San Jose police injured the man who taught them about implicit bias and procedural justice during protests, this week. Derrick Sanderlin, who teaches police about implicit bias and procedural justice, is severely injured, after being the victim of excessive police force during George Floyd-inspired protests in San Jose. Elsa / Getty Images Sanderlin claims to have seen officers shooting young women at close range with rubber bullets and decided to intervene: “I really just couldn’t watch it anymore,” he explained. “And just kind of made like a parallel walkover, put my hands up, and just stood in the line of fire...
Pete Davidson says he hopes to stay on “Saturday Night Live” for as long as he can. Pete Davidson says he plans to be on Saturday Night Live for as long as the show will have him. Conflicting with previous statements from earlier this year, Davidson told Entertainment Tonight that he wants to stay on the show. Kevin Winter / Getty Images “I will be there as long as they allow me to be,” Davidson said. “I think I’m very lucky to be on that show and I’m really lucky to have Lorne Michaels as, you know, not only a mentor...
Gregg Popovich speaks on George Floyd, police brutality, and more. San Antonio Spurs’ Head Coach Gregg Popovich discussed his thoughts on police brutality and the death of George Floyd in a new video series for the team’s social media titled “#SpursVoices.” He says he is “embarrassed as a white person” to see how black citizens are being treated by police. Hector Vivas / Getty Images “In a strange, counterintuitive sort of way, the best teaching moment of this recent tragedy, I think, was the look on the officer’s face,” Popovich said in the powerful video.”For white people to see how...
Action Bronson has lost a ton of weight during quarantine. Action Bronson, rapper and host of Fuck, That’s Delicious, is down 65 pounds from his previous weight of 363 pounds, a size that had him on a “path that leads straight to the graveyard,” he says. Bryan Bedder / Getty Images Bronson spoke about his weight loss and workout regimen in a new Instagram post with video of himself exercising: “I was on a path that leads straight to the graveyard,” he says in the caption. “Eating for sport took its toll but it’s my fault and it’s on me to...
Actor Justice Smith came out as queer on an Instagram post in which he expressed his disappointment over the lack of support for Black queer and trans lives specifically. Actor Justice Smith, known for his work in Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, The Get Down and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, came out as queer on an Instagram post regarding the recent protests against systemic racism and police brutality. In the post, Justice expresses his disappointment over how many Black Lives Matter supporters at these protests and in general do not show equal support for Black trans and queer individuals. He also reveals that he...
These Nike Shox BB4’s are a tribute to a man who played 22 seasons in the NBA. Vince Carter entered the NBA as a member of the Toronto Raptors and while he didn’t spend his whole career with the team, there is no denying that his best years were spent in the Six. Carter went on to play 22 seasons in the league and played well into his 40s. The Atlanta Hawks veteran was in the midst of his 22nd season when it all came tumbling down due to the Coronavirus. Eventually, the league ruled that the bottom eight...
Kevin Durant has no plans to play during the NBA’s coronavirus-adapted playoff run. Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is not returning for the 2019-20 NBA season, despite the playoffs being scheduled to end as late as October. The All-Star confirmed the decision to ESPN, Friday. Mike Lawrie / Getty Images “It’s just best for me to wait,” Durant said. “I don’t think I’m ready to play that type of intensity right now in the next month. It gives me more time to get ready for next season and the rest of my career. My season is over. I don’t plan...
Playboi Carti fans were in tears after a Conversative Instagram account included the “Die Lit” album cover among photos from recent protests. It looks like not everybody is all that familiar with Playboi Carti‘s discography, especially self-proclaimed “smart Conservative pages” on Instagram. On Friday, @conservative.genius, a right-wing IG account that claims to post “Facts and Logic” as well as “Smart Conservative Content,” shared an anti-protest graphic that included a collage of photos. Along with the shots from recent demonstrations as a message that read, “if their cause is worth hearing, why do they resort to this?” However, among the photos of burning cop cars and...
Steve Kerr has simply had enough of President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump has upset numerous people throughout his run as President. Of course, he is running for re-election this year and we’re sure the campaign is going to be a bloodbath. Following the death of George Floyd, Trump’s been at the top of people’s minds as many seek to have him removed from office. One of the prominent NBA voices who have been firmly against Trump is none other than Steve Kerr who is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. In a recent report from Logan Murdock of...
Anonymous has re-emerged in the wake of recent protests against police brutality and systemic racism. Though over the past few years, hacktivist group Anonymous’ presence was surprisingly unfelt in comparison to prior years, they’ve re-emerged to take a stand. The recent protests taking place across the world to fight back against systemic oppression and police brutality led Anonymous to make a statement after the death of George Floyd. They took over the Minneapolis PD website and shut down the city’s website. Apparently, Buffalo PD didn’t get the memo when the decided to shove an elderly protester to the ground and...