BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright will make her first court appearance Thursday. Kim Potter, 48, fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop Sunday. In charging documents, prosecutors said Potter’s “culpable negligence” caused Wright’s death and “created an unreasonable risk” when she shot him instead of…… MORE
J Lo and A-Rod may have broken up, but there are still some housekeeping matters to tend to …. notably, who gets the $1.8 million engagement ring? Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … J Lo still has the ring in her possession. As you may know, an engagement ring legally is a “gift in contemplation of marriage.”…… MORE
Earl Simmons, the snarling yet soulful rapper known as DMX, who had a string of No. 1 albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s but whose personal struggles eventually rivaled his lyrical prowess, died on Friday in White Plains, N.Y. He was 50. His family announced the death in a statement. He had been…… MORE
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George Cotton, UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, announced that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20th 5p.m. to 11p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. The festival, sponsored…
Reverend Willie Wade and Diablo Coleman invite the public to the Hot Springs Juneteenth Celebration taking place this Saturday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 112 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The celebration will include a historical reflection on the origins of Juneteenth and a keynote address from Reverend Dr. Chris Jones. This year’s…
Fitzs Hill with Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) a private Baptist-affiliated, historically Black college in Little Rock. Founded in 1884 as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically Black Baptist college west of the Mississippi River. Summer and fall semesters are coming…
Maria Hollowell, president of the Little Rock NAACP, along with event chair Carla Williams and Michael Nellum of Phi Beta Sigma, inviting the community to the NAACP End of School Year Bash. The event takes place next Saturday, May 31, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Watson Elementary School. Families can enjoy free food,…