On April 3rd, the rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, was rushed to White Plains Hospital in New York. He went in for a heart attack that followed an initial drug overdose. By the weekend, his current manager came out and said that Simmons was in a vegetative state. He also talked about there being very little brain activity, but it was a waiting … Continue reading Death of DMX at 50

In 2008, an African American police officer in Buffalo, New York named Cariol Horne, was fired because she was attempting to stop her white colleague, Greg Kwiatkowski, who was performing a chokehold on black suspect, Neal Mack, who was already handcuffed. Horne is now receiving a pension from the police department after she won a lawsuit this past Tuesday. According to CNN, Horne stated that … Continue reading Cariol Horne’s Pension Update

Sunday, April 11, 2021, another black man was murdered by a white police officer in Minnesota. Hundreds of protesters covered the streets of Brooklyn Center on Sunday and Monday night to express their frustration about the murder of Daunte Wright. This shooting comes less than one year after the well-known case of George Floyd, which occurred just 11 miles from Wright. According to Chief Tim … Continue reading The Death of Daunte Wright

As late April draws closer, the Lyrid meteor shower will roll around again to give us our annual “spring shower.” This is known as one of the oldest meteor showers said to light the night sky. The best part of the shower this year is that it shall peak the morning of Thursday, April 22, starting a great Earth Day. This meteor shower comes around … Continue reading Earth Day Meteor Shower Expected

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this June. Unfortunately, he passed away on April 9th, 2021 at the age of 99. He passed away peacefully, with no official cause of death released to the public from the British government.  Prince Philip was the longest-lasting royal consort in British history, serving for over 70 years. His marriage with Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading Prince Philip’s Death