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Kendrick Johnson murder case: Sheriff receives possible audio confession
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia sheriff says his office has received new information in the death investigation of a Valdosta teenager whose body was found at school inside a rolled-up gym mat.
Eight years ago, classmates at Lowndes High School in Valdosta found 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson’s body inside an upright mat. Investigators concluded he died in a freak accident. However, Johnson’s parents say classmates killed their son and law enforcement and school officials covered up the crime.
Why investigators decided to reopen the investigation into Kendrick Johnson’s death
Earlier in March, Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk announced that officials were reopening the investigation and reevaluating the previously-sealed evidence.
And now, authorities say they have an audio recording of someone admitting to Johnson’s death.
According to Paulk, it was Kendrick Johnson’s mother, Jackie Johnson, who obtained the recording and turned it in to investigators.
“They had a recording that they actually purchased from someone who said that it would be valuable as far as saying who possibly had committed the crime and change their situation,” Paulk said.
The sheriff said investigators are working to verify the recording and how the individual received the information in order to “follow the chain of custody.
“If it’s a hoax, it’s a very, very cruel hoax to do to Mrs. Johnson,” he said.
The sheriff says his office will not be releasing the audio recording at this time.
via: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/sheriff-receives-possible-audio-confession-in-kendrick-johnson-case
Photo Credit: The Johnson Family
A white headmaster reportedly told an 11-year-old Black student to apologize to a teacher the ‘African way’ by kneeling down to the ground
A white Catholic school headmaster instructed a Black student to kneel to the ground and apologize, the New York Daily News reported.
On February 25, Headmaster John Holian of the St. Martin de Porres Marianist school in Long Island told Trisha Paul’s 11-year-old son, Trayson, to apologize to a teacher the “African way,” which he claimed to have learned from a Nigerian father, according to the Daily News.
That day, Trayson had completed his in-class reading early and began working on another assignment. His English teacher noticed and called him out on it, Paul told the Daily News. The teacher allegedly tore up the assignment and escorted him to Holian’s office, where the headmaster told Trayson to drop to his knees, the Daily News reported.
Trayson relayed the incident to his mom, prompting Paul to ask Holian whether telling students to kneel in apology was standard practice at the school, the report said.
That’s when Holian told her it wasn’t but that he had learned it from a former student’s Nigerian father, the Daily News reported.
“Once he started mentioning this African family, that’s when it just clicked,” Paul told the Daily News. “Like, this is not normal procedure. I felt there was no relevance at all. Is he generalizing that everyone who is Black is African? That’s when I realized something is not right with this situation.”
Paul said Trayson is normally an outgoing child but has since been “really reserved.”
“My son was humiliated, hurt, embarrassed, sad and confused,” Paul told the Daily News. “He reads about things happening because of your skin color. To experience it… he’s just trying to process it in his 11-year-old brain.”
Trayson has since started going to therapy and is hesitant about going to class in person. He also tries to “stay away from the headmaster and not speak to the teacher if need be,” Paul told the newspaper.
Holian is now on temporary leave following the incident, according to the Daily News.
“I want to assure you that St. Martin’s neither condones nor accepts the actions of our headmaster,” said acting headmaster James Conway in an email to parents. “The incident does not reflect our long, established values or the established protocols regarding student related issues.”
Holian, in response to requests for comment from the Daily News, said “we love our students” at the school, adding that most of the students are non-white. Tuition at the Catholic school costs $15,000 a year, the report said.
The Marianists – the religious chapter overseeing St. Martin’s – did not immediately return Insider’s request for comment.
Paul again confronted Holian at an in-person March 4 meeting. The Daily News obtained a recording of the conversation between the two, during which Holian acknowledged that the interaction between him and Paul’s son “wasn’t a thought-out situation.”
Still, Holian tried to justify the order to kneel before the teacher.
“If I had said to him ‘apologize and get back to class,’ it would’ve meant nothing,” Holian said in the recording, according to the Daily News.”
“So it was changing the way you say ‘I apologize,'” he said.
