UFC 262 Countdown takes you behind the scenes as top lightweights Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira prepare to battle for the vacant world title. Watch these athletes train and prepare for their May 15th bout.
In this clip from next week's "People's Party with Talib Kweli," Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh talk with record producer Madlib about Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Black Star, and producing the entire 'Black Star II' album.
Full episodes arriving Monday 5/10 at 9AMet/6AMpt.
A Wisconsin man who confessed to punching his son to death over a slice of cake pleaded guilty to homicide in the middle of his trial, according to reports.
Travis Stackhouse, 30, pleaded to second-degree reckless homicide, child abuse & child neglect this week in the June 2019 death of his 5-year-old son, Sir Amer Stackhouse.
His guilty plea came Wednesday, after two days of witness testimony in his trial & after prosecutors introduced his taped confession as evidence.
Stackhouse reportedly faces 37 years in prison when he is sentenced next month.
Prosecutors alleged that the Milwaukee dad was upset that his children were eating most of his Father’s Day cheesecake & punched his son & smacked the boy’s face with the back of his hand, which contains metal from a surgery.
The child was reportedly pronounced dead early the next morning, after Stackhouse returned from a bar & the family called 911.
Sir Amer suffered a ruptured stomach, bruised kidneys & a torn adrenal gland & died from blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
The official music video for Snoop Dogg - Gang Signs (feat. Mozzy) From Snoop's album FROM THA STREETS 2 THA SUITES out now: https://cmg.ffm.to/streets2suites.oyd
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ElCamino continues to bless his fans with quality projects. The Buffalo, NY native's latest single "Never Know" is a prime example of ElCamino in his bag.
The song is off of ElCamino's forthcoming album titled "Devil's Due," which is fully produced by TrickyTrippz.
"Never Know" available now on all streaming platforms:
Bobby Shmurda's fresh ink is meant to honor 3 heroes of his -- one historical, and 2 with whom he has a much more personal connection.
The rapper's tattoo artist, Daz Leone, tells TMZ ... he met up with Bobby at his studio in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday, where he was in a mixing session with his engineer for some new music.
Daz says Bobby wanted to get a Harriet Tubman tat on his arm because she's an idol of his, and so are his single mother and grandmother who raised him.
We're told Shmurda's body art is meant to honor strong Black women, and for Tubman specifically ... Daz says Bobby told him her story has always resonated with him as he first learned about her in school, and even more in recent years.
According to Daz, Bobby's planning to get more tattoos acknowledging Black history after this one. Daz also tells us he's known Bobby since they were kids and he's one of the first people he ever tattooed ... so his ink is always on the house.
As we've told you ... the rapper was released from prison early in February after spending 6 years behind bars. He's a free man now, but still must abide by special parole conditions.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
A three-count indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao. Specifically, Chauvin is charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force by a police officer. Thao and Kueng are also charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure, alleging they did not intervene to stop Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd’s neck. All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care.
Floyd’s May 25 arrest and death, which a bystander captured on cellphone video, sparked nationwide complaints about the police treatment of Black people and protests calling for an end to police brutality and racial inequities.
Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment, stemming from the use of force and neck restraint of a 14-year-old boy in 2017.
Lane, Thao and Kueng made their initial court appearances Friday via videoconference in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Chauvin was not part of the court appearance.
Chauvin was convicted last month on state charges of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death and is in Minnesota’s only maximum-security prison as he awaits sentencing. The other three former officers face a state trial in August, and they are free on bond. They were allowed to remain free after Friday’s federal appearance.
Floyd, 46, died after Chauvin pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck, even as Floyd, who was handcuffed, repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. Kueng and Lane also helped restrain Floyd — state prosecutors have said Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back and Lane held down Floyd’s legs. State prosecutors say Thao held back bystanders and kept them from intervening during the 9 1/2-minute restraint.
Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, argued during his murder trial that Chauvin acted reasonably in the situation and that Floyd died because of underlying health issues and drug use. He has filed a request for a new trial, citing many issues including the judge’s refusal to move the trial due to publicity.
Nelson had no comment on the federal charges Friday. Kueng’s attorney also had no comment. A message left for Thao’s attorney wasn’t immediately returned, and a call to Lane’s attorney disconnected when he was reached by The Associated Press.
