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Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

October 19, 2021 - 07:53 AM KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida defense attorney who briefly represented George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case is accused of witness tampering in a juvenile rape case, sheriff’s officials said. Hal Uhrig, who works for The Defense Group, was arrested Monday on charges of solicitation to commit perjury and witness tampering, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López said during a news conference. Uhrig, who represents a man accused of raping a child when she was 9, arranged a meeting with his client, the victim and her father, the sheriff said. “The point of...

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

October 19, 2021 - 07:36 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last name. “There being no objections, the petition for change of name is g...

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

October 19, 2021 - 07:05 AM By RUSS BYNUM (AP) — Attorneys planned to resume questioning potential jurors Tuesday in the trial of three white men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery following a slow start and some admonishment from the judge to speed things along. The fatal shooting of Arbery on a reside...

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

October 18, 2021 - 07:05 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s department has released a heavily redacted report on its response to the disappearance of a college student who was found dead. The young woman’s family says it only reinforces their belief that deputies failed to react quickly enough when s...

Former NFL player creates platform for Black community to invest in billion dollar sneaker culture

October 18, 2021 - 05:05 PM Nationwide — Gerome Sapp, a former NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts, is now the founder and CEO of Rares, a sneakerhead investing platform that allows consumers to invest in real sneakers by buying and trading fractional shares of the shoes. His co...

On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

October 18, 2021 - 12:35 PM Nationwide — A police officer from Indianapolis, Indiana is facing felony charges after bodycam footage appears to show him forcefully stomping a homeless Black man in the head during an arrest. In the bodycam footage released by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 39-year old J...

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

October 18, 2021 - 07:00 AM Washington (AP) - Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam W...

Removed Robert E. Lee statue now on display at Texas resort

October 17, 2021 - 01:30 PM TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold in an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The bronze sculpture, which was removed from the Dallas park in September 2017, is now...

New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site

October 16, 2021 - 01:35 PM NEW ORLEANS (BAMM Network) — New Orleans has chosen a developer to revitalize the site of a former amusement park that has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said a group called Bayou Phoenix is the city’s choice to develop the former Six Flags par...

Non-profit org advocates financial literacy for HBCU and POC students

October 13, 2021 - 10:15 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — With the lack of learnings and opportunities to build generational wealth, People of Color and Blacks suffer in the long run. This realization drove Cole Mattox to lead First Generation Investors, a non-profit, to help impart financial literacy among students a...

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Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

Former NFL player creates platform for Black community to invest in billion dollar sneaker culture

On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

Removed Robert E. Lee statue now on display at Texas resort

New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site

Non-profit org advocates financial literacy for HBCU and POC students

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