“I have six kids and four boys. And if one of them is really acting rude and arrogant,” Holian allegedly said, “I will say at times, ‘get on your knees and apologize,'”
“I was speaking to your son as I would my own son,” he said to her, according to the Daily News.
via: https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-headmaster-reportedly-told-11-155427815.html
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Sharon Osbourne called co-hosts ‘slanty eyes,’ ‘wonton’ and ‘p—y licker,’ Leah Remini says
Embattled “The Talk’’ co-host Sharon Osbourne called former colleague Julie Chen “slanty eyes” and lesbian actress Sara Gilbert a “p—y licker,” an explosive new report claims.
During the CBS show’s first season, Osbourne lashed out at her then-co-hosts because she was angry that Chen was reportedly trying to take center stage and Gilbert, also executive producer, was doing nothing about it, sources and ex-colleague actress Leah Remini told journalist Yashar Ali.
“I mean, who the f–k does slanty eyes think she is? She shouldn’t be pillow-talking with our boss,” Remini recalled Osbourne saying at one point during the morning show’s first season — referring to Chen and her husband, Les Moonves, who was at the head of CBS at the time.
Osbourne allegedly added of Gilbert, “Why won’t the p—y licker do anything about the wonton?” and “Why won’t the fish-eater be part of this discussion? She’s the f–king executive producer.”
Remini claimed that Osbourne also trashed Holly Robinson Peete — even before the show’s season kicked off with the “21 Jump Street” star as a co-host in 2010.
Remini alleged Osbourne told her at lunch about how she had previously appeared with Robinson Peete on “The Celebrity Apprentice 3’’ show and, “Holly wasn’t a good person, not to trust her and that we should find ‘another Black person who is funny.’ ”
Osbourne is currently locked in a war of words with Robinson Peete, who accused her over the weekend of saying she was “too ghetto’’ for the show, a claim Sharon has vehemently denied.
Remini, who appeared on the first season of “The Talk,” alleged that Osbourne also would refer to Remini as a “wop” and “guinea,” two slurs for Italians.
Osbourne’s publicist, Howard Bragman, told Page Six in a statement, “The only thing worse than a disgruntled former employee is a disgruntled former talk show host.
“For 11 years Sharon has been kind, collegial and friendly with her hosts as evidenced by throwing them parties, inviting them to her home in the UK and other gestures of kindness too many to name. Sharon is disappointed but unfazed and hardly surprised by the lies, the recasting of history and the bitterness coming out at this moment.
“She will survive this, as she always has and her heart will remain open and good, because she refuses to let others take her down. She thanks her family, friends and fans for standing by her and knowing her true nature.”
Ali claimed in his story — published in his email newsletter — that he spoke to nearly a dozen people and that multiple sources alleged Osbourne was known for using racist language and bullying.
The claims come as “The Talk” went on temporary hiatus after a heated on-air dispute between Osbourne and current co-hosts, including Sheryl Underwood, last week. CBS announced Tuesday it was extending the show’s pause of live episodes till at least next week.
Osbourne got heat on the show March 10 for defending British talk-show host Piers Morgan after he quit his own show amid a flap over his comments about Meghan Markle — saying she said she didn’t understand “what he uttered that’s racist’.’
Markle and hubby Prince Harry famously told Oprah Winfrey during a TV sit-down last week that a royal expressed racist “concerns’’ over the darkness of their son Archie’s skin.
Morgan said on “Good Morning Britain’’ that Markle and Harry “basically make out the entire royal family a bunch of white supremacists.”
He added in a tweet, “I wouldn’t believe Meghan Markle if she gave me a weather report.”
The British Osbourne tweeted her support of pal Morgan after he was met with an avalanche of criticism — and was quickly taken to task for it in a tearful and tense exchange with her co-hosts.
Osbourne tweeted a general apology over her comments Friday, writing, “To anyone of color that I offended and/or to anyone that feels confused or let down by what I said, I am truly sorry.
“There are very few things that hurt my heart more than racism so to feel associated with that spun me fast.”
But she and Underwood are still reportedly at odds.
As for Osbourne’s ongoing feud with Robinson Peete, Ali reported that a January 2011 clip of the show shows Osbourne referring to Remini’s Brooklyn accent as “ghetto.’’
