Washington, DC rapper Goonew was shot and killed in a night of multiple shootings.
Another young talent lost to senseless gun violence. A rapper from the Washington, DC area was allegedly gunned down on Friday. Goonew known also as Big Wizzle became the latest victim of gun violence.
The rapper survived a near fatal shooting last year.
He is a rapper representing the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia).
The rapper's friends and fans are posting their emotional tributes to the rapper. He was famous for two mixtapes he released. His albums Goonwick and Big 64, as well as Hey Auntie were the motivations for Goonew's once promising career.
The Prince George's County Police Department tweeted that the shooting happened on Friday evening.
"At approx. 5:40pm, officers responded to the area for a report of a shooting. Once on scene, they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a local hospital for life threatening injuries."
At approx. 7:30pm, the victim was pronounced dead."
Goonew escaped death the first time after he was shot four times in Washington, DC.
The incident happened around July 5.
The police are calling this a homicide and they are now seeking information on witnesses involved in the shooting.
Goonew was described as "one of the most innovative & raw rappers of the last five years, who mastered a whisper flow so slippery that it seemed like he could steal your wallet & watch w/out breaking eye contact," said Jeff Weiss.
Did Goonew's life mattered?
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.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES!
Atlanta woman shot and killed. The victim is the mother of Young Thug's son.
A woman who is the mother of an Atlanta rapper's children was shot and killed.
Rapper Young Thug has six children. Three sons and three daughters from four different women.
One of his sons is now without a mother. Now, Thugger needs to be there for his son.
Atlanta police are looking for the man who shot and killed a 31-year-old woman after what they say was a dispute over a bowling ball.
It happened at Metro Fun Center along Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta. Investigators tell the local junk food media that the victim, later identified as LaKevia Jackson, appeared to be attending a celebration at the bowling ally and that at some point in the evening she got into a fight that escalated into gunfire.
The local junk food media spoke with Jackson’s mother who said LaKevia was attending her best friend’s birthday party and was apparently shot as she was leaving the bowling alley.
“I didn’t know that was going to be the last time I talked to my baby,” her mother, Sherina Jackson, said. “I could hear her over the phone crying and screaming then her best friend said she’s not breathing!”
“I lost my baby all over a bowling ball,” Jackson added describing her daughter as light, positive and so sweet.
Young Thug was alerted to the tragic news.
“This is truly an atrocity. A young lady has lost her life over a bowling ball. We talk about conflict-resolution time and time again and this is an escalated dispute so we will work this case through the night and we will find the person responsible,” APD Homicide Commander Lt. Ralph Woolfolk said. “We know who are so go ahead and turn yourself in.”
It has been confirmed that Jackson had a child with local Atlanta rapper, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams. Their son is 14 years old. Young Thug and Jackson met before he was famous at an apartment complex while she was attending South Atlanta High School and living with her mom.
Atlanta Police said during a press conference on Friday afternoon that they are talking to a woman about the shooting, but did not identify her as a suspect.
APD said they would not be releasing the identity or details about the suspected shooter, but believe they are close to an arrest based on ballistic and surveillance evidence, along with witness testimony, gathered from the scene.
Who suffers when gun violence happens?
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.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES!
Don Young, one of the oldest members of the House of Representatives passed away.
It was just announced that longtime Republican Don Young of Alaska passed away.
The 88-year old lawmaker had a medical emergency on his way back to Alaska. His last vote cast was for the CROWN Act. I will give him credit for at least acknowledging that the hairstyles of Black men and women shouldn't be discriminated against.
His staff confirmed that he passed away while on flight.
"It's with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce that Congressman Don Young, the Dean of the House and revered champion for Alaska to be be with the state and people that he loved," the statement said. "His beloved wife was by his side."
At 88, Young was the longest-serving member of the House, having entered Congress in 1973. He served as the House Representative-At-Large for most of the time Alaska has been a state.
He said he was going to run for another term as the Representative for Alaska.
He survived a bout with COVID-19 that hospitalized him in 2020.
Among other things, Young was famous for his "Alaskans of the week" presentation, which took place at the end of every week and featured an Alaskan who was doing something noteworthy or good for the community.
Young was known for his senses of humor and bluntness, and was appreciated by members on both sides of the aisle.
He lived in Fort Yukon, Alaska, a town with roughly 700 citizens.
