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Tyler Perry Will Pay for Rayshard Brooks’ Funeral AND College Tuition for All Four of His Kids

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GOT Staff

Tyler Perry is giving back to the family of Rayshard Brooks after his murder at the hands of Atlanta police.

During a press conference on Monday (Jun. 15), the family’s attorney, L. Chris Stewart, announced that the 50-year-old media mogul will cover the costs of Brooks’ funeral after he was shot in the back and killed by police in Atlanta over the weekend.

“We do want to acknowledge and thank Tyler Perry, who we spoke with and who will be taking care of the funeral for the family,” Stewart said.

“It’s support like that and it’s people who are actually in this community, that love the community, that want healing, and [want] families like this to never have to go through something like this. It’s a step forward, and we want to thank him.”

While Perry himself hasn’t spoken publicly about his donation, Atlanta’s 11 Alive News confirmed with his reps that he’ll be paying for Brooks’ funeral service.

A source also confirmed to People that Perry has also offered to put all four of Brooks’ children through college.

Perry “spoke to Rayshard’s family and wanted to do something to help,” the magazine’s source said. “His heart goes out to the family during this tragic time.”

Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by police at a Wendy’s drive-thru late Friday night (Jun. 12) after officials said he resisted arrest and stole an officer’s taser.

An autopsy revealed that Brooks was shot twice in the back and died of organ injuries and blood loss, the Fulton County Medical Examiner said Sunday. His manner of death was listed as a homicide.

Within 24 hours of Brooks’ shooting death, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned. Former Assistant Chief Rodney Bryant, who is Black, will serve as the city’s interim police chief.

Additionally, Garrett Rolfe, the officer who fatally shot Brooks, was fired, and Devin Brosnan, another cop on the scene, was placed on administrative duty.

Brooks’ death sparked yet another wave of protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Atlanta.

Brooks had just left a party for his oldest daughter’s eighth birthday before the shooting, and had planned to spend the weekend celebrating with her.

A GoFundMe page started by Brooks’ legal team has so far raised $100,000 to help his family.

“Rayshard Brooks leaves behind his wife, Tomika Miller, and 4 children: Mekai who is 13 yrs old, Blessing  8 yrs old, Memory 2 yrs old, and Dream who is 1,” the page reads.

Tyler Perry Studios is less than four miles away from the Wendy’s where Brooks was killed, which was burned to the ground by protesters the night after the fatal shooting.

Charmaine from Black Ink Crew Chicago Responds to Backlash Over Viral TikTok With Newborn Daughter: “I’m a Great Mom!”

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GOT Staff

Charmaine from “Black Ink Crew Chicago” is responding to the backlash she received over a recent TikTok featuring herself and her newborn daughter Nola that went viral for all the wrong reasons.

In case you missed it … Charmaine posted a video on TikTok as part of one of the many “challenges” on the platform.

This particular challenge involves a song called “Ah Eh,” which plays in the background while you squeeze a bottle of water all over your kids to record their reactions.

Charmaine participated in this wild challenge last Wednesday (Jun. 10), and folks went IN on her because it looked as though she was practically waterboarding that poor baby of hers … who is just three months old.

Here’s the video:

https://www.facebook.com/gossiponthis/videos/1132427437121782/

Here’s the dragging (via Twitter):

And here’s Charmaine’s response (via WGCI):

Recently, I thought it would be funny to do a Tik Tok Challenge with my family. Well, I was wrong about that one!

It turned out to not be funny at all once I received backlash and realized it could have been dangerous. I felt so misunderstood because I couldn’t believe people would think I would harm my precious child!

Water hit the side of her face and chest but people made a really big deal saying she was gasping for air. She absolutely was not!

I would never put her in any danger like that. She had a reaction to water splashing her similar to the kids in the other tik tok challenges. So I thought it was okay to post but after re-evaluating it probably was just a bad idea overall because I would never want her to be put in harms way.

I apologize to anyone I have offended, but one thing for sure and two things for certain….. I’m a great mom!

Hopefully, Charmaine has learned her lesson.

Aaron Glee Jr. Arrested for Double Murder of Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin Salau & AARP Volunteer Vicki Sims

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GOT News

The suspect who was taken into custody after being accused of murdering a missing Black Lives Matter activist and an AARP volunteer from Tallahassee, Florida has been identified as 49-year-old Aaron Glee Jr.

UPDATE: Aaron Glee Jr. Charged With Homicide & Kidnapping in Double Murder of Oluwatoyin Salau & Victoria Sims

Police have also identified the victims as 19-year-old Oluwatoyin Salau and 75-year-old Victoria “Vicki” Sims.

Both women were well-known in activist circles and actually knew each other after meeting during recent protests against racial injustice and police brutality.

Salau, also known as “Toyin,” frequently spoke at Black Lives Matter protests, while Sims—a grandmother and retired state worker—was was well-known for her volunteerism and work in local Democratic politics.

Salau and Sims were both found dead in a double homicide Saturday night (Jun. 15), the Tallahassee Police Department said in a press release on Monday.

PREVIOUSLY: 19-Year-Old Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin Salau Found Dead in Tallahassee; She Went Missing After Tweeting About Being Molested by Black Man She Trusted

According to Tallahassee Police, Salau and Sims’ bodies were found in the 2100 block of Monday Road. Both women had been reported missing before being found dead in the area.

