dean, Sean Momberger, Young Trix, DJ Cash, Ambezza, Lnk, Bobby Raks, and Charlie Handsome.
The album has features from Young Thug, Future, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Chloe Bailey, Lil Baby, G Herbo, Nechie, Chris Brown, Yung Bleu and Roddy Ricch.
Gunna released the singles "Too Easy" features Future and the remix which includes Roddy Ricch.
This is considered the final installment of the Drip Season series.
It's that time for a Late Thread. We got two albums I'll talk about on Journal de la Reyna.
The fifth album from The Weeknd was released on XO and Republic Records. The Canadian singer and songwriter is working harder than ever to keep the music flowing.
The album Dawn FM has spoken words from comedian Jim Carrey, Quincy Jones and Josh Safdie. The album's other features include Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne.
The singer had teased a possible surprise album release in an Instagram post.
The 16-track album has production from The Weeknd, Oneohtrix Point Never, Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Swedish House Mafia, Cohen, Gity, Rex Kudo, Brian Kennedy, Bruce Johnston, DaHeela, Tommy Brown and Calvin Harris.
The album is executively produce by The Weeknd, Max Martin and Daniel Lopatin (known as Oneohtrix Point Never).
West coast producer Traxamillion passed away at the age of 42. Known as the "Bay Area Hyphy Specialist", Sulton Banks, produced tracks for Keak da Sneak, Dem Hoodstarz, E-40 and Mistah F.A.B.
He also released a mixtape which featured local Bay Area talents.
The album The Slapp Addict Mixtape can be heard here.
Traxamillion was signed to 454 LIFE Entertainment after producing the label's second single "We Get Money" by Drew Deezy and Thai VG featuring Glasses Malone. He went on to produce most of the label's compilation album, As Real As It Gets.
Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.
I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth. When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege.
I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you.
I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history.
The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.
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GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES!
— 🤦🏻♂️ i heard you the first time 🇵🇷 (@JockinDaveD) January 8, 2022
You didnt have to go to FB to know these were WS just from the video you can tell were. As a black man you have to stay ready when moving around out here so you can neutralize the threat Rest In Power #StephenAddisonhttps://t.co/TYteoGrr60pic.twitter.com/cJ7lZ9i0Gp
Road rage incident and possible racism involved in North Carolina.
A white man and his son are facing murder charges after they confronted a motorcyclist Stephen Addison.
One of the killers gets out of the truck to confront Stephen Addison.
The two got into a heated argument at a Fayetteville intersection over an apparent cut off. The son gets out of a truck and confronts the 32-year old father of three and military veteran. The two exchanged words and within seconds, the father shot the man in the chest.
The two managed to drive home and the Cumberland County Sheriff would soon arrest them.
The father is being charge with first-degree murder. The son is being charged with culpable negligence and second-degree murder. The state prosecutors are weighing whether the two should be charged with hate crime charges because the two had said racial slurs towards Black neighbors. They were known to have racial abuse towards others.
The shooter is facing first degree murder charges.
A neighbor said that the father shot a firearm in the air in order to make her turn down music.
"He done drove in my yard and took pictures of me on my porch," said Shahara Chance. "He's shot his gun in the air telling me to turn my music down. I done been though hell with this man."
The family of Stephen Addison said that he was a "loving and caring father" who served at the Fort Bragg army reserve base. He was a "great loving soul."
This is the latest senseless shooting in which white suspects take the law into their own hands. The two men could face LIFE in the iron college if convicted.
The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
On Friday, the three convicted murderers found out their fate. They ended up getting a LIFE sentence for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
The father and son and their neighbor were engaging in a confrontation with the Brunswick, Georgia jogger. The murderers accused Arbery of suspicious behavior inside an abandoned home. The son confronted Arbery with a firearm. The two got into a scuffle and the man shot him three times.
The video was filmed by the neighbor and held in their possession until a prosecutor leaked it.
At the time, the Glynn County prosecutor refused to hear the case because she was friends with the shooter's father. It took almost months before the state took the case over and held these criminals accountable. The prosecutor was defeated in an election but is now facing state charges for contempt and negligence of duty.
She is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The three men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery's murder were sentenced Friday to life in the iron college.
The father and son were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Their neighbor will have to serve 30 years of his life sentence before he's eligible for parole. The three men, all of whom are White, were convicted in November for the killing of Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, in Georgia in February 2020.
Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley noted how the shooter went after Arbery after his father saw him running in a street and said, "Let's go." The judge said, "Ahmaud Arbery was then hunted down and shot, and he was killed because individuals here in this courtroom took the law into their own hands."
Walmsley said Arbery was chased for roughly five minutes and "gunned down." The judge sat in silence for one minute to give a sense of that amount of time. The shooting was captured on cellphone video, which the jury viewed during the trial.
Justice for Ahmaud.
"This was a killing," Walmsley said before announcing the sentences recommended by prosecutors. "It was callous, and it occurred — as far as the court is concerned based upon the evidence — because confrontation was being sought."
The county prosecutor at the time refused to take up charges against the men. She was defeated at the ballot and eventually held in criminal contempt.
During Friday's lengthy hearing, the suspects' attorneys asked the judge to give their clients the chance to earn parole, and neighbor's lawyer tried to persuade Walmsley to let the parole board decide when he could be released.
In emotional testimony, Arbery's family asked for the defendants to receive the maximum punishment allowed.
Ahmaud's family got justice.
"They each have no remorse and do not deserve any leniency," Wanda Cooper-Jones, Arbery's mother, told Walmsley. "This wasn't a case of mistaken identity or mistaken fact. They chose to target my son because they didn't want him in their community. They chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community, and when they couldn't sufficiently scare him or intimidate him, they killed him."
Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery, Arbery's father, were seen crying in the courtroom when the sentences were announced.
During the trial, prosecutors said Arbery was out running when the men chased him through the neighborhood, eventually boxing him in with their trucks before the shooter fired the fatal shots. The defense team argued the men believed Arbery was a burglary suspect and claimed they acted in self defense.
The jurors spent just 10 hours deliberating before finding the shooter guilty on all counts, including malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. The shooter and neighbor were not convicted of malice murder, but were found guilty of felony murder and other charges.
The suspects are also facing federal hate crime charges. A separate trial in the federal case is scheduled to begin on February 7.
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice approached Cooper-Jones about a plea deal that would have the suspects spend 30 years in prison if they admit that what they did was motivated by hate, according to Arbery family lawyer S. Lee Merritt.
