Protesters have set fire to the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed Friday night. The Wendy’s fast food restaurant where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed is engulfed in flames, after protesters set fire to the building Saturday night. Footage of the burning restaurant can be found below. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images Brooks was killed Friday night after an altercation with a police officer in Atlanta. While resisting arrest, Brooks wrestled a taser away from one of his arresting officers and began to flee. “The fight started when they tried to make an arrest … after that he took a taser and...
A retired spokesman for the NYPD says “We killed Eric Garner” in a candid new statement. Former NYPD spokesman and detective Michael DeBonis admits “we killed Eric Garner,” in a lengthy new post on Instagram. Spencer Platt / Getty Images “In writing this post I’m fully aware that some of my cop friends may call me a traitor, a hypocrite or even unfollow me,” DeBonis wrote. “I’m ok with that because if you don’t agree with what I’m about to say then we definitely don’t see eye to eye when it comes to policing.” DeBonis then says Garner’s arrest...
Gregg Popovich calls out Roger Goodell and the NFL owners for being hypocrites regarding social justice. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich says Roger Goodell and the NFL owners are hypocrites for their handling of Colin Kaepernick and social justice. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Speaking with Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, Popovich sides with the NFL players who kneeled during the National Anthem: “A smart man is running the NFL and he didn’t understand the difference between the flag and what makes the country great—all the people who fought to allow Kaepernick to have the right...
Bill O’Brien will be joining his players by taking a knee during the National Anthem this season. Houston Texans Head Coach Bill O’Brien plans to take a knee during the National Anthem, in solidarity with his players, to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Julio Aguilar / Getty Images “Yeah, I’ll take a knee — I’m all for it,” O’Brien told the Houston Chronicle. “The players have a right to protest, a right to be heard and a right to be who they are. They’re not taking a knee because they’re against our flag. They’re taking a knee because they...
Baker Mayfield calls out a fan on Instagram who doesn’t want the quarterback to kneel during the National Anthem. Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield says he will be taking a knee during the National Anthem this season. When a fan asked Mayfield if he would kneel, Mayfield responded with his stance. Andy Lyons / Getty Images “Please tell Browns fans you’re not going to be kneeling this season,” the fan commented on Instagram. “Pull your head out. I absolutely am,” Mayfield responded. Later, Mayfield posted a lengthy statement regarding the situation on his IG Story. “Everybody so upset about my comment...
Austin Rivers responds to Kyrie Irving in regard to the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season. Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers has responded to Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who says the return of the NBA would negatively affect the Black Lives Matter movement. Rivers says he doesn’t see the correlation. Takashi Aoyama / Getty Images “Us coming back would put money in all of our (NBA players) pockets,” Rivers continued. “With this money, you could help out even more people and continue to give more importantly your time and energy towards the BLM movement. Which I’m 100% on...
A college fencing coach was fired after going on a racist tirade during a Zoom call. St. John’s University has fired its fencing coach, Boris Vaksman, after a video showing Vaksman on a racist tirade surfaced online. “The most trouble coming from where? From black people because they don’t want to work,” Vaksman says. “They steal, they kill, they drugs, everything comes from them. The majority, the majority. “I think, what’s his name, Lincoln, made a mistake,” he added, likely referencing the Emancipation Proclamation. The video was taken from a Zoom call recorded on June 3, during a youth coaching session for...
Killer Mike uses his Instagram to speak on the death of Rayshard Brooks. Killer Mike has responded to the death of Rayshard Brooks on Instagram, saying he will continue to support grassroots organizations who are working to end police killings. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images “#RayshardBrooks should be alive this morning,” Killer Mike begins his Instagram post. “He should be waking up (hungover or drunk in the tank depending on whether he was apprehended) and not dead. If I’m the Wendy’s worker who called the police, I feel like shit this morning because a call for a man sleeping in...
The longest-hospitalized COVID-19 patient faces medical bills exceeding $1.1 million. Michael Flor, the longest-hospitalized COVID-19 patient, has survived the illness, but the cost of his life comes with an unfathomable price tag. Flor is facing hospital bills totaling 181 pages and $1.1 million in costs. Buda Mendes / Getty Images “I opened it and said ‘holy !’ “ Flor, 70, told The Seattle Times. He stayed in Swedish Medical Center in Issaquah for 62 days. “He was as sick as you can get, with basically every organ system shutting down,” Dr. Anne Lipke, a Swedish pulmonary and critical-care physician, says of Flor....
Spike Lee apologizes for his recent comments regarding Woody Allen. Filmmaker Spike Lee has apologized for comments that surfaced, Saturday, regarding Woody Allen. Paras Griffin / Getty Images “I Deeply Apologize. My Words Were WRONG,” Lee wrote on Twitter. “I Do Not And Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment, Assault Or Violence. Such Treatment Causes Real Damage That Can’t Be Minimized. -Truly, Spike Lee.” While promoting his newest Netflix Film, Da 5 Bloods, with Michael Riedel and Len Berman on 710 WOR’s In The Morning, Lee spoke about the controversy surrounding Woody Allen: “I’d just like to say Woody Allen is...