Sims, a volunteer with the Tallassee AARP chapter, went missing on June 11th.

An AARP spokesperson who confirmed Sims’ death Sunday (Jun. 13) stated: “Vicki worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others – as a dedicated advocate for older Americans; a committed volunteer for AARP, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Big Bend and other community causes; a devoted mother and grandmother; and a passionate, fully engaged citizen, helping our nation to achieve its highest ideals.”

Salau was last seen on June 6th at a library off Orange Avenue and Wahnish Way in Tallahassee, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.

The day she disappeared, Salau tweeted that she’d been sexually assaulted by a man in his mid-40’s days earlier after he offered her a ride to find somewhere to sleep and to retrieve her belongings from a church she’d taken shelter in to “escape unjust living conditions.”

It wasn’t clear if the man mentioned is the same man who’s being accused of her murder.

Toyin’s brother, Oluwaseyi Salau, told the Tallahassee Democrat: “There is no justice that can be served that will replace my sister’s life.”

A friend of Toyin’s, Danaya Hemphill, said she last saw her the day before she went missing. “I had a feeling that we were not going to find Toyin alive,” the 22-year-old woman said.

Salau attended several Black Lives Matter protests, and during each demonstration, she would recite the names of black people killed by police, such as Jamee Johnson of Jacksonville, Tony McDade of Tallahasse, George Floyd of Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor of Louisville.

“I don’t want their names gone in vain,” Salau said during one protest last month in front of the Tallahassee Police Department.

Hemphill never thought her friend’s name would ever be a part of that list.

“Toyin was very passionate,” Hemphill said. “She was very vocal she was very loving, very spiritual, very caring. Toyin she was like a light in a dark room. That was Toyin.”

Aaron Glee Jr., the man identified as the suspect in Salau and Sims’ murders, has since been taken into police custody, though no details about his arrest or the charges he’s facing have been released by police.

According to police reports, Glee was previously arrested on May 29th for aggravated battery after an officer waiting at a stoplight saw him kicking a woman in the stomach. The victim in that case was neither Sims nor Salau.

The woman told police she and Glee had been drinking alcohol together and were walking down the sidewalk when he propositioned her for sex.

“She told him no so Glee became angry, shoved (her) to the ground and began kicking her in the abdomen,” the police report stated.

Online records showed a misdemeanor battery charge was filed against Glee on June 6th—the same day Salau went missing—however, those reports weren’t immediately available.

Glee was also arrested last year for a marijuana possession charge, however, prosecutors dropped it, court records noted.

19-Year-Old Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin Salau Found Dead in Tallahassee; She Went Missing After Tweeting About Being Molested by Black Man She Trusted

By
Dustin Gary

19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau has reportedly been found dead a little over a week after she went missing in Tallahassee, Florida.

The City of Tallahassee Police Department reported Sunday morning (Jun. 14) that two bodies were found near a roadside just after 9:15 p.m. Saturday night (Jun. 13) while police were investigating a missing persons case.

Though officials have not released the names of the deceased, friends and family of Salau have confirmed via social media that one of the bodies found by police was hers.

The Tallahassee Democrat reported that there was another missing person case in the area of a 75-year-old AARP volunteer named Victoria Sims, and she has since been identified by WCTV as the second homicide victim.

Police said they have a suspect in custody and there is “no more information is available at this time.”

They said the deaths have been turned over the TPD’s Violent Crime Unit and are being investigated as homicides.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

https://www.facebook.com/TallyPD/photos/a.606173489445317/3197893740273266/

Salau was last seen on June 6th, the day she wrote a series of disturbing messages on Twitter.

Just hours before she disappeared, Salau tweeted that a man had molested her that morning.

“Anyways I was molested in Tallahassee, Florida by a black man this morning at 5:30 on Richview and Park Ave,” she wrote.

The man offered to give me a ride to find someplace to sleep and recollect my belongings from a church I refuged to a couple days back to escape unjust living conditions.”

She continued: “He came disguised as a man of God and ended up picking me up from nearby Saxon Street. I entered his truck only because I carry anything to defend myself not even a phone (which is currently at the church) and I have poor vision. I trusted the holy spirit to keep me safe.

“When we arrived at his house he offered me a shower and I thanked him and shower and he gave me a change of clothes. He exposed himself to me by peeing with the bathroom open obviously knowing I was out of it.

“I told him about a sexual assault situation that happened to me in March involving Ivan a 32 year old Ghanaian man who currently schools at FAMU and lives at 211 Jakes and Patterson (I am currently 19 years old) who tried to force me to give him oral sex and then continued to [harass] me thru text and knocking at my door for days.”

She went on: “Going back to the situation that happened to me this morning, I did not fall asleep. He then asked me if I wanted a massage at this moment his roommate who was in the house was asleep. I was laying on my stomach trying to calm myself down from severe ptsd.

“He started touching my back and rubbing my body using my body until he climaxed and then went to sleep. Before I realized what happened to me I looked over and his clothes were completely off. Once I saw he was asleep I escaped from the house and started walking from Richview Road to anywhere else.

