Новости за 09.12.2015

The trial for a Chicago Police Commander accused of putting his gun in a suspect's mouth began Tuesday, Reuters reports.

The movie Concussion, starring Will Smith and his odd African accent, opens on Christmas Day this year. It's a movie about a forensic pathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, who became at odds with the NFL over his research and study into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which can be the end result of one too many hits to the noggin in the form of concussions. Omalu found a link between concussions and CTE, which in several NFL players led to death in various ways.

On Tuesday, Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) told The Root that he received a death threat on Dec. 7, the same day reality-TV-star-turned-presidential-candidate Donald Trump announced that Muslims should be barred from entering the U.S. The threat against Carson was referred to the U.S. Capitol Police.  

Donald Trump's national spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, got into a heated debate with CNN's S.E. Cupp on Tuesday as she defended the 2016 presidential candidate's outrageous proposal to ban all Muslim immigration to the United States. 

Notwithstanding the fact that two very smart brothas (Damon Young and the late comedian Patrice O’Neal) instructed me never to trust a black man without facial hair—we (black people) collectively stopped messing with Taye Diggs for a very different reason.

The death of a Seattle Central College student over the weekend is now being investigated by police, and many in the community suspect foul play, the Seattle Times reports.

Pauletta “Mary Jane” Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn’t involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the “ferocious bitch” raining on everybody’s parade.

A Delaware officer, who was caught on video kicking a black suspect in the face and breaking his jaw, was acquitted of assault Tuesday after a three-day deliberation by a Delaware jury.   

Donald Trump's recent anti-Muslim comments, going as far as to suggest that all Muslims should be banned from entering the United States, has prompted an onslaught of backlash from within the Republican party itself, and, as it turns out, the White House.

Let’s get the album title out of the way first. T-Pain indeed started out as a rapper. His hip-hop cover of Akon’s hit single “Locked Up” led to a record deal. But T-Pain decided to transition to singing in lieu of rapping, hence the name of the album, which was released a decade ago on Dec. 6, 2005.

The holidays are upon us, and the coquito-infused ugly-sweater parties are in full effect. This is the time of year when we are all a little “extra.” We eat, drink and even spend more than we typically do. But this year might be a little different. In support of the call for “justice or else,” some of us are opting to boycott this holiday season by not spending any money. It’s considered a “redistribution of pain” strategy in response to unjust police killings.