Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty New Jersey Attorney Helped Gangbanger Son Go After ‘Snitches’ Moms will do anything to protect their sons — even if that means using government equipment to expose witnesses who were cooperating against their gangbangin’ baby boy. New Jersey paralegal Tawanna Hilliard has been charged with witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy after allegedly using her work computer to access and expose information about her son’s Brooklyn gang. The New York Daily News reports: “Prosecutors said in 2016, Hilliard posted on YouTube a videotaped post-arrest statement by her son’s co-defendant, a social media share that all but outed the defendant as a snitch. She found the video in discovery material, and labeled it ‘NYC Brim Gang Member Snitching Pt. 1.’ when she posted it online. After the video was posted, the witness began receiving death threats.In another message, she said the witness was ‘giving up murders, victims, shooters and all … SMH.’ She said online that what she posted was just “the tip of the iceberg.” Hilliard’s son Tyquan is currently serving a 7-10 year prison sentence. Both Tawanna and Tyquan were charged with witness tampering. She pleaded not guilty and was released on $75,000 bond. She was also ordered to wear a monitoring bracelet on her ankle, stay off social media, and turn in her passport. Even worse, Tawanna was told not to have contact with any gang members, including her son. She’s scheduled to appear in court on August 27. Eeek!
LL COOL J, Spike Lee, Rosie Perez, Action Bronson & Shepard Fairey Celebrate BEYOND The Streets Exhibition Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Last night, LL COOL J , Spike Lee, Rosie Perez, Fisher Stevens, Action Bronson and many legendary artists from the street art and graffiti community showed up to celebrate the NYC VIP Opening Preview of BEYOND the STREETS at 25 Kent Ave. Hosted by LL COOL J and Roger Gastman, the party kicked off the official public opening (Friday, June 21) of the 100,000 sq ft exhibition of graffiti, street art and beyond, including some of the most pervasive artists of the community, including Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Timothy Curtis, Takashi Murakami, TAKI 183, Cleon Peterson, LADY PINK and more. Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Bert Krak was in attendance tattooing guests in his Brooklyn-inspired tattoo porch. Legendary DJ Stretch Armstrong spun 90’s hip hop while break dancers moved around the two-floor exhibit. Source: Cindy Ord / Getty The exhibition officially opens to the public tomorrow, Friday, June 21. Tickets available here: https://beyondthestreets.com/
Source: georgeclerk / Getty He’s In The Middle Of A Complex Lawsuit With The Institution Of Higher Learning A Black political science professor, who was fired by the City University of New York, is currently tied up in a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit over lost Black history research. According to New York Daily News , Professor Joseph Wilson says decades of lectures, writings, correspondence, books and research, including some that can’t be replaced, was illegally seized by CUNY. The professor says years of research was boxed up and carted away by clueless CUNY security guards without warning in a series of warrant-less raids of his school offices. The drastic actions came after the celebrated professor was accused of enriching himself on the school’s dollar. Over the past several years since the the raids happened, Wilson has been fighting to save his Brooklyn College teaching job. He’s also tried with limited success to track down his items. Some were found tossed into random boxes, others were strewn across school shelves and plastic bags, and other items have completely disappeared. Wilson is seeking unspecified punitive and compensatory damages for his lost work in a lawsuit. He also is demanding CUNY dig up his property or pay him for what was lost. “All I want is justice. What gives people the right, for whatever alleged violations they used to fire me, to trash my history and my intellectual property?” Wilson told the Daily News . “The university has to be held accountable and apologize profusely and profoundly. They made some dastardly errors.” CUNY denies all allegations made against them by Wilson. The school said a neutral arbitrator found Wilson was appropriately terminated due to “serious misconduct” that included taking an additional $100,000 in compensation he wasn’t entitled to over the course of three years. He also allegedly submitted false documents to college officials. “We look forward to a full airing of all of the facts in this case, which clearly show that Mr. Wilson’s claims are without merit,” a spokesman said. “The lawsuit is built on false