Osbourne, in denying last week that she called Robinson Peete “too ghetto” for the show, told Variety that ghetto “is a not a term I use.
“That’s not in my vocabulary,” Osbourne insisted. “I don’t speak like that. The only ghetto I know is the Warsaw Ghetto, and I think that’s the only time I’ve ever referred to something like that.”
Remini told Ali — a freelance reporter for publications including HuffPost, Daily Beast and New York magazine — that she wishes she had spoken out against Osbourne at various times.
“Not only did I do nothing about the racism and bullying, I was receiving and witnessing, I was party to it,” Remini said. “I had to own up to my own ugly.”
Osbourne is the only original “The Talk’’ co-host still with the show, noted Ali.
A CBS rep told The Post on Tuesday, “CBS is committed to a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace across all of our productions.
“We’re also very mindful of the important concerns expressed and discussions taking place regarding events on ‘The Talk.’ This includes a process where all voices are heard, claims are investigated and appropriate action is taken where necessary.
“The show will extend its production hiatus until next Tuesday as we continue to review these issues.”
via: https://pagesix.com/2021/03/16/sharon-osbourne-called-julie-chen-slanty-eyes-sara-gilbert-p-sy-licker-report/?_ga=2.220232792.1913967887.1615874140-593493795.1608856676
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New video shows California cops fatally shoot black man after jaywalking stop
A new video shows the fatal shooting of a black man after homeless outreach deputies stopped him for jaywalking in California last year.
The 12-minute clip — a combination of dashcam, cellphone and surveillance footage — shows two Orange County sheriff’s deputies watching 42-year-old Kurt Andras Reinhold on a sidewalk in San Clemente from their police cruiser.
“Watch this, he’s going to jaywalk,” one of the cops says as they pull up to Reinhold.
The other responds, “Don’t make case law.”
When the pair get out of their cruiser to approach the man, the dashcam footage doesn’t capture the interaction, but one of the cops can be heard asking, “Are you going to stop or are we going to have to make you stop?”
“For what?” Reinhold responds.
“For jaywalking,” the officer answers.
“What are you talking about? I’m walking,” an irritated Reinhold shoots back.
The man then calls the claim “ridiculous” and tells the officers to stop touching him.
Cellphone video captured by a witness from across the street shows the cops attempting to direct Reinhold back to the sidewalk.
The clip then shows the cops arguing with an increasingly aggravated Reinhold before tackling him to the ground.
At one point during the struggle, one of the cops yells “He’s got my gun” — prompting the other deputy to open fire, according to the department. Two shots can be heard in the cellphone footage.
According to KTLA, cops previously released a still photo from the Sept. 23 incident showing Reinhold’s hand near the gun, but it was unclear if he unholstered the gun.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is still investigating the shooting, the outlet reported.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/02/18/new-video-shows-cops-shot-black-man-after-jaywalking-stop/
Photo Credit: livedailynews24.com
Elfen’s TBT R&B 1980 Music Video Michael Jackson rock with you
Michael Jackson was on EVERY ONES radio. Dj (Disk Jockeys) Play this on rotation. Michael Jackson got is big as he did simply because of the dish jockey he was the one who chose that particular song he knew that this song was going to be a hit just my instinct and boy were they right! Is stayed on the pop and R&B charts for four weeks
Kevin Hart Reacts to White protesters breaking into the capital if these were Black protesters they’ve been shot
This time I have to agree it’s right .
Dr. Dre Hospitalized Following Brain Aneurysm, Updates Fans: “I’m Doing Great”
Dr. Dre has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm, TMZ reports and Pitchfork has learned. Dre posted to his official Instagram account after the news was first reported, writing that he is “doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team.” He added that he will be out of the hospital soon. Find his post below.
According to TMZ, Dre is currently at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He reportedly suffered the aneurysm on Monday (January 4) and was driven to the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai immediately by ambulance. Dr. Dre is reportedly stable and lucid, but he remains in ICU. TMZ also reports that doctors are uncertain what caused the aneurysm.
original article here https://pitchfork.com/news/dr-dre-hospitalized-following-brain-aneurysmandnbsp/