Rivalry, Rings, & Rising Dreams: Angel Reesew & Caitlin Clark’s Court Competition Could Spark Future Triumph Together: ‘Hopefully, We Can Be Teammates’

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The rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark has been one for the ages, but in a recent interview, Reese gave fans a glimmer of hope that she could see the dynamic duo teaming up in the future.

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Reese and Clark have been going head-to-head since childhood, and their rivalry has only grown as their talent has soared. Both players have carved out their own spots in the WNBA as future icons, but it’s their shared history of competition and mutual respect that makes their rivalry so intriguing.

“Me and Caitlin have been playing against each other since we were kids,” Reese told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s just a full circle moment of how women are viewed when it comes to trash-talking, and it’s okay in men’s sports. So we’re gonna normalize that in women’s sports as well, so it’s just super competitive. I think we’re two great competitors. We brought a lot of fans to this league, and I thought we’re gonna continue to do that, and one day, hopefully, we can be teammates.”

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During the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championship final, things reached a whole new level. Reese, who led LSU to victory, found herself in the spotlight for more than just her game. She famously waved her hand in front of her face, John Cena-style, as a taunt towards Clark, while pointing to her ring finger—a bold reminder that she was about to secure that championship ring.

It was a moment that set the internet on fire, turning into an instant meme and placing both Reese and Clark, as well as women’s basketball, into the mainstream sports conversation.

If there’s one thing Angel Reese believes in, it’s that trash talk belongs in the game. In the interview, she emphasized how essential it is for athletes, especially women, to embrace on the court.

After the championship game, Reese received some criticism for her in-your-face celebration. But the best part? Caitlin Clark had no problem with it!

What’s Next For Angel Reese?

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Fans got a sneak peek of what a Reese-Clark team-up could look like during this year’s WNBA All-Star Game when the two played on the same team. Reese has made it clear she’s open to the idea of joining forces with Clark in the future, and we can only imagine what that could mean for the WNBA.

While basketball is undoubtedly Reese’s primary focus, she’s also got her eyes on some serious off-the-court goals. In the Wall Street Journal interview, Reese opened up about her dreams beyond winning WNBA championships. She hopes to one day own a professional basketball team and even start a modeling agency.

And she’s not just dreaming—she’s already making moves. Angel is part-owner of the DC Power Football Club (Power FC), a professional women’s soccer team in the USL Super League. Reese’s ambition is to help elevate women’s sports by giving back in a meaningful way—whether that’s through ownership, advocacy, or mentorship.

Whether or not the two become teammates one day, one thing is certain: the rivalry between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark is already legendary. And who knows? Maybe their next chapter will involve raising a WNBA trophy together.

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Keke Palmer Teaches Us How She Keeps A Bag By Living Below Her Means

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Keke Palmer is known for keeping a job and now she’s opening up about how she keeps her coins, too.

While fulfilling her guest speaker duties at the annual Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow Financial Empowerment Summit in Chicago, Palmer broke down her rules on leaving below her means after going bankrupt at 18, the Jasmine BRANDthe Jasmine BRAND reports.

“If I got $10,000 in the bank, then my house would be $500 a month. That’s how under I mean, because I can probably afford something $2,500 maybe, but I’m going way under. You know why? Because I wanna invest in my business,” she said. “So if I wanna invest in my business, then the material things that I’m having currently might have to take a short back. Instead of wearing Gucci, I’m wearing Zara. I live in a good place. I drive a cool car, ’cause my money is going elsewhere… I got a Toyota right now in my driveway.”

The “Big Boss” has opened up about her humble beginnings that have led to her frugality before. During an episode of her podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, she revealed that director Tyler Perry helped her family through a tough financial time.

“That was the first time that I have ever been in a movie, and it introduced this for me in business,” Palmer said. “And I thank you so much for this, where whatever the movie did you gave me extra money in the backend and that’s big.”