“All of my belongings my phone my clothes shoes are all assumably at the church where I’ve been trying to track since I sought spiritual guidance/refuge. I will not be silent. Literally wearing this man’s clothes right now DNA all over me because I couldn’t locate his house the moment I called the police because I couldn’t see.”

Possibly describing her alleged attacker, she added in a separate follow-up tweet: “Mid 40’s lives in a gray painted duplex apartment style house drives a white clean Silverado Chevrolet truck.”

A number of people replied to her Twitter thread offering help and asking whether she was OK. But she never responded and those tweets would end up being among the last messages she posted before she went missing and was later found dead.

After she went missing, police and community members teamed up to look for her, with the non-profit Tallahassee Community Action Agency conducting a search party last Wednesday night (Jun. 10).

The group reportedly searched for hours, carrying flashlights and asking medics to join them in case they found her hurt. They also started a social media campaign sharing “Have you seen me?” fliers and photos of Salau.

Jesula Jeannot, a 21-year-old protest organizer who said she knew Salau through protests told The Tallahassee Democrat that Salau’s random disappearing had left her very shaken.

Prior to going missing, Salau had spoken out at recent protests and carried signs demanding justice for black lives who have been lost to police brutality and systemic racism.

She was particularly vocal about the recent police killing of black trans man Tony McDade, who was fatally shot in an apartment complex by a TPD officer.

Police said McDade was a suspect in a fatal stabbing and he pointed a gun at them before he was shot. They also said they found a bloody knife at the scene.

“I don’t want their names gone in vain,” Salau said at one protest, referring to McDade, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others.

The sad news of Oluwatoyin Salau’s death drew a huge reaction on social media, with “RIP  Toyin” and #JusticeForToyin becoming trending topics on Twitter as social media paid tribute to her and expressed their grief over the tragedy.

“My Sister’s House is Right Here”: Rayshard Brooks Begged Atlanta Cops to Let Him Walk Home Before He Was Killed

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GOT News

The Atlanta Police Department has released bodycam footage showing Rayshard Brooks talking to police in a Wendy’s parking lot moments before he was shot in the back and killed.

The conversation between Brooks and now-former APD Officer Garrett Rolfe started out pretty cordial.

Rolfe suspected Brooks had been under the influence of alcohol while operating a vehicle, though when cops arrived on the scene, Brooks wasn’t driving because he had fallen asleep in his car while in the drive-thru.

Rolfe tried to get Brooks to admit he’d been drinking and driving and pressed him to take a field sobriety test.

Brooks said he’d had “one-and-a-half” drinks during his daughter’s birthday party, but that was it.

After Brooks basically admitted to being drunk, Rolfe asked him to take a breathalyzer test

Brooks said he didn’t want any trouble and offered to leave his car behind and walk to his sister’s house, which he said was just minutes away.

“My sister’s house is right here,” Brooks told the officer as he begged him to let him go without incident.

Rolfe clearly took that as a confession that Brooks was unable to drive, and after administering the breath test, he tried to place Brooks into handcuffs.

A brief struggle ensued, and the officers attempted to tase Brooks twice. Brooks was able to grab one of the officer’s tasers and ran way. Seconds later, he was shot in the back three times.

Brooks was reportedly still alive by the time paramedics arrived, but died during surgery in the hospital.

Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired and Devin Brosnan has been placed on administrative duty.

Beyoncé Pens Letter to Kentucky Attorney General Demanding Charges for Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor

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GOT Staff

Beyoncé is using her influence to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

The singer wrote and posted an open letter on her official website addressed to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron calling for charges to be brought against the three police officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor.

In her letter, Queen Bey pointed out that it’s been over THREE months since plainclothes officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) barged into Taylor’s home with a “no-knock” warrant while she was asleep and unarmed, firing over twenty shots into the dwelling, eight of which hit Taylor … and not a single person has been charged for her death.

The pop star acknowledged the recent passing of “Breonna’s Law,” which bans no-knock warrants and requires officers to wear bodycams during raids, but said that it is a far cry from real justice.

“Three months have passed — and zero arrests have been made, and no officers have been fired,” Queen Bey wrote. “The LMPD’s investigation was turned over to your office, and yet all of the officers involved in the shooting remain employed by the LMPD.”

Beyoncé called out the three cops involved in Breonna’s killing by name, saying plainly: “Bring criminal charges against Jonathan Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison.”

She said the three officers, who have been placed on administrative leave while keeping their jobs, “must be held accountable for their actions.”

Bey also called for transparency in the investigation and prosecution of the officers, and also demanded a separate investigation into the LMPD’s handling of the case.

Beyoncé concluded her letter with this: “Don’t let this case fall into the pattern of no action after a terrible tragedy. With every death of a Black person at the hands of the police, there are two real tragedies: the death itself, and the inaction and delays that follow it. This is your chance to end that pattern. Take swift and decisive action in charging the officers. The next months cannot look like the last three.”

Read the full letter below:

Atlanta PD Officer Garrett Rolfe Fired, ID’d As Cop Who Killed Rayshard Brooks; Devin Bronsan Placed on Administrative Duty

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GOT News

Officials with the Atlanta Police Department have released the names of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.

The cop who shot and killed Brooks has been identified as Garrett Rolfe, who has been fired as a result of the fatal incident, an Atlanta Police spokesman confirmed just after midnight Sunday morning (Jun. 14).