He was a corrupt figure though. He and the late Senator Ted Stevens were responsible for the "Bridge to Nowhere" nonsense. It was pork barrel project to connect Ketchikan to Gravina Island. That idea was controversial because of a quid pro quo deal between the Republicans and oil lobbyists.
Karen Dunleavy honored the lawmaker by saying he was a "great friend" and said "Alaska was a better place because of Don Young."
With Young passing away, Dunleavy may pick a person to serve out the remainder of his term. Also he could leave the spot vacant until a candidate won the race for a full term.
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) is proud that the House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act. If passed by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden. It will outlaw hiring or workplace discrimination based on hairstyle.
H.R. 2116, passed in a vote of 235-189 along party lines. As usual, the Republicans, the party of white nationalism and culture wars believe this bill is a "complete waste of time."
It was sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) with notable co-sponsors, Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Rep. Johanna Hayes (D-CT), Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Rep. Elanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH).
Only these 15 Karen lawmakers decided to join the Democrats in passing this bill.
Rep. Karen Carey (R-OH), Rep. Karen Bacon (R-ME), Rep. Karne Cole (R-OK), Rep. Karen Fitzpatrick (R-OH), Rep. Karen Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Rep. Karen Katko (R-NY), Rep. Karen Kinzinger (R-IL), Rep. Karen Mace (R-SC), Rep. Karen Malliotakis (R-NY), Rep. Karen Meijer (R-MI), Rep. Karen Newhouse (R-WA), Rep. Karen Obernolte (R-CA), Rep. Karen Reed (R-NY) and Rep. Karen Young (R-AK) were the only Republicans signed on the legislation.
Of the 15, there are four retiring and six facing primary challengers from the far-right. Notably absent is the Wyoming lawmaker, Rep. Karen Cheney. So don't consider her a hero of civil rights or Black America.
Many of the Black women who represent the House of Representatives have natural Black hairstyles.
Often companies discriminate against women who have hairstyles and this bill if signed into law will stop it.
Crown stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, and the act prohibits "discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair." The bill now goes to the Senate.
The legislation states that "routinely, people of African descent are deprived of educational and employment opportunities" for wearing their hair in natural or protective hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, or Afros.
"Here we are today, standing on behalf of those individuals — whether my colleagues on the other side recognize it or not — who are discriminated against as children in school, as adults who are trying to get jobs, individuals who are trying to get housing, individuals who simply want access to public accommodations and to be beneficiaries of federally funded programs," Watson Coleman said in remarks on the House floor Friday morning.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) got the House to pass the CROWN Act.
This demonstrates the bill's necessity, she said, because there are people in positions of authority "who think because your hair is kinky, it is braided, it is in knots or it is not straight and blonde and light brown, that you somehow are not worthy of access to those issues."
"Well," she added, "that's discrimination."
"There's no logical reason that anyone should be discriminated against on any level because of the texture of their hair or the style of their hair," Watson Coleman said.
Without naming him, she referred to Andrew Johnson, a Black varsity high school wrestler in New Jersey with dreadlocks who was forced in 2018 to make a choice: cut his hair or forfeit his match.
"This bill is vitally important," she said. "It's important to the young girls and the young boys who have to cut their hair in the middle of a wrestling match in front of everyone because some white referee says that your hair is inappropriate to engage in your match."
The Biden administration this week said it "strongly supports" the Crown Act and "looks forward to working with the Congress to enact this legislation and ensure that it is effectively implemented." More than a dozen states, including New Jersey and New York, have passed versions of the Crown Act. California was the first state to do so.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland, told his colleagues Friday that the bill should have unanimous support. Fourteen Republicans voted for the bill.
"Our military took steps to end hair discrimination last year," said Hoyer, who is white. "If anybody thinks this isn't a real issue, obviously the military thought it was an issue. And it was an important enough issue they took action."
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is a co-sponsor of the CROWN Act.
He said it was disappointing that 188 Republicans opposed the legislation when it was recently brought to the floor under an expedited process. Like Watson Coleman, other proponents of the bill mentioned a number of children — directly and indirectly — who drew national attention after they were reprimanded for wearing their hair in braids, dreadlocks or other protective styles.
Before a vote was taken, a number of Black and African American legislators spoke of having been discriminated against because of their hair.