She continued,

“I was no big name or anything like that. It was not necessarily something that was my birthright, but for that to happen in that movie and for it to have been such a success — that extra money, what it did for my family and how it allowed me to maintain my time in California, moving from Chicago, (IL). I mean we had nothing, and for you to do that it was just really amazing so I just wanted to mention that ‘cause I never forgot that.”

These days, Palmer seems to be rolling in opportunities to bring in more dollars. Her latest venture is as the acting Chief Brand Officer of legacy haircare brand, Creme of Nature.

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Thugger Luther King: Young Thug Calls For Peace Between Future, Drake, & Metro Boomin From Behind Bars–“Music Ain’t The Same Without Us Collabin”

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Young Thug attempts to broker peace between his friends tweeting Future, Drake, and Metro Boomin a reminder they’re all “bruddas”.

Hip-hip in recent memory has been a group effort of artists collaborating and releasing music portraying the illusion of friendship. Earlier this year the entire culture banded together and decided it was time to kick Drake off the island. Since Future & Metro Boomin released “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar nothing was the same, literally. Drake once again was in a hip-hop battle but this one was different or as he puts it a “20 vs. 1“. Kendrick Lamar came out victor despite of how many people it seemed were complicit in the violence.

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Young Thug has been fighting for his freedom in the YSL Rico trial, but his girlfriend Mariah The Scientist assured him he’s very aware of the beef. To kick off the weekend, Young Thug publicly addressed the feud and called for peace on all sides.

When Kendrick Lamar alleged Drake “colonized” Atlanta for his benefit no one spoke up to dismiss the claims. Thug however has always had high praise for Drake and their friendship. Perhaps the most surprising part was Future quickly retweeting Thug’s call for peace. Drake was limited in his shots towards Future claiming he believed Metro Boomin instigated the feud.

Out of all the conspirators in the career assassination of Drake, the hardest one to witness was Future. The former What A Time To Be Alive collaborators have delivered almost a decade of material and several North American tours. The timing of Thug’s tweet is also interesting due to the friends turned enemies planning to attend 21 Savage’s birthday party this weekend.

Peace is always the right call but can egos overlook embarrassment, pedo allegations, and petty slander?

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Thee Baddest In The Land Of Troy: A Gallery Of BIG STATE Baddies Who Stunned On The Hill At Virginia State’s Homecoming

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Baddies in the Land of Troy!

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Our next stop is Petersburg, Virginia where you’ll find Virginia State University–one of the Commonwealth’s biggest gems–known for its world-famous cheerleading squad (the Woo Woos!), contagious campus culture, and underrated Homecoming experience that attracts thousands to the village of Ettrick (20 miles south of Richmond) every year.

Founded in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, VSU is the first fully state-supported historically Black college/university in the U.S. with the mission of meeting the educational needs of students, graduating lifelong learners who are well-equipped to serve their communities, and producing world-class leaders who thrive in a diverse workforce.

With the motto ‘Greater Happens Here,’ the ever-growing University boasts 31 Baccalaureate degree programs, 17 Master’s degree programs, two Doctoral degree programs, and seven certificates within six colleges: the College of Agriculture, the Reginald F. Lewis College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Technology, the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, and the College of Natural & Health Sciences.

Notable VSU alumni include Wale, James Avery, Lucy McBath, Reginald Lewis, Pamela Bridgewater, Black Cobain, Miss USA 2016 Deshauna Barber, and more.

“We are exceedingly proud to have a Trojan represent the U.S.A. in this capacity,” said VSU President Dr. Makola M. Abdullah, Phd. said in a statement after the pageant.

“Deshauna exemplifies scholarship, leadership and inner strength. She is a role model for all students.”

Where does Virginia State rank on your Virginia HBCU list and why? Tell us down below and enjoy our gallery of Virginia State stunners who shined at Homecoming on the flip.

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Perilous Psittacine Donald Trump Parrots Project 25 With Promises To Close The Department Of Education, Egregiously Says Slavery-Teaching Schools Should Be Defunded

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In today’s episode of Trump Is Still Trying To Keep America Dumb For Obvious Reasons, