Once dismal and depressed, Soweto is now a bustling destination in its own right with many important landmarks, historical sites, and cultural opportunities.
McKinney Cop Recorded Slamming Teen Girl Following Racially Charged Fight How can people be surprised that people of color have an intense dislike of police and authority figures when videos like this are appears almost daily? Via Mediaite At least one police officer has been put on leave in McKinney, Texas after video emerged of him pushing a bystander down and drawing his weapon. The incident occurred Friday when police responded to disturbance call at a community pool. According to the McKinney PD the officers were called because a number of “teens,” also commonly known as “youths,” from outside the neighborhood were using the pool. On its Facebook page the department said a “large crowd” refused to comply with their orders, at which point multiple backup units responded. At some point, according to the cops, a fight broke out between the teens. For the record “commonly known as” should only be used for animals and things, not people. These are children, not a rare species of wolves. However, bystanders told BuzzFeed that the teens had been invited there as part of an end-of-school party, and had guest passes. Some witnesses said nearby parents were upset at the presence of African Americans, presumably from another part of town, at the pool, and said it was actually adults who started the fight, telling the kids to go back to “Section 8 [public] housing.” “I think a bunch of white parents were angry that a bunch of black kids who don’t live in the neighborhood were in the pool,” said the 15-year-old who shot the video. “Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic. [The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.” In the video one officer is seen pushing a girl down onto a sidewalk and then drawing his firearm when others approached. “You hit me for no reason,” the girl is heard to yell. The video below is very likely to piss you off. WTF is up with the front flip/roll?!?! SMFH. Flip the page to see more footage which shows what could be the racist white women who witnesses referred to. Image via YouTube
McKinney Cop Recorded Slamming Teen Girl Following Racially Charged Fight How can people be surprised that people of color have an intense dislike of police and authority figures when videos like this are appears almost daily? Via Mediaite At least one police officer has been put on leave in McKinney, Texas after video emerged of him pushing a bystander down and drawing his weapon. The incident occurred Friday when police responded to disturbance call at a community pool. According to the McKinney PD the officers were called because a number of “teens,” also commonly known as “youths,” from outside the neighborhood were using the pool. On its Facebook page the department said a “large crowd” refused to comply with their orders, at which point multiple backup units responded. At some point, according to the cops, a fight broke out between the teens. For the record “commonly known as” should only be used for animals and things, not people. These are children, not a rare species of wolves. However, bystanders told BuzzFeed that the teens had been invited there as part of an end-of-school party, and had guest passes. Some witnesses said nearby parents were upset at the presence of African Americans, presumably from another part of town, at the pool, and said it was actually adults who started the fight, telling the kids to go back to “Section 8 [public] housing.” “I think a bunch of white parents were angry that a bunch of black kids who don’t live in the neighborhood were in the pool,” said the 15-year-old who shot the video. “Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic. [The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.” In the video one officer is seen pushing a girl down onto a sidewalk and then drawing his firearm when others approached. “You hit me for no reason,” the girl is heard to yell. The video below is very likely to piss you off. WTF is up with the front flip/roll?!?! SMFH. Flip the page to see more footage which shows what could be the racist white women who witnesses referred to. Image via YouTube
Immigrant Italians put their stamp on Asmara, Eritrea and left frozen-in-time Art Deco and Art Nouveau buildings that rival any found elsewhere in the world.
Nyemiah, Siya, Diamond, Brianna, and Bia are back for a new season of Sisterhood Of Hip Hop . The drama continues, but lives are changing when the girls get signed and are on the come up. In this first episode, Siya sings for T-Pain and Diamond shades Nyemiah. The guest appearances this season are crazy with T-Pain, Pharrell, Da Brat, Travis McCoy, Timbaland, and more. Tune in to Oxygen during the live premiere on June 9 at 9/8c, for your chance to win $25,000! Get more information about Oxygen’s Make It Rain Sweepstakes here: http://oxygen.tv/1SVXVkb
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