Welp, it only took 103 years and roughly four months, but the Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will launch a federal review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Source: Universal History Archive / Getty According to ABC News, the federal Civil Rights Division’s Cold Case Unit is conducting a full review of the massacre, in which a white mob attacked, lynched and destroyed an entire affluent Black town in Oklahoma — leveling more than 1,000 homes and businesses and killing hundreds of Black residents — all because a single Black man was accused of raping a single white woman.…
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Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Rich Homie Quan’s death has officially been ruled an accidental overdose from a mixture of fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, and promethazine. As more days pass, the shocking death of Atlanta’s Rich Homie Quan doesn’t seem real. When news of the rapper’s passing spread across social media, it was alleged he overdosed, but those claims were unconfirmed. Later more details about his passing surfaced, amid reports that his girlfriend found him unresponsive at their home and the rapper was foaming at the mouth once moved. According to TMZ, the Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled his death…
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — The successful coaching career of Marion Dingle was celebrated in Effingham County over the weekend. Dingle began coaching high school basketball in 1962 at Springfield Central High. There he led the boys’ team to a State Championship. In 1967, and the girls’ team to back-to-back state titles in 1962 And 1963. He went on to coach Effingham County High School for 10 seasons after the county’s schools were integrated. This weekend there was a celebration in his honor at Springfield, and Dingle said his players were his motivation for coaching. “I didn’t know it at…
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — A group of volunteers made it their mission Wednesday to save a man and his dog, who were stranded off the marsh on Tybee Island after Hurricane Helene. The boat they live in was pushed across the marsh by the gusty wind. “The storm took him all the way across the backside of Tybee, ended up right here,” Alex McCarthy said. “Thank God he didn’t keep going.” McCarthy and Finn, the affected man, work together at Roofing Experts and Restorations LLC in Chatham County. Their boss, Derek Adams, and another business owner, Thomas Soloman of…
It should go without saying that Drake was playing close attention to the celebs who supported Kendrick Lamar during their highly-publicized feud. Source: Cole Burston / Getty The Toronto rapper has had a steep fall from grace in recent months, pretty unanimously losing his back and forth against Kendrick Lamar. While the discourse surrounding their feud has mostly died down by this point–regardless of Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” still being quite ubiquitous–it looks like the affects are still being felt by people in Drake’s life. According to Bleacher Report, Drake has made another nod to the feud on social…
There were seven more registered sex offenders living in Camden County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.Overall, 110 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.The Registry shows that eight of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.The Registry also shows that 11 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Charlton County selling diesel at the lowest price of $3.09 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. Of the 12 reported gas stations in cities within Charlton County, two offer diesel. The average reported price of diesel in Georgia was $3.46, compared to $3.48 the week before. Drivers across the U.S. have faced a rollercoaster of gas prices in recent months and…
There’s an important update to report concerning the killing of Breonna Taylor. Back in August, a federal judge ruled that two former Louisville police officers, Joshua Jaynes, and Kyle Meany, were not responsible for the violent death of Breonna Taylor even though they allegedly falsified information in order to obtain the search warrant of her home. The execution of said warrant directly led to a barrage of bullets being fired into the home, killing Taylor. Source: Courier Journal / Handout Instead, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Simpson decided it was Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who caused her death by firing…
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents’ bedroom to make sure they were OK. “We heard one snap and I remember going back there and checking on them,” the 22-year-old said of his grandparents, Marcia, 74, and Jerry, 78, who were lying in bed. “They were both fine, the dog was fine.” But not long after, Savage and his father heard a “boom” — the sound of one of the biggest trees on the property in Beech Island, South Carolina, crashing on top of his grandparents’ bedroom…
Love Is Blind debuted the first six episodes of Season 7 Wednesday, October 2 and we’re already head over heels for several couples — especially this one in particular. Source: Adam Rose / Netflix If you haven’t watched yet you may want to steer clear of this story if you’re worried about spoilers! BOSSIP Sr. Content Director Janeé Bolden chatted it up with Ashley Adionser and Tyler Francis ahead of the season premiere to get the details on their sweet Black love story. The first four episodes of Love Is Blind shares the cast’s interactions as they move from the…