SEE NEXT: Atlanta Protesters Shut Down Major Highway & Burn Down Wendy’s Where Police Killed Rayshard Brooks

The second cop involved in the deadly shooting was ID’d as Officer Devin Bronsan, and he has been placed on administrative duty, the APD spokesman said.

Former officer Rolfe had been with the Atlanta PD since October 24th, 2013. Officer Bronsan was hired on September 20th, 2018.

On Saturday night, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for the termination of the officer who fired the three shots that killed Brooks.

Bottoms also announced that Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields was stepping down and would be reassigned to another position.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Brooks, 27, was shot by an officer after he pointed a taser at one of the cops as he was running away from them in the parking lot of a Wendy’s.

Police had been called to the area and found Brooks asleep in his vehicle in the restaurant’s drive-thru line.

Officers said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and a struggle ensued after the officers tried to take Brooks into custody.

Brooks and the officers were seen on video footage shared to social media struggling as the officers tried to tase him.

Witnesses said Brooks took one officer’s Taser and gave chase.

He was shot three times in the back afterward, and died in surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Atlanta Protesters Shut Down Major Highway & Burn Down Wendy’s Where Police Killed Unarmed Black Man Rayshard Brooks

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GOT News

Protesters angry over the police killing of an unarmed black man at a Wendy’s drive-thru in Atlanta marched onto the highway late Saturday night (Jun. 13), shutting down part of the Interstate 75/85 downtown connecter, which is a major road through the city, CNN reports.

A crowd of people also set fire to the Wendy’s and the surrounding area in response to the police killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.

The restaurant sits near a BP gas station and initial reports indicated there was no sign of firefighters.

Initial reports about the fire came just after 9:30 p.m. EST, and by 11 p.m., the entire restaurant was engulfed in flames, leaving the building completely destroyed.

Rayshard Brooks had allegedly fallen asleep in his car and blocked the restaurant’s drive-thru line, forcing customers to have to drive around his vehicle to pick up their food, when Atlanta police were called Friday night (Jun. 12).

According to a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, two officers with the Atlanta Police Department tried to place Brooks under arrest after he failed a sobriety test.

During the arrest, Brooks allegedly resisted and a brief struggle ensued before an officer deployed a Taser.

Witnesses said Brooks grabbed the Taser from the officer before the second officer got involved and also tried to tase Brooks.

Brooks then started to run away, at which point both cops started chasing him. Within seconds, three shots were fired, hitting Brooks in the back and mortally wounding him. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died during surgery.

Newly released surveillance footage showed the moment Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed. Police said Brooks pointed the taser at the officer who shot him as he ran.

Atlanta police chief Erika Shields resigned Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the incident. Additionally, the officer who shot Brooks—who has since been identified as seven-year APD veteran Garrett Rolfe, has been fired.

The other officer involved in the fatal altercation, Devin Bronsan, has been placed on administrative leave.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that the believes Rolfe unnecessarily used deadly force in the incident.

“While there may be a debate about whether this was an appropriate use of deadly force, I firmly believe there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do,” Bottoms said before calling “for the immediate termination of the officer.”

Bottoms said Shields, who’d been the Atlanta Police Chief for three-and-a-half years will be reassigned to another role and the decision to step down from the position was Shields’.

“Because of her desire that Atlanta be a model of what meaningful reform should look like across this country, Chief Shields has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move forward with urgency and rebuilding the trust that is desperately needed throughout our communities,” Bottoms said.

Former Assistant Police Chief Rodney Bryant will serve as interim police chief.

Shields had been under fire recently after six APD officers were arrested for using excessive force on two Black college students during protests last month. Video footage, which aired live on television amid protest coverage, showed the officers yanking the students out of their cars after macing and tasing them.

Brooks’ police killing has added more fuel to ongoing protests against police brutality and racial injustice since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

B. Simone is Trending (Again?!?) After Twitter Finds Out She Plagiarized Her “Book” About Manifestation & Being An Entrepreneur

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GOT Staff

Another day, another B. Simone dragging.

This time, it’s because people have discovered that a number of passages from her best-selling book “Babygirl: Manifest The Life You Want” were stolen.

B. Simone became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter Saturday (Jun. 13) for the third time in recent weeks after someone pointed out that a lot of the stuff she put in her “book” was taken without credit (i.e. plagiarized) from other content creators.

“Would love for @TheBSimone to STOP taking small content creators’ hardwork and selling it as her own!!!” tweeted a woman named Ell Duclos, who founded the 41,000+ strong community of female bloggers called “BossGirlBloggers.”

She added: “Disgusting. This is not entrepreneurship. This is PLAGIARIZING.”

Her tweet was accompanied by a side-by-side screengrab of a self-help guide she wrote herself called “50 Questions to Find your Best Self” and a screenshot of a section from B. Simone’s book which is literally the exact same thing (minus 20 questions), word-for-word.

However, that was just the tip of the iceberg.

Several other Twitter users continued to call B. Simone out for ripping off other female content creators while providing undeniable examples of her plagiarism.

And this ain’t the first time B. Simone has found herself atop Twitter’s trending topics either.

In fact, it was just a few days ago that she was being dragged for saying that she doesn’t want to date a man who works a 9-5 because she’s an entrepreneur and he wouldn’t understand her “hustle.”

