Photo credit: Naomi Baker / Getty Several popular hand sanitizer brands have been found to contain high levels of benzene. This is a chemical known to cause cancer. The report came from Bloomberg that a New Haven, Connecticut Pharmacy called Valisure tested and analyzed 260 bottles of sanitizers from 168 brands. In their studies, they discovered 17 percent…
Photo credit: Scott Olson / Getty Derek Chauvin’s defense is arguing that George Floyd didn’t die from the ex-Minneapolis officer kneeling on his neck. Eric Nelson, the defense attorney and the prosecuting attorney Jerry Blackwell had time to share their opening remarks during trial Monday, where Chauvin was charged not only with second-degree murder but third-degree murder and…
Photo credit: Natalie Behring/ Stringer People, including a bunch of celebrities, took to social media to express their outrage after news of Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” surfaced and Nike wants no part of it. “We do not have a relationship with Little Nas X or MSCHF,” Nike said in a statement. “Nike did not design…
Photo credit: Prince Williams/ Getty According to Fulton County Court records obtained by XXL, Timothy Leeks, the suspected killer of King Von was recently granted a bond of $100,000. There’s no release date listed, but Lul Tim is free and it was later confirmed by Quando Rondo and other associates via social media. View…
Photo credit: Emma McIntyre/ Getty The NAACP Image Awards commemorated both the life and career of the late Chadwick Boseman this year and his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted the award on his behalf. Congratulations to #ChadwickBoseman 🕊️ – Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, @MaRaineyFilm – 52nd #NAACPImageAwards 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dicXxx4uOS — NAACP Image Awards®…
Photo credit: Sesame Street Sesame Street is adding two Black muppets to the cast in efforts to promote racial literacy. The long-running kids show revealed their new characters Wes and Elijah, a father-son duo, in a new Sesame Street special, The ABC’s of Racial Literacy. In this episode, not only are they introduced to the…
photo credit: Power 106 DJ Carisma welcomes Blue Bucks Clan‘s Jeezy and DJ to the return of the Checcd In series. With the global pandemic taking an initial toll on a lot of opportunities for artists as well as putting all of us on high alert for our health and well-being, both Jeezy and DJ…
Photo credit: Dean Musgrove Echo Park has been fenced off and the homeless living along the lake were given 24 hours to leave after protesters and police clashed Wednesday night. “No one else may enter. 24 hr notice for those in the park to leave. Housing resources are being provided to everyone,” says Los Angeles Police Chief…
Photo credit: Filip Radwanski/ Getty It has been announced that people in the United States can now purchase a Tesla using bitcoins. Elon Musk, in a series of tweets made the announcement via social media March 24 and the company already owns $1.5 billion USD worth of bitcoin, which was acquired back in February, so it…
Photo credit: Kevork Djansezian / Stringer/ Getty A new list of classic recordings were added to this year’s National Recording Registry: Janet Jackson’s 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814, which focused on race issues, violence in schools and poverty; Kool & the Gang’s single “Celebration”; Nas’ classic album ‘Illmatic’ and more. “The National Recording Registry will preserve our history through…