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Rihanna’s Boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, Acquitted of Felony Assault

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A$AP Rocky acquitted Yesterday, a jury acquitted rapper A$AP Rocky of shooting at childhood friend A$AP Relli during a 2021 altercation. He faced two felony assault charges that could’ve put him behind bars for 24 years. That explains his immediate reaction when he heard the jury foreman say, “not guilty.” Rocky leaped from the defense… Read more.

Tory Lanez Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion! But What About the Hip-Hop Misogyny?

Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 10:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Lanez found guilty Tory Lanez’s shooting of Megan Thee Stallion took Black-on-Black crime to a new level. It was a Black man shooting a Black woman. And that is dismaying enough. But it also reinforced all kinds of racial stereotypes. That’s because their celebrity shed a klieg light on those stereotypes. And I’m referring to the shooting as much as… Read more.