Crime

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Crime Rapper Fatboi Gwalla Gwalla's Death Ruled A Homicide: Report The Milwaukee rapper's remains were found inside of a burning vehicle earlier this week. By Erika Marie May 20, 2021
Crime Ice Cube Files Lawsuit Against Robinhood For Unauthorized Use Of His Image Robinhood is the "antithesis of everything that Ice Cube stands for," the lawsuit against the financial service reportedly reads. By Aron A. March 31, 2021
Crime Derek Chauvin Reportedly Receiving Checks Similar To Suicide Watch Derek Chauvin is being checked on every 15 minutes while in jail. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2020
Crime Aaron Glee Jr. Confesses To Killing Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau & Victoria Sims: Report Aaron Glee Jr. reportedly confessed to his mother that he killed Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau and Victoria Sims. By Alex Zidel June 17, 2020
Crime T.I. Brings Awareness To Elijah Weatherspoon's Shocking Death T.I. wants answers in the case of Elijah Weatherspoon, an 18-year-old Black man who was drowned following an outing with seven of his white friends. By Alex Zidel September 01, 2020
Society Inmate Admits To Murdering Black Man In Letter To White Supremacist Group John Daniel Carothers confesses to the murder of Robert Miller. By Alex Zidel September 05, 2018
Politics Candace Owens Hit With $20 Million Lawsuit, Accused Of False Allegations: Report Former GOP candidate Kimberly Klacik claims Owens said she was a strip club "madame," lost a book deal, and committed tax and campaign fraud. By Erika Marie August 25, 2021
Politics Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau, Black Lives Matter Activist, Found Dead After going missing one week ago, Oluwatoyin "Toyin" Salau has been found dead as a murder victim. By Alex Zidel June 15, 2020
Crime Dijon Kizzee Shot 15 Times By LA Police According To Independent Autopsy Kizzee was killed by police after a botched stop for a traffic violation committed on his bicycle. By Dre D. September 23, 2020
Politics Cincinnati Protestors Arrested & Denied Food, Water & Bathroom For Over 10 Hours A new report from Cincinnati describes the conditions in which a slew of protestors were held following their arrest. By Rose Lilah June 02, 2020
Crime Rapper Charged After Using Capitol Riot Photo Op For Album Artwork Bugzie The Don was charged after he used a photo of himself posing on top of a SWAT car at the Jan. 6th riots for his album artwork. By Aron A. May 18, 2021
Pop Culture Hurricane Chris Victim Gets Compared To Deebo From "Friday" In Court The rapper is currently on trial for a June 2020 shooting. By Evelyn Meyer March 11, 2023