Ben Crump and the team of attorneys for Floyd’s family said the civil rights charges reinforce “the strength and wisdom” of the Constitution. “We are encouraged by these charges and eager to see continued justice in this historic case that will impact Black citizens and all Americans for generations to come,” the attorneys said in a statement.
The Rev. Al Sharpton said the federal charges against the officers show the Justice Department “does not excuse it nor allow police to act as though as what they do is acceptable behavior in the line of duty.”
“What we couldn’t get them to do in the case of Eric Garner, Michael Brown in Ferguson, and countless others, we are finally seeing them do today,” Sharpton said.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, whose office is prosecuting the state charges, said the federal government is responsible for protecting the civil rights of every American and “federal prosecution for the violation of George Floyd’s civil rights is entirely appropriate,” particularly now that Chauvin is convicted of murder.
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At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said.
People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighborhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed. The firefight forced residents to shelter in their homes.
The victims included one police officer, and the remainder were suspected members of the drug-trafficking gang that dominated life in the slum, including some of its leaders, police said.
It was the deadliest single police operation in 16 years for Rio state which has suffered for decades from drug-related violence in its numerous favelas.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Rio de Janeiro prosecutors have a constitutional obligation to oversee the police and pursue criminal investigations of police abuses. It called for a thorough and independent investigation into the deaths.
According to HRW, Rio police killed 453 people and at least four police officers died in police actions during the first three months of the year, despite a Supreme Court ruling prohibiting operations in communities during the COVID-19 pandemic except in "absolutely exceptional cases."
Police said in addition to drug trafficking, the gang robbed trucks of cargo and held up commuter trains to steal from passengers.
Police displayed an arsenal of seized weapons at a news conference: six assault rifles, 15 handguns, a machine gun, 14 grenades and a round of artillery ammunition.
As promised Pawtucket, Rhode Island emcee MookDaTruth comes through with a new album titled "The OG Tape." The entire 10-track project was produced by 401Life, and features Ron Donson and Da Cloth trio of MAV, Rigz and Rob Gates.
1. Intro 2. Wu Wei (Feat. Ron Donson) 3. Lovecraft 4. So Long (Feat. MAV, Rob Gates) 5. Uncle Zoe 6. Real Shit 7. A Wise Man Once Said Nothing (Feat. Rigz) 8. Livin 9. Tree Of Life 10. Outro
Benny the Butcher's Black Soprano Family and 38 Spesh's Trust Comes First imprint have combined forces for an album titled "Trust the Sopranos," dropping May 21.
The latest single off of the project is "Love Left" from Benny the Butcher, Che Noir and Klass Murda.
"Future of the Streets," the highly anticipated EP from Nyce Da Future and legendary emcee/producer Havoc of Mobb Deep has finally arrived. The longtime collaborators gift fans with eight gutter songs of that Most Infamous sound everyone has come to expect.
Texas redshirt sophomore linebacker Jake Ehlinger, the younger brother of former Longhorn quarterback Sam Ehlinger, was found dead Thursday afternoon, according to a report from the Austin American-Statesman.
Police were called at 12:18 p.m. and found Jake several blocks from UT’s campus, police told the Statesman, adding that his death is not considered suspicious. Police did not reveal how he was found.
Ehlinger walked on at Texas in 2019 and played alongside his brother, Sam, for two seasons with the Longhorns. He did not receive playing time in his two years at Texas and redshirted the 2020 season.
This is the second death of an immediate family the Ehlingers have experienced in the last decade. Jake and Sam’s father, Ross, unexpectedly passed away in 2013 during the “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon in San Francisco.
The 45-year old minister and rapper, born Mason Betha, took to his Instagram account recently to let his 240,000 followers know his thoughts on African American males and their involvement in gangs.
"I know what I’m about to say is unpopular but it still needs to be said. The weakest thing a black man can do today is join a street gang. The person who you’re riding for today ends up getting a bag to kill you or sending you to jail," Mase wrote. "Think about it what type of person would ask you to hurt your own people and take an oath to be there for your gang only to end up not being there for your children and family. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT. Maybe that’s why I NEVER THOUGHT PEOPLE IN GANGS WERE TOUGH! If you’re thinking about becoming one don’t! I RESPECT A MAN THAT CAN STAND ON HIS OWN."
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