And before that, she ended up on the wrong side of cancel culture for her comments about the global protests against racial injustice and police brutality:

“I’m not living to please man. I’m here to please God at the end of the day… I am a CHRISTIAN! I’m God fearing, I have to answer to him! I’m going to ask myself WWJD not what an angry black woman do! I am angry but i am also trying to be Godly.”

And this is what she said about being “canceled.”

Now, she’s being dragged all over again for previously bragging about being a millionaire and then coming to find out, one of the things that helped her get there (i.e. her book, which reportedly sold thousands of copies just hours after it was released) was full of stolen content.

Before this latest debacle, folks were already calling B. Simone out for essentially putting together a scrapbook and charging folks $30 for it.

Whew, chile … three separate draggings in just under three weeks. You love to hate to love to see it.

 

#TrumpIsNotWell Trends on Twitter After Videos Show Trump Struggling to Drink Water & Walk Down Ramp

By
GOT Staff

Is Donald Trump OK? It sure doesn’t look like it.

Worries concerning the President’s physical and mental health arose earlier today after video showed him struggling while walking down a ramp after his speech to U.S. Military graduates at West Point Academy.

As one Twitter user put it: “He minces down the ramp taking tiny baby steps and staring at his shoes, then pulls up big at the end, and blusters through the last step like he’s Patton surveying a battlefield full of knocked out panzers.”

Another put it a bit more bluntly: “They can’t hide this much more. He is deteriorating rapidly!”

In another revealing moment, Trump could be seen struggling to lift a glass of water.

One video clip showed him attempting to lift the glass with his right hand, but after experiencing a big of trouble while guiding it up to his lips, he was forced to use his left hand to steady the glass and tilt it into his mouth.

Watch below:

The incidents drew a massive response on social media, so much so that the hashtag #TrumpIsNotWell instantly became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.

Jokes aside … Trump’s health is a topic of extreme interest as his every move is being closely watched, especially now with the U.S. Presidential Election being less than six months away.

Trump critics and even some health professionals believe his recent “tics” are signs of what could be serious medical problems.

“This is a persistent neurological sign that, combined with others, would be concerning enough to require a brain scan,” Dr. Bandy Lee, who is a Yale psychiatrist, wrote on Twitter.

This marks the second time in the past couple of weeks that Trump has drawn attention to what appears to be his failing health at a public event.

He seemed to have trouble standing still during a solemn ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, and some observers noted that he struggled to lift a wreath with his right arm … the same arm he had trouble using to lift a glass of water during his West Point speech.

Meanwhile, Trump—who will celebrate his 74th birthday on Sunday (Jun. 14)—insists he’s in perfect health and the White House released an annual physical earlier this month that claimed he’s in good shape for his age.

It’s also worth pointing out that Trump appeared to be in much better health five years ago when he was launched his presidential campaign compared to now.

Just take a look at this eye-opening video clip:

Nickelodeon Reveals Spongebob is Gay in Honor of Pride Month

By
GOT Staff

In honor of Pride Month, Nickelodeon has announced that Spongebob Squarepants is gay.

The children’s TV network made the big reveal Saturday morning (Jun. 13) in a tweet celebrating Pride Month, writing: “Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month.”

The tweet featured images of three Nick characters: Spongebob, Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger and Korra from Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

Though the tweet doesn’t actually say any of the characters are gay, it insinuates it with the colorful backgrounds/imagery.

The news of Spongebob being gay honestly shouldn’t be that surprising to anyone who’s the show over the years.

As for the other two Nick characters, it’s been known for a while that Korr is gay/bisexual because it was actually revealed on the show and later written into the script. Also, the actor who plays Schwoz is a transgender man in real life who transitioned decades ago.

Spongebob’s “coming out,” however, is making the most noise on social media.

For what it’s worth, Spongebob’s creator, Stephen Hillenberg, said back in the early 2000s that Spongebob wasn’t “gay,” but actually asexual … meaning he has no sexual desires or preference for any sex/gender.

But as many people on Twitter are pointing out, being asexual does make him technically “Queer,” which represents the Q in LGBTQ+.

In fact, a longer version of the famous acronym is “LGBTQIA,” which stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual.”

Black Man Killed by Atlanta Police After Being Shot in the Back at Wendy’s Drive-Thru

By
Dustin Gary

A Black man was shot in the back and killed by Atlanta police after someone complained that he was sleeping in his car in a Wendy’s drive-thru line.

According to a preliminary report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, officers with the Atlanta Police Department were dispatched to the Wendy’s at 125 University Ave. SW around 10:30 p.m. Friday night (Jun. 12) after receiving a call that a car with a man sleeping in it was blocking other cars in line, forcing other customers to have to drive around the vehicle to pick up their orders.

The police report states that two officers tried to place Rayshard Brooks under arrest after he failed a sobriety test.

During the arrest, Brooks “resisted,” according to GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles (via AJC), and “a struggle ensued” before an officer “deployed a Taser.”

Witnesses said the man was able to grab the Taser from the officer, at which point a second officer got involved and also tried to tase Brooks.

Video footage shared on social media showed the officers wrestling with Brooks for about 30 seconds before being tased the second time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6cbTZhMdpg

When Brooks started running away, both cops started chasing him, and within seconds, three shots were fired, hitting the man in the back.

