Grace Jidoun

6 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

In January 2023, 7-year-old Jaevion Riley was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after being savagely burned and beaten by his father, Murtadah Mohammad, who shared custody with the boy’s mother. The child from New Hampshire, known for a smile that would “light up an entire room,” succumbed to his injuries, which were so extensive that his heart stopped twice and he had to be resuscitated. “He died twice,” his devastated mother Rainah Riley told news outlets at the time.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

Last summer, a Black wildlands firefighter in Oregon was sentenced to nearly six years in jail for defending himself against what he claimed was a racist attack. Despite the assailant throwing the first punch, allegedly calling him the N-word and having illicit drugs in his system, Brian “Hakyim” Simpson remains locked up in Snake River Correctional Facility, found guilty of second-degree assault by an all-white jury.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

Donald Trump has never been shy about flexing his pardon power to help old friends and allies out of sticky legal situations. The list of people in Trump’s circle who are facing or could face federal charges is long, but there’s always room for more. On May 30, he teased the possibility of adding Sean “Diddy” Combs to the list, but only if he decides that Diddy is being “mistreated” by the justice system.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Grace Jidoun

Few monsters today possess the same powerful mystique as Frankenstein, Dracula, and the other Universal classic monsters. At the new Epic Universe park in Orlando, Florida the Dark Universe area introduces a spooky thrill ride that will enthrall visitors. In Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, these iconic characters have found new life, so to speak, with animatronics coming so close you can actually see them breathing.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | Grace Jidoun

CNN anchor Jake Tapper is making the media rounds to promote his explosive new book about Joe Biden, but it’s his indignant outrage that has been getting the attention lately. In an interview on the Pod G podcast, hosted by NYU professor Scott Galloway, Tapper seemed exasperated as he recounted how his son was called a racist by an anonymous “left-leaning” podcaster.