There has been a recent uptick in Black folks getting the cops called on them simply for existing, and in Ohio, another fine example of wasted resources was at work. A Black family delivering papers in Columbus had the cops called on them after one of the boys went to pick up a paper that […]
In news that will certainly delight President Donald Trump, adult film actress Stormy Daniels was arrested in Ohio after performing late Wednesday night (July 11) at a strip club. Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, called the arrest a “setup” and believes it was politically motivated.
Three Black Ohio pastors have all been indicted for sex trafficking and recruiting young girls to work in their operation. The Rev. Cordell Jenkins, the Rev. Anthony Haynes, and the Rev. Kenneth Butler worked in tandem to exchange money for sex from the girls with one of the pastors grooming a 14-year-old girl for prostitution.
Ray Tensing, the former Cincinnati police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Samuel DuBose, will not undergo a third trial in the matter. The previous trials ended without decisions, with the most recent mistrial occurring this past June.
Bresha Meadows, the Ohio teen who killed her allegedly abusive father, faced a fate that could have made her the youngest inmate in the state if tried and convicted as an adult. Meadows, hailed as a hero by her mother, was spared a harsh sentence after taking a plea deal that will lead to her […]
Ohio refuses to let Florida be the only WTF? state of the union. A Cleveland woman pulled a gun when a barber wasn’t cutting her 7-year-old son’s hair fast enough for her taste.
Tyree King, a 13-year-old Columbus, Ohio boy, was shot and killed after police responded to an armed robbery call near the city’s east side Wednesday (Sept. 15) evening. King reportedly pulled out a BB gun when police approached him, and one officer fired several shots at the boy before knowing that the firearm was fake.
Andrea Burton, a Black attorney who works in Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced to five days in jail by a court judge for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter pin from her outfit. Burton was taken into custody but was later released, and there is an appeal underway for the sentencing.
Nick Cannon might have the image of a fun-loving entertainer, but it appears he is also about that activism work too. Cannon led a Black Lives Matter protest at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, expressing disdain for both major political parties.
If it’s not already evident, Donald Trump brings out the absolute worst in people. The apparent Republican, has been traveling around the country speaking at rallies and inciting anger among supporter and protestor alike, including a guy in a Dreamville T-shirt who rushed the stage at Trump’s Ohio rally over the weekend, and put the […]
A man was shot in the leg after his argument with another man over who has better strip clubs—Florida or Ohio?—turned violent. Yes, this happened in Cleveland.
A Black Lives Matter activist reportedly shot himself on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse Monday (Feb. 8), days after attending the 2016 NAACP Awards in Los Angeles, with his mother. Prior to taking his life, 23-year-old MarShawn McCarrel left a final Facebook posts that read “My demons won today. I’m sorry.”