"As a Black woman who loves my braids, I know what it's like to feel isolated because of how I wear my hair," Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) said on the House floor. "This is the last time we say no more to Black people being made to feel like we have to straighten our hair to be deemed professional."
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) said someone had told a previous employer that she was "an embarrassment" because of the way her hair looked.
She accused some of her colleagues, such as white nationalist Rep. Karen Jordan (R-OH) of avoiding a conversation about discrimination that disproportionately affects Black people. Jordan said Friday that he wanted to focus on gas prices, inflation and issues of importance "to the American people" and accused Democrats of distracting from those issues.
In response to Jordan's remarks, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) said: "Black people are American people, too. And when you say the American people don't want it, you cannot exclude Black people. Black people would have this be on the floor. This is a kitchen table issue in Black households."
Now, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will have to maneuver 59 members of the Senate to pass it.
With the 50 Karen Republicans as well as Sen. Karen Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Karen Sinema (D-AZ) opposing almost everything, it is unlikely to make it to Biden's desk for signature.
The most recent controversies from Raymond "Benzino" Scott have been the talk of social media. The washed up celebrity has burnt so many bridges. I am reminded that no one is perfect. But I have seen how he acts and realize that he brought it on himself.
This is the most publicity he's ever gotten.
Fun facts about Raymond "Benzino" Scott.
He is the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He is a former rapper.
He is a Boston-native entertainer.
He is the reason why The Source Magazine nearly went bankrupt.
He is the father of rapper/socialite Coi LeRay.
He is standing at 5'3" tall.
He is bipolar.
He is a one-hit wonder. His biggest single "Rock The Party" was hot in 2002.
He is the guy who took on Eminem and it left his rap career ruined.
He is the one who told staffers to give Eminem's albums poor ratings.
He is the one who threatened to kill Eminem's daughter in a rap verse.
He is a known hot head.
He is extremely sexist, homophobic and racist.
He is not known much outside of mainstream.
He is allegedly on cocaine and steroids.
He is the father of five children.
He was born on July 18 either in 1963 or 1965.
He has appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp.
He was a member of The Almighty RSO which is known as Made Men.
He was caught at the end of his Bootee Remix music video taking a nasty fall.
He says "You know what I'm sayin'" a lot.
He has got into feuds with YouTube personalities NoLifeShaq and TheEvolve.
He has feuded with Lil Nas X, Royce Da 5'9", Merkules, Obie Trice and D12.
He was shot in Massachusetts after getting into a confrontation at his mom's funeral.
He owes child support to former reality television star Althea Hart.
He steals carts from Publix and Kroger.
He berated an Uber/Lyft driver because he was upset over masks.
He was caught in a one bedroom motel room with another man.
He continues to drive a vehicle without a valid license. It's a reason to his multiple arrests.
He was on camera using racial slurs against an Asian-American Brookhaven, Georgia cop.
He is a subject of Real World Police videos. His antics expose the turmoils of fame.
He is an internet troll.
He is sabotaging Coi LeRay's rap career on purpose because of jealousy. Nicki Minaj nearly cancelled her verse on Coi LeRay's album thanks to him running his mouth.
He has already sabotaged his son Yung Chavo's career by dragging on the Eminem feud.
He was relentless trolled on social for his D'Angelo-themed "The Bigger Picture" video.
He has many videos on YouTube and none of them cracked over 500,000 views.
He has a struggling restaurant called Benzino's Crab Trap. He closed two previous locations in Atlanta. He has one struggling location in suburban Chicago.
He has been a failure most of his adult life.
He has no neck.
He has no fame.
Scott said that no one in the hood plays Eminem's music. He said Em's music is trailer trash and his fans voted for Washed Up 45. He said thinks Em rhymes "masturbater in the elevator" whenever he's on the mic.
Tell me:
Has anyone in the hood ever heard of a Benzino song?
Or perhaps has anyone ever played any of Benzino's music?
The washed up entertainer has been caught in a motel room with another man. He also was exposed for being literally broke. The police were called to the Brookleigh Flats Apartments in Brookhaven, Georgia on a complaint that the washed up entertainer was threatening the manager.
It’s sad but mental health has finally caught up with damn near everyone on the planet. Mfs are lost and stranded.
People are consumed with pictures of themselves rather than their actual reality. They are all in a lost mental state. They are hypnotized by their own falsehoods and fantasies of their who they want to be rather than who they actually are.
To all @Eminem fans & Stans all over the world, the beef is officially over. I’m letting y’all know I have no hate towards any of his fans & recognize his contributions to Hip Hop. He truly is apart of the culture & 1 of the best to rock the mic regardless of his color. 🤝🖤🤍
I realize that me going back and forth with his fans is not good for the culture, my spirit, my legacy and most important, my beautiful, talented daughter Coi Leray 🆑. I don’t want any negativity from me affect her dream. This is truly over. God Bless All
Scott finally realized that he is not popular. He finally realized he is broke, mentally ill and a broken man.
A broken man who literally wasted 20 years of his career beefing with Eminem. It was over when Em put "The Nail in the Coffin."
A broken man who literally is sabotaging Coi LeRay's rap career. It was finally confirmed that Nicki Minaj will appear on Coi LeRay's debut album. Nicki literally said that Scott's mouth ran and leaked out the collaboration. She pulled from the song. After Coi had to personally talk to her for three hours, Nicki finally conceded and allow her verse to stay on the song.
I did pull it. 🎀 but the label hit me going hard. But rlly I had a private convo w|coi & that’s what changed my mind. Not the label. I just felt bad that she was robbed of telling the world in her own way @ her own time. But that’s water under the bridge now. Good vibes all 2022 https://t.co/2aPqTzK3Lc
My dad has to realize that I’m my own person. Not only am I am artist, but ima young black WOMEN FIRST and he has to understand his actions and what he does can possibly affect me overall as a brand. Most important part of it all is , all this is bringing me and him closer 🙏🆑💖
A broken man who owes Althea Hart an apology for treating her like shit. She is the mother of his youngest child, Zino. He owes $157,000 in child support.
A broken man who attacked Lil Nas X over him kissing a man during the BET Awards. Yet, he was caught in a cruising motel with a man. Scott claims he was selling dope. The other guy said they were doing a memoir. None of this shit adds up.
So after Real World Police released back to back videos embarrassing Scott, he realized that his career is pretty much over.
This led to him actually "apologizing" for his volatile behavior.
Again, I do not believe he is sincere about ending his feud with Em and Coi. I believe that him being caught in a motel room with Cavario and acknowledging they were a couple kind of fucked him up a bit. On top of that, he pulled the race card every encounter he had with the police.
So in closing, BENZINO: NO NECK AND NO CURE!
Note: I would have called it, BENZINO: NO NECK AND NO HOMO! but I am not going to do it. Two men staying in a hotel room isn't really a big deal. But given how Scott said homophobic things about Lil Nas X, some believe this could be proof he's DL in the ATL.
Sharon Osbourne joins the most useless journalist in the world. She joins Fox.
Former CBS The Talk host joins Fox.
Sharon Osbourne is going to join the most useless media personality in the United Kingdom and United States. She will appear with him on Rupert Murdoch's News UK, a spin-off of Fox (Nation).
"What I'm really looking for in my co-workers at Talk TV is somebody who is, well, a bit like me," Karen Morgan said, announcing the news on social media.
"Very opinionated, fearless, funny, knows their own mind, not afraid to speak it, unpredictable, maybe a little bit dangerous. But also somebody who every time opens their gobby little mouth, it makes global sense."
Osbourne then slides in saying "Um, where do I sign..."
*ANNOUNCEMENT** So happy to be reunited with my un-cancelled & fabulous friend Sharon Osbourne. We’re going to be having a lot of fun on our new TalkTV network … and annoying all the right people. Welcome @MrsSOsbourne ! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/OS0rAr5tlP
Osbourne defended Morgan's racist attacks on Meghan Markle (known as The Duchess of Sussex). It led to her berating Sheryl Underwood. She also felt heat for saying Duchess Meghan "ain't Black" and that "she doesn't look Black."
She added, "I'm not racist, neither is Piers racist, and I hate the fact of even saying I'm not racist, it's a terrible evil word to call anybody without knowledge of that," she said to Underwood. She was trying to "educate" Underwood.
Osbourne was fired out the cannon with CBS.
The Talk was founded by her and Sara Gilbert.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have moved to the U.S. because of the racism of the British press.
