After a deliberation that took less than 24 hours, a Dallas jury found ex-police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder when she shot her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean, back in September 2018. The former officer claimed she was unable to get into what the thought was her apartment, despite other Read more…
Earlier today, The Shade Parade has just been informed that the New York City Council passed bills that now prohibit drug testing for marijuana as part of the hiring process or for people on probation. Another step forward towards the decriminalization if marijuana, thanks to the leadership of public advocate Read more…
In a world overrun by racism & homophobia, few artists in the hip hop industry dare to shed light on these issues, but rapper Vic Mensa proves he is NOT afraid to stir the pot in a new provocative video called ‘3 Years Sober’ featuring 93PUNX and Travis Barker. The Read more…
Halle Bailey, of the singing duo Chloe x Halle & star of the FreeForm series Grown-ish has been cast to portray ‘Ariel’ from the Disney movie ‘The Little Mermaid’ in a live action/CGI remake. She will join previously announced stars Awkwafina & Jacob Tremblay, who are playing Scuttle & Flounder. Read more…
20 year old rapper Montero Lamar Hill, better known as Lil Nas X brought the pride month of June to a proper close when he ‘came out’ to his Twitter followers via a seemingly cryptic tweet late yesterday afternoon. While he confirmed what so many already speculated, he wanted to make Read more…