Brooks was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he died during surgery.

The GBI said one of the APD officers was treated at the hospital after suffering minor injuries as a result of the incident and was released.

A number of bystanders who witnessed the fatal shooting were reportedly seen yelling at cops and an impromptu peaceful protest ensued. Protesters were still at the scene Saturday morning.

Following the incident, the Georgia NAACP called for the firing of APD Chief Erika Shields.

“@KeishaBottoms, @Atlanta_Police needs a serious overhaul. The continuation of these kinds of actions require immediate resolution. Instead of seeing an improvement, it continues to happen day after day. Chief Shields must be relieved immediately.”

The two officers involved in the shooting have since been removed from duty while the incident is under investigation.

The GBI said this is the 48th officer-involved shooting they’ve investigated this year alone.

“This Is Us” Writer Jas Waters Died As Result of Suicide By Hanging

By
GOT Staff

Entertainment journalist and TV writer Jasmine “Jas” Waters’ cause of death has been revealed.

The 39-year-old, who also went by the moniker “JasFly” and wrote for a number of popular TV shows like NBC’s This Is Us and Showtime’s Kidding, died on June 9th as a result of suicide by hanging, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed.

More via Daily Mail:

Waters had contributed to 18 episodes of the hit NBC drama during 2018 and 2019 and stars of the show including Mandy Moore have paid tribute to her “beautiful spirit.”

Waters had most recently served as a story editor on the Showtime series Kidding starring Jim Carrey, Frank Langella and Judy Greer.

Waters had last posted on Twitter on May 8, saying: “Some s*** just changes you.”

She had previously voiced fears on social media that ‘so many people suffer in silence, or their symptoms go ignored’ because of a ‘stigma’ around mental health.

On Thursday, Reese Witherspoon revealed that Waters also had a connection to her production company Hello Sunshine.

The actress and producer tweeted: “My heart is with the family and friends of Jas Waters. Jas was an incredibly kind woman and a truly brilliant talent.”

She went on: “My team at Hello Sunshine was honored to collaborate with her. I send my deepest sympathies and condolences to everyone whose lives she touched.”

On Wednesday, the writers at This Is Us posted a tweet on their official Twitter and said “The entire #ThisIsUs family was devastated to learn of Jas Waters passing.”

The statement continued: “In our time together, Jas left her mark on us and ALL over the show. She was a brilliant storyteller and a force of nature. We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones. She was one of us. RIP @jasfly.”

Mandy Moore replied to the tweet, saying: “Sending love and light to @jasfly’s family and loved ones.”

Susan Kelechi Watson wrote: “Incredibly shocked and saddened to have just receive this news. Blessed Light, fly with the angels. #jaswaters.”

Chrissy Metz tweeted: “We were graced with @jasfly on the show as a fantastic writer but to know her and her beautiful spirit was to love her.”

Metz added: “I am praying for your beautiful transition, Jas. May it be full of love, light and peace. Thank you for the time we shared, your fearlessness and inspiration.”

This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman shared via Twitter: “This news took my breath away.”

He went on: “Jas was absolutely brilliant and had so many stories still to tell. She made an indelible mark on our show and my heart breaks for her loved ones. RIP @JasFly.”

Jas Waters started her career as a journalist, writing a column for Vibe and starting her own website before she was cast in The Gossip Game, a show about bloggers covering the hip-hop industry.

She told Shadow and Act in 2018 that she “never had a traditional life.”

“I’m also a poor Black kid who grew up in an old folks home,” she told the website.

She got her start as a TV writer on VH1’s The Breaks and Hood Adjacent with James Davis in 2017, before joining the This Is Us writers room in its second season.

Waters received a story credit on the 2019 movie What Men Want, a gender-flipped remake of Mel Gibson’s What Women Want, starring Taraji P. Henson.

Kidding creator Dave Holstein also penned a touching tribute to Waters on Twitter.

“@JasFly was a one of a kind voice and so integral to our Kidding writing team. This is a devastating loss for those who knew her and lived in her light,” Holstein said.

“One of my fav lines of hers is resonating loud with me today: Our scars do not mean we are broken. They are proof we are healed,” he concluded.

Waters’ management team, Rain Management, also released a statement about their client’s death.

“It is with extremely heavy hearts that all of us at RMG mourn the life of our client & friend, Jas Waters. Jas was a talented & gifted writer, an amazing person, & a sweet soul who will be forever missed. Though she is no longer with us, her impact will be felt for years to come,” the statement read.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You can also text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

As another option, if you just need someone to talk to, we recommend BetterHelp, an all-you-can-text online therapy resource that connects people with professional counselors in a safe and private environment. You can talk to someone any time of the day any day of the week by texting or scheduling secure video/phone sessions.

NFL Will Celebrate Juneteenth As Company Holiday to Help Combat Racial Injustice

By
Adam Roper

When Colin Kaepernick decided to peacefully protest police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem back in 2016, the NFL decided that he should no longer be a part of professional football.

Now, in the wake of protests nationwide following the murder of George Floyd by police officers, Roger Goodell and the NFL are trying to show that they do care about fixing inequality and ending police violence.

