Aspiring Journalist And Son Of Chicago Officer Killed Senselessly Arshell Dennis III, known affectionately to his family as “Trey” was gunned down in Chicago this week and police think he may have been killed because of “gang initiations”. The 19 year-old was a junior at St. John’s University, where he studied journalism. The teen was home in Chicago visiting his family when his life was taken. Dennis was hanging on a porch with a friend when someone approached them with a gun and started shooting according to The Chicago Tribune . Police are still trying to gather more details of how and why this happened. Arshell Dennis Sr. speaks a little about who his grandson was as a person. Get the tissues ready. Stop the violence! Youtube/Chicago Tribune
Spelman College May Allow Transgender Students Spelman College, a prestigious HBCU located in Atlanta, GA, is considering shaking up tradition in a major way in the near future. The all-womens’ institution has called together a task force to evaluate the pros, cons, and assess the need for allowing transgender women to enroll in the University. Naturally, we assume this would mean that the students would also be permitted to stay on campus in the all-womens’ dormitories, use the womens’ restroom facilities, locker rooms, etc. as well. Via AJC : Spelman College’s president is convening a task force to provide recommendations on whether the all-women’s, historically black college will admit transgender students. President Mary Schmidt Campbell included the information in a welcome back letter to the campus community on Thursday and posted on the private school’s website. Spelman is the latest prestigious women’s college to consider admitting transgender students. Other institutions, including Barnard College in New York City and the other members of The Seven Sisters association of historical woman’s institutions in the northeast have already enacted policies admitting those students. Of course…a lot of people have A LOT of thoughts about this one — just check social media. Spelman’s all-male “brother school” Morehouse College has already had it’s own controversy with setting dress codes for “cross-dressers” years ago, and it’s doubtful that transwomen would be admitted or at all well-received at that institution…so this seems like an attempt at a solution for students looking to study peacefully among the gender they identify with at the AUC. Your two cents?
Racial tensions are running at an all-time high right now with everything that is going on in the country, which means that hyper-sensitivity is also more prevalent than it has been in recent memory. When you add those two together you have to be very careful what you say, post and in this case tweet, […]
It’s always incredibly sad to watch the aftermath of a natural disaster and how it drastically affects the lives of those in its wake. That is exactly what is happening now, as numerous reports and images are coming out of the recent floods in Louisiana. The floods have been extremely severe and actor Wendell Pierce […]
If you grew up with strict parents who constantly worried about your safety, you never found yourself on a slip-n-slide. To this day, I can still hear the concerns of my parents ringing in my ear whenever I see one, but I think I’m starting to come around on them, thanks to Nina Dobrev and her slip-n-slide Instagram video. … read more
It looks like good genes run in the family! Salma Hayek shares a picture of her gorgeous cousin, who’s currently competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics! … read more
Repetition is usually a bad thing. I don’t think there are many of us who like to do, say, see, hear, or speak the same things over and over and over and over again. And yet, when it comes to Lady Gaga’s boobs, no matter how many times I see them, they never lose their appeal. … read more
Justin Bieber Gets Shaded By Selena Gomez And Fans Over New Girlfriend If you’ve been looking for Justin Bieber to post some new photos with rumored new boo Sofia Richie — you’re s.o.l cuz Biebs deleted his account after going private when fans hated on Richie in some of the comments on photos he posted of the pair. First JB threatened to go private — then he actually did it. The Fans weren’t feeling it… And they aren’t the only ones. Hit the flip to see what Selena Gomez had to say about her ex-boo’s Instagram antics.
Dot Da Genius Responds To Jhene Aiko Jhene Aiko shocked no one last week when she filed for divorce from her husband of less than a year, Dot Da Genius, so she could freely frolic with obvious new piece Big Sean . Naturally… criticism came rolling in . Once Jhene had enough of getting condemned for wrecking her own home… she decided to air out her grievances and specify why she was justified to go get a new boo before filing official papers… Even though his good friend Kid Cudi spoke up on his behalf, Dot decided to finally speak up and defend his character for himself — and sent an ominous message about “the truth” behind their split… Welp…there are two sides to every story. Jhene never directly accused her ex of laying hands on her…but perhaps that was inferred from the line about drugs and confrontation. Either way, we’re definitely curious to see how things will unfold with this love triangle. Instagram/Twitter