Osbourne's departure led to praise from Underwood and former hosts Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini. Peete and Remini have a longstanding feud with Osbourne. They believe she was the reasons to why they were fired out the cannon in the first season.
Morgan also had his share of racial meltdowns. He literally walked off ITV's Good Morning Britain after he made incendiary remarks about Meghan and Prince Harry.
It's a damn shame that Sharon would join that old fart's white nationalist platform.
New Corp is a disease on democracy. Fox News, Sky News and Fox Nation allows white nationalists and conspiracy theorists on their programs. It's a fucking shame that democracy is under attack and these idiots want to capitalize off the division of the world.
Making threats online and by phone is a criminal act.
Feds zero in on the culprits who dialed up bomb threats to HBUs.
The nation's historically Black colleges remained on edge after some terrorist called in bomb threats prompting the law to investigate these claims.
Of the 101 historical Black colleges and universities, there were 1/3 of them called with bomb and death threats.
They started in early January with a vast majority of these calls increasing in February because of Black History Month. The feds and state authorities are seeing this as hate crimes.
At a Congressional hearing on Thursday, federal law enforcement agencies said they are working aggressively to make arrest in the 59 cases, calling the case their "highest priority." There were arrests
Six suspects are juveniles. No determination of their race or nationality.
Ryan Young, executive assistant director of the FBI intelligence branch, said investigators have identified “one person and a small group,” although some of the threats may have been copycat crimes.
“Our intention is to bring these individuals to justice,” Young told the House Oversight Committee.
The Biden administration this week announced a series of actions in response to the threats. The Education Department on Wednesday issued guidance to help colleges navigate threats and get help from federal agencies. Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black vice president and an alumna of Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington, also notified colleges they are eligible for grants meant to help schools recover from violence.
Kamala Harris is a proud graduate of an HBU.
No explosives have been found in connection with the threats, but students say the prospect of violence has loomed over their lives. The threats have prompted lockdowns and evacuations, sometimes late at night, leaving students anxious and uneasy.
Emmanuel Ukot, president of the student government at Xavier University of Louisiana, said tensions have been high in the wake of two threats at the school of more than 3,000 students. Some students have been afraid to return to classes, he said, and some have sought mental health services.
“The triple impact of COVID-19, the ongoing racial reckoning in the country and the bomb threats on HBCU campuses is having a real and lasting impact on our students,” he told lawmakers.
Howard University has received at least four threats since Jan. 4. After the second one, officials gave students a day off for their mental health.
“The added stress and in some cases paranoia that students, faculty and staff have subsequently experienced cannot be overstated,” said Kylie Burke, president of Howard’s student government.
The threats began in early January but picked up on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month, when 18 colleges were threatened on the same day. Some have come as recently as Monday, when Morehouse College in Atlanta locked down its campus in response to a bomb threat.
The vast majority of the threats have been made by phone, with a small number coming in emails or other online messages, said Young, of the FBI. Investigators have had trouble tracing some threats that were made using encryption technology, he added.
Young declined to provide further details on the six juveniles, but he said they “know they are under the scope of an investigation.”
The investigation is spread across 31 FBI field offices along with other units including its cyber crimes division.
The threats evoke a history of bombings and other acts of violence against Black Americans.
Lawmakers on the Oversight Committee recalled the 1963 bombing of an Alabama church that killed four young Black girls. Others noted a 1999 bombing at Florida A&M University, a historically Black school. Two pipe bombs exploded in that case, although no one was injured.
Kamala Harris will soon become Vice President of the United States.
“These reprehensible threats against Black institutions echo the tactics employed by the Ku Klux Klan and others decades ago as they tried to instill terror in the Black community,” said Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chair of the committee.
Lawmakers from both parties urged authorities to hasten the investigation and expressed frustration that no arrests have been made, prolonging the turmoil for students and faculty.
“This committee is looking for guarantees from the FBI that there’s going to be arrests made,” Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana said. “There should be no systemic fear at our colleges and universities in America.”
FBI and Homeland Security officials said they are continuing to investigate, and they have been providing training to help HBCUs respond to threats.
Michelle Asha Cooper, an acting assistant education secretary, told lawmakers that HBCUs will need help recovering from the threats, which have diverted emergency resources and placed an increased burden on campus mental health systems.
“Campus leaders do not have all the resources at their disposal to respond appropriately to the ongoing threats, and are not fully aware of the resources available from the federal government,” she said.
