Tuesday 08.27.2019

‘Most Humiliating Experience Of My Life:’ Raleigh Homeowner Handcuffed, Arrested After Home Security False Alarm

Kazeem Oyeneyin, a Raleigh businessman and homeowner, was handcuffed and arrested by police in his home after a home security system was accidentally tripped.

Kaepernick Can’t Feel ‘Full Weight’ Of Injustice Being ‘Mixed Race,’ Marcellus Wiley Says

Colin Kaepernick has a white mother and an African-American father. Most of us know this. He also essentially lost his high-paying NFL job (and career) for making a stand against injustice. Now Marcellus Wiley says Kaepernick can’t feel “full weight” of injustice because of his “mixed race” heritage.

NBA’s Steph Curry Helps Howard University Start Division I Golf Team

In January Curry visited the HBCU for a screening of the documentary “Emanuel,” which about the 2015 shooting of nine Black worshippers at a church in South Carolina. After the screening, Curry was approached by Howard senior Otis Ferguson, who explained to Curry how he had been unsuccessfully trying to start up an official university golf team. Prior to its golf team being discontinued, Howard fielded a Division II golf team.

CNN Journalist April Ryan’s Bodyguard Charged With Assault For Removing Reporter From N.J. Event

A bodyguard for long-time White House correspondent April Ryan has been criminally charged after he allegedly forced a local reporter out of an event in New Brunswick featuring Ryan as a speaker. According to the police report, the bodyguard took the journalist’s camera and twisted his arm behind his back, allegedly injuring the reporter.

9 Key Countries Are On The Verge Of Recession, Driving Fears The U.S. Could Follow

Nine of the world’s major economies are on the verge of falling into a recession, raising fears that the U.S. may also be heading towards an economic slowdown followed by a global recession.