allegations.” Despite the allegations made by CUNY, Wilson definitely has a strong rep in the academic world. The 67-year-old was a leading expert on the history of Black working class and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first Black union. He’s also enjoyed a long tenured career as a political science professor at Brooklyn College, and he founded the Brooklyn College Center for Diversity and MultiCultural Studies, dedicated to increasing diversity among students, teachers and classroom topics. In 1997, he was also appointed director of the Graduate Center for Worker Education in lower Manhattan. Things took a shift for the downside when the “raid” was carried out at the Worker Educations Center in January 2012. “We were told not to move, that we couldn’t make any phone calls, or leave the office or speak to anyone,” said Wilson. Several months later, the suit says another seizure was carried out on the Brooklyn College campus where Wilson had two offices. Everything was taken, including his letters with poet and fellow teacher Allen Ginsberg , his correspondence with music legend Ray Charles , a transcript and notes on a previously undiscovered speech by Martin Luther King Jr. , and thousands more pages and items. Even his research into a death threat made against Civil Rights and labor organizer A. Philip Randolph (who was mailed a severed human hand) was taken. In addition to all this, Wilson also can’t find the bulk of his 40-year academic research, which independent scholars value at $12 to $14 million. Wilson filed his federal suit in 2017, but the complex case is still underway nearly two years later. For Wilson, the main goal is to recoup as much as his work as possible. He reflected on the experience saying: “I have to tell you, it was traumatic, shattering and world changing what happened, and I never believed that it could and I certainly didn’t think it would happen at CUNY. I amassed an incredible amount of documentary history on Black workers…a treasure trove on some of the great and the unknown civil rights leaders. How it is possible that all this is going to be erased?”
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Blue Face must be so proud right now. Two of the biggest female rappers in the game, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj , have hopped on his ‘Thotiana’ track and now Young M.A . is taking a swing at remixing the hot song. On Friday, the Brooklyn rapper hopped on Instagram Live to tease her verse on the track, and it looks like Nicki is wants her to release it ASAP. The Barb commented, “u better drop this. Ain’t nobody bout ta play wit u” View this post on Instagram #TSRTunez: Y’all ready for #YoungMA to drop this or nah A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Feb 16, 2019 at 5:54pm PST M.A.’s cover of the song comes just a day after Blue Face dropped the official remix with Cardi B. Bardi gang has been attacking the Barbz all week, claiming that Nicki strategically released her unofficial remix the same week as Cardi just to rain on her parade. But did it work? And will Young M.A. drop her ‘Thotiana’ cover? We hope so.
Source: Getty Images / We TV Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text VIP to 71007 to join! Two months after giving birth to her baby girl Brooklyn Doris, Kenya Moore decided to show off her new mom bod while also celebrating her 48th birthday! The former “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” star posted a full body bikini picture on Thursday, flaunting tight curves in a white two-piece while holding her baby girl. Kenya is full of confidence for this one. See the photo of Kenya below. RELATED: Kenya Moore Shares First Photo Of Her Baby Girl Brooklyn Doris [PHOTO] RELATED: Kenya Moore On Baby Girl: “I Finally Have Everything I’ve Dreamed Of”
Source: PYMCA / Getty Tekashi69 is currently in jail as he awaits trial on federal racketeering charges. Nevertheless, the Brooklyn troll rapper is making the best of his time, creating music and getting healthier. Silver linings, right? Reports TMZ : Sources close to 6ix9ine tell TMZ … Tekashi’s spending most of his time behind bars writing and producing songs for his next album. He’s even created visuals for the record. We’re told the circumstances of his incarceration have worked in his favor. On the negative side, he’s facing possible life imprisonment for the various charges, and the negative forces have inspired some serious writing. On the positive side, the rapper’s getting strong support from family, close friends and girlfriend Jade, who proudly displayed this butt grab behind bars. 6ix9ine’s been working out and is actually healthier now than before he was locked up. Still no word on whether or not Tekashi will be granted bail anytime soon. His trial is scheduled to start in September.
Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Michelle Obama’s Thigh-High Boots Go Viral Michelle Obama is not here to play with y’all. Our Forever First Lady shut Brooklyn down for the final stop of her Becoming book tour. Hitting up the Barclays Center in a beautiful saffron silk shirt dress from Demna Gvasalia’s Spring 2019 collection , the best-selling author took our breath away with her style and grace—per usual. While the entire ‘fit was for the GAWDS, it was Mrs. Obama’s shoe game that had the nation pressed. She paired her silk gown with $3,900 Balenciaga Sequin Knife Thigh-High Boots that have the entire internet going H.A.M on Google. The statement shoe is beat with holographic glitter and shows off Mrs. O’s gorgeous legs. For her last stop on her Becoming book tour, Forever FLOTUS was interviewed by famed actress Sarah Jessica Parker —but again, all anyone can talk about is her sick shoe game. Well, I have never seen boots like this before. Have you? Love that @MichelleObama chose these for her last stop on her 2018 #IAmBecoming book tour in Brooklyn, NY. pic.twitter.com/GrN99KXIPU — Valerie Jarrett (@ValerieJarrett) December 20, 2018 See more photos on the flip.
Source: Splash News / Splash News They Not Playing With Him Reckless leader of the trap youth Lil Pump has found himself in some hot sauce once again thanks to a video he released on Instagram. He posted a preview of a new song he recorded and it includes degrading stereotypical lyrics about the Asian community. In the clip, Pump raps, “They call me Yao Ming ’cause my eyes real low, ching chong,” while pulling both his eyes back. The clip was posted on Monday and as of Wednesday, it’s been viewed by over 4 million people. Much of social media was outraged by the song lyrics calling them racist and insensitive to Asian folks. “#lilpump pulling his eyes back is equivalent to black face,” one Twitter user wrote . “Lil Pump says the n word and ch*ng ch*ng and yall still cop for this dude? Stop giving ignorant/harmful actions a platform,” said another user. Pump, whose real name is Gazzy Garcia, is Hispanic-America and shockingly gets away with a lot of racial slurs, including the N-word. The powers of a racially ambiguous light bright it seems. Smh. Some notable Asian celebs weren’t about to cut Pump some slack though. Rapper and Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina wrote in a since-deleted tweet, “Guess it’s better than ‘eyes chink’ like some other verses I’ve heard. But can we at least think of some more creative racist epithets?” Meanwhile, the Brooklyn-bred Chinese-American rapper China Mac completely slammed Lil Pump on Instagram. “Let me tell you something boy — you a little kid so I’m just gonna scold you like the little boy you are. When you make these fu**ing Asian jokes, you pull your fu**ing eyes, you say all this ching chong sh**, motherfu**ers feel disrespected by that, ya understand what I’m saying? You gonna put some respect on my fu**ing culture, on my motherfu**ing people. You ain’t going to make those fu**king statements without getting f–king checked…Take that fu**ing video the fu** off your page, right now.” Eesh. The Brooklyn leaped out. Lil Pump has yet to respond to the backlash or say if the song will be released. If China Mac plays a factor, Pump better chose wisely.
Three weeks after starting a brand new job at the electric company, 30-year-old Paul McCowns decided to take his first work check into a Huntington Bank branch in Brooklyn, Ohio. According to the Washington Post , the bank grilled him with questions, called his employer repeatedly, and ultimately refused to cash the check under suspicion of fraud before calling local police on the man. SMH. Even doing the most basic routine activities can get us in encounters with police. SMH. Getty
Source: MICHAEL CAMPANELLA / Getty The evidence against Tekashi 6ix9ine is mounting but his team is remaining confident. His lawyer has made it clear they are not considering backing down. According to a new report by TMZ the rapper’s attorney will not consider a plea deal. “A plea deal is simply off the table, even if the feds offer one” Lance Lazzaro told the gossip site. This announcement comes as a surprise to many as prosecutors have submitted several photos as evidence to the judge. Included are shots of the Brooklyn rapper, his former associate Kifano “Shotti” Jordan and automatic weapons that places them at armed robberies and shootings that took place earlier this year. According to the court documents police confiscated smartphones from Tekashi’s crew. Once inspected the devices synced up exactly with the GPS locations of the armed robbery on April 3 in Brooklyn. The backpack that is alleged to be stolen was found in Tekashi’s home during a raid in September. An AR-15 rifle was also retrieved from the search of the house. Lazzaro is standing firm about his client’s innocence as none of the footage or visuals show him pulling a trigger or receiving any pilfered goods. He added that 6ix9nine “was never part of a conspiracy, plain and simple. Nor did he ever participate in any incidents that the government has alleged.” You can view the photo evidence here . Tekashi is currently sitting in prison without bail. #GoodLuckWithThat. Photo: Getty