The House last week passed a resolution condemning the threats and affirming support for the schools. But Democrats said Congress must do more, with some calling for legislation that would increase HBCU funding for security, infrastructure and other costs.
Students testifying at the hearing echoed the call for further support. Burke said that while Howard benefits from being located in the nation’s capital, with access to its security resources, many HBCUs don’t have that kind of privilege.
“When you support historically Black colleges and universities, what you’re really supporting is the next generation of Black lawyers, filmmakers, engineers, artists, doctors and even politicians,” she said.
White teen whips Black teen with a belt after tossing cotton balls on his food.
Only in the South.
A 15-year old Louisiana high schooler was charged with a hate crime after a video showed him throwing cotton balls at a Black student before whipping him with a belt.
This is Vanderbilt Catholic school in Houma, LA.
A white student threw cotton at a Black student and whipped him with a belt. Other white students laughed.
The Black student was sent home.
Tell me again how white youth are not racist like their parents and grandparents 🤔 pic.twitter.com/uQQ6jB5yP2
The white teenager, who was not named is facing battery and hate crime charges for the March 9 incident at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana.
Vandebilt Catholic High School is 91.3% white and only 2.9% black or African American, with an overall minority enrollment of 8.7%, according to US News & World Report.
Video footage taken by another student and posted to social media shows the white teen, a ninth grader, throwing cotton balls at the Black student, who is sitting at a table in a crowded cafeteria. The white student then strikes the Black student four times with a small belt.
The Black student then jumps up from his seat and pushes the other student away.
Police investigated the video and arrested the white student, who was then booked at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile lockup.
Terrebonne Parish is strongly Republican. The parish went to Washed Up 45. He carried it by 75% of the vote. That really means that parish has some real racial issue down there.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
A stretch of rural Missouri is the site of a massive pile up on Interstate 57. On Friday, they finally opened up the road. But six people lost their lives on this stretch of highway.
Interstate 57 is a 387 mile freeway that starts from Sikeston, Missouri and ends at Chicago. It is supposed to be a bypass from St. Louis. It is a quicker way to Memphis.
It is proposed that Interstate 57 will travel south towards North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Emergency crews from Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky had to be dispatched to this horrific tragedy.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Karen Parson, Gov. Andy Beshear and J.B. Pritzker were informed of the tragedy.
A 47-car pileup on Interstate 57 in southeastern Missouri left six people dead and closed the highway in both directions Thursday.
Photos from the scene show several tractor-trailers scattered along I-57, both on the road and in the median of the highway. The contents of the trucks -- some pink material, others white -- are also seen strewn on the road as crews surround the area.
"I've never seen a crash like this," Sgt. Jeff Kinder said in an interview with CNN affiliate KFVS-TV. "The expanse of the crash, it took up about a half-mile of the interstate."
Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker told CNN the names of the victims have not been released.
For truckers/thru motorists from outside the area: A detour on US 60/62 is only way in immediate area to cross Mississippi River. Other river crossings: • I-255, I-64, I-70, I-270 in St. Louis • MO Route 74 in Cape Girardeau • I-155 in Caruthersville • I-55 in Memphis, TN
"We're going through the identification process, and then notification of families," Parker said.
A pileup on Interstate 57 in Missouri left six people dead on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
I-57 is closed in both directions from Interstate 55 to the Illinois state line, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
"Both directions are closed and there is a large-scale cleanup underway as well as continuing major-crash fatality scene investigation," the Missouri Department of Public Safety tweeted.
The coroner said they do not expect the number of fatalities to grow. "The recovery stage is over," according to Parker.
Kinder says the investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing, but it is believed that foggy conditions contributed to the crash.
The crashes happened near the city of Charleston, near the state's border with Missouri along the Mississippi River.
Who else wants their careers destroyed by Marshall Mathers?
Again, didn't anyone learn that you never fight a battle using only sticks and rocks!
Let's see who's careers were destroyed by Eminem.
Ja Rule - Hail Mary, Like Toy Soldiers, Bump Heads, and Monkey See Monkey Do.
Benzino - The Sauce, The Nail in The Coffin, Bully and Go 2 Sleep.
Machine Gun Kelly - Not Alike, Killshot and Gospel.