In a memo that was obtained by the press, the NFL has announced that they are officially making Juneteenth as a league holiday. The decree means that all NFL offices will be closed to honor the occasion every June 19th moving forward.

They will use that day to “reflect on our past but, more importantly, consider how each one of us can continue to show up and band together to work toward a better future,” the memo read.

This comes one week after the NFL made headlines for issuing an apology to NFL players who kneeled during the national anthem and donated $250 million for criminal justice reform.

“The NFL is growing our social justice efforts through a 10-year, total $250 million fund to combat systemic racism and support the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African-Americans,” Goodell said in the statement.

However, Goodell never mentioned Kaepernick by name in the apology, and the former quarterback has not been signed by any teams.

Juneteenth is a holiday that was first celebrated in Austin back in 1867, and it’s the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

Minneapolis City Council Unanimously Votes to Replace Police Dept. With Community-Led Public Safety System

By
Reuters

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday (Jun. 12) unanimously passed a resolution to pursue a community-led public safety system to replace the police department following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the city’s police.

The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of Floyd, a black man who died when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

“The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by Minneapolis police officers is a tragedy that shows that no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the Police Department against members of our community, especially Black people and people of color,” five council members wrote in the resolution.

The movement to “defund the police,” as some advocates have termed it, predates the current protests. It has won new support since a video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee to the neck of Floyd horrified viewers around the world.

More than a dozen Minneapolis police officers published an open letter on Thursday to condemn the actions of Chauvin and express support for police reforms, the Star Tribune reported.

The city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, has stopped short of vying to abolish the police department, although he said this week he supported “massive structural reform to revise a structurally racist system.”

According to the resolution, the city council will begin a year-long process of engaging “with every willing community member in Minneapolis” to come up with a new public safety model.

The council commissioned a new work group to deliver recommendations by July 24 on how to engage with community stakeholders to transform the public safety system.

People Demand Answers After Death of Black Man Found Hanging From Tree in California Ruled a Suicide

By
Adam Roper

Around 4 a.m. on Wednesday (June 10), the body of a Black man in his 20s was discovered hanging from a tree in Palmdale, CA.

According to authorities, the man, who has now been identified as Robert Fuller, committed suicide by hanging himself from the tree.

“Words can’t describe how much my family is hurting right now,” Fuller’s older sister, Diamond Alexander, wrote on Facebook.

“Today we just got word that Robert body was found hanging in a tree out in Palmdale. It’s still under investigation. If anyone seen anything please come forward. Brother you will forever be in our heart. RIP.”

Authorities released a statement extending their condolences to friends and family, but claimed that, “Sadly, it is not the first such incident since the COVID-19 pandemic began.”

Despite their initial assertion that the death was a suicide, officials are still waiting on the results of a full autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

While mental health struggles have plagued much of the population during the pandemic, many people suspect that Fuller’s death wasn’t the result of a suicide.

Rather, they point to the escalating racial tensions across the country and took to Twitter to demand answers.

The investigation is still ongoing, but a GoFundMe page has been set up to help with the costs associated with the funeral.

Black Female Cop Fired for Stopping White Officer Using Chokehold Might Finally Get Her Pension Back

By
Adam Roper

It’s taken twelve years, but a Black female former Buffalo police officer might finally see justice after she was fired for stopping a White officer from using a chokehold on a Black man.

Back in 2006, Cariol Horne witnessed officer Gregory Kwiatkowski choking a Black suspect and intervened by jumping on the officer’s back to prevent him from harming the suspect.

Two years later, she was fired after 19 years of duty. She was one year away from earning her pension.

“The police department didn’t believe her story, and they punished her severely,” Brenda McDuffie, president and CEO of the Buffalo Urban League, told reporters. “She lost her livelihood.”

After losing both her job and her pension, Horne was forced to work several jobs to make ends meet, telling Spectrum News back in 2016 that, “It didn’t just affect me. I have three sons that I have to worry about now. The message that they sent was clear: Even as a police officer, you don’t stand up against police brutality.”

Buffalo has a history of police brutality, with the most recent instance being police officers violently shoving an elderly Black Lives Matter protestor to the ground.

In the footage, blood can be seen pouring from the man’s ear as officers continue to march past him.

Now, however, city officials and others are working to restore Horne’s pension.

A Change.org petition was created to help Horne get her pension back, and it currently has over 150,000 of the required 200,000 signatures.

News reports recently stated that the Buffalo Common Council is also asking the state to take another look at the case and give her pension back.

“We now have a totally different attorney general,” Common Council President Darius Pridgen said.

“We have a total different climate and atmosphere and lens right now, across this world, as it deals with policing in the United States. So I think it’s an opportune time to look back at this case.”

Louisville Metro Council Passes “Breonna’s Law,” Which Bans No-Knock Warrants & Requires Body Cams During Raids

By
Dustin Gary

The Louisville Metro Council on Thursday (Jun. 11) unanimously voted 26-0 to pass “Breonna’s Law,” which will ban the use of “no-knock” search warrants.

The bill was named after Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker who died after being shot eight times by police during a drug raid on her home back in March.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said on Twitter that he plans to sign the bill as soon as it hits his desk.

“I suspended use of these warrants indefinitely last month, and wholeheartedly agree with Council that the risk to residents and officers with this kind of search outweigh any benefit,” he said.

The law would require officers to wear body cameras while executing search warrants. Anyone who violates the law would be subject to disciplinary action.

The ordinance states:

“No Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) police officer, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC) officer, or any other Metro law enforcement or public safety official shall seek, execute, or participate in the execution of a no-knock warrant at any location within the boundaries of Jefferson County.”

A crowd of protesters outside of Louisville Metro Hall erupted into cheers after it was announced that the law had been passed.

Louisville Metro Police officers in plain clothes burst into Taylor’s home on March 13th with a warrant to search for illegal drugs. Taylor was shot eight times.

Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a warning shot at what he believed to be an intruder trying to break in, and hit one of the cops.

Walker was charged with first-degree assault and attempted murder of a police officer, but the charges were later dismissed.

The officers involved in the fatal shooting—47-year-old Jon Mattingly, 42-year-old Myles Cosgrove, and 44-year-old Brett Hankison, have been placed on administrative reassignment.

Officer Hankison is reportedly under investigation for sexual misconduct after multiple women came forward and said that he sexually assaulted them.

None of the three officers involved have been charged in Taylor’s death, despite widespread calls from the public to do so.

Mayor Fischer said the city was unable to fire the officers because of a contract between a police union and Louisville that states that officers cannot be fired before an investigation is complete.

Another Black Man Said “I Can’t Breathe” Before Dying in Police Custody; Cop Responded: “I Don’t Care”

By
Adam Roper

One of the most powerful parts of the George Floyd video was how the man kept saying that he couldn’t breathe before being killed by police officers.

Now, new footage from a 2019 incident in Oklahoma City shows a very similar situation.

In May of last year, OKC police were called to a scene where there were reports of a man brandishing a weapon. When they arrived, they found 42-year-old Derrick Scott.

The officers questioned Scott before he took off running, and they chased him before tackling him to the ground and placing him under arrest.

During the arrest, one officer placed her knee between Scott’s shoulder blades while the other officer straddled his back.

In the newly released body-camera footage, Scott is hearing telling the officers: “I can’t breathe.”

“I don’t care,” one of them responds. The officer would later say that the comment was made “in the heat of a conflict,” according to reports.

Scott, who did have a handgun on him, eventually became unresponsive. An officer attempted CPR on Scott, but he was ultimately pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Scott’s mother, Vickey, has called for the officers to be fired, and that recent instances that are seen in the news have brought unpleasant memories back.

“Just reliving this all over again is like reliving his death,” she told media outlets. “And watching George Floyd, there’s a lot of George Floyd’s—my son was one of them.”

Despite the recently recovered video footage, authorities are continuing to defend the actions of the officers.

“This guy runs from the police. He’s got a 90 percent occluded major artery in his heart,” Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater told the Associated Press.

“I mean, he’s just a perfect candidate to die when you’ve got meth in your system and those kinds of physical ailments and then you fight with police.”

The autopsy on Scott listed his manner of death as undetermined, but they said that it was not caused by fatal trauma as a result of the officers’ actions.

Starbucks Bans Employees From Wearing Anything That Supports Black Lives Matter

By
GOT Staff

Like many other businesses and retailers, Starbucks recently took to social media to profess to their support to the black community amid nationwide protests against police brutality, social injustice and systemic racism.

However, an internal memo sent to employees last week seems to be portraying a totally different message.

The memo, obtained by BuzzFeed News, specifically warned staffers against wearing accessories or clothing bearing messages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The memo from upper management reminded staffers that such messages are prohibited under a companywide policy against accessories that “advocate a political, religious or personal issue.”

Starbucks’ stance, however, was confusing to employees because the company regularly allows, and in some cases, even encourages workers to wear pins in support of LGBTQ+ equality, especially during Pride Month every June, according to several employees who spoke to BuzzFeed.

“Starbucks LGBTQ+ partners wear LGBTQ+ pins and shirts, that also could incite and create violent experiences amongst partners and customers,” one black transgender employee of the coffee chain told BuzzFeed.

“We have partners who experienced harassment and transphobia/homophobia for wearing their pins and shirts, and Starbucks still stands behind them.”

A video from a top Starbucks executive that was reportedly sent along with the memo warned employees that “agitators who misconstrue the fundamental principles” of the Black Lives Matter movement could seek to “amplify divisiveness” if the messages are displayed in stores.

“We know your intent is genuine and understand how personal this is for so many of us. This is important and we hear you,” the memo read.

A company spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the memo to BuzzFeed, saying that while the company is dedicated to helping end “systemic racism,” the dress code policy would remain in place because it is necessary “to create a safe and welcoming” environment for customers and staff.

“We respect all of our partners’ opinions and beliefs, and encourage them to bring their whole selves to work while adhering to our dress code policy,” the spokesperson said.

A number of Starbucks employees agree that Starbucks is banning clothing or accessories that promote Black Lives Matter to preserve its image so as not to disrupt sales.

“We have a police detail outside of the store most days anyway. Let’s just call him over if a customer is offended by someone’s BLM pin,” one employee said.

“There’s something deeper here. [Starbucks CEO] Kevin Johnson talks a big talk on Twitter, but he’s still the head of a multibillion-dollar company that has to keep up with its image. God forbid if employees tarnish that pristine global image.”

via: The Hill

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