Jermaine Dupri - Say What You Say, Can-a-Bitch and My Name.
Canibus - Say What You Say, Can-a-Bitch and Bang.
Eminem has responded to Nick Cannon, Charlamagne Tha Rapist, Lord Jamarr, Vanilla Ice and Joe Budden. Those who stepped into a rap feud with Eminem are often destroyed.
Eminem said that he doesn't want to give rivals publicity or a paycheck. He said that name checking them is only giving them the unnecessary publicity. The bigger the feud gets the more attention is focused.
So that's probably why he is carefully timed when he goes after rappers or critics. He often reads the chats, the blogs, watches the news and knows who said slick shit about him.
Hence force, the diss at Snoop Dogg. The media mogul had taken shots at Em in 2019-2020. Em released his follow-up album Music To Be Murdered By Side B to address Snoop. The two made peace shortly after and performed at the Super Bowl.
Em doesn't want to beef. But if you want some, expect your career to be destroyed by him.
Jayceon Taylor, known as The Game is now trying to bait Eminem into a rap feud. On top of that, he aims again at 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, the two men who helped this rapper sell millions off The Documentary.
Game felt he should have gotten the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl. He was clearly upset that 50 was a special guest.
Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Eminem were the headliners of Super Bowl LVI.
Now Game is working on another Bars freestyle aimed at his former crew.
Dr. Dre helped Eminem and 50 Cent become legends.
Game was a part of G-Unit. He was added to the group when 50 Cent was blowing up. Jimmy Iovine, then CEO of Interscope and Dr. Dre thought it would help build the brand and give Game an opportunity to shine.
Game shortly proved to be difficult to work with. When 50 was going after rappers who he felt were siding with Ja Rule, Game decided to stay neutral and felt it worth it to work with them. Then Game claimed that 50 didn't have much of an impact on his album. Three of the six songs had 50 Cent and two of the songs without him were written with his input. That led to 50 publicly stating that he was firing Game out the cannon with G-Unit and Aftermath Entertainment.
Game infuriated by the firing came to Hot 97 studios with his crew. The crew got into a fight with G-Unit's security and one member got shot. Game and 50 were ordered to make peace. Which they did in front of cameras. But the feud did not settle down. Game and 50 were trading shots. Game decided to release his most harshest diss aimed at 50 and G-Unit called 300 Bars and Runnin. The freestyle was one of the most brutal disses aimed at the media mogul and internet troll.
Game was let go from Aftermath and signed on to Geffen to release his four albums before he ended up being on the independent circuit.
Game had turmoils throughout his time. He owes a woman millions for a sexual assault incident in which he failed to show up to court. Now almost his entire catalog is owed to her.
Only a mere two months ago, Game said he would never want a feud with Eminem.
Somehow he's bipolar on his rhetoric.
Game has doubled down on his assertion he’s a “better rapper” than Eminem after he made similar comments during his recent Drink Champs interview.
On Sunday, the rapper shared a clip on Instagram (as seen below) in which he reiterated his belief that he’s the more talented MC, as much as he also shows love to Em. “When y’all say Eminem is better and all that, I see it, I see it. I feel you,” he said. “And you know what? If you feel like Eminem is better than me, that’s your opinion. But it’s a lot of people that feel like I’m better than Eminem, and that’s they opinion. Me personally, is Eminem better than me? Nah, he not, bro.”
He went on to explain that if anyone has doubts about his own talent, him and Em could hop in the studio and figure it out on wax. “I think the best way to see if he is or if I am is… let’s rap about it,” he continued. “Let’s do something, let’s put something out. Let’s see, ’cause that’s what this shit is, bro. It’s rap.”
Game also explained that even if he did think Em was better than him, he probably wouldn’t admit it anyway. “I’m striving to be the best human that I can possibly be—the best rapper, the best father, the best friend,” he added. “I also gave [Eminem] his props in the same accord. As far as being better than me, nah. Eminem is not better than me. Bro, I’m better than him. I said it again and I’ll keep saying it again, bro. It is what it is.”
50 responded to the nonsense by calling out Game for being disrespectful yet again. Game fired back saying that he buried G-Unit and he will do it again.
Game said that "Eazy" single helped him. He said that Kanye West did more for him in two weeks than Dre ever did. Mind you that the guy has name checked Dre everywhere he goes. He name checks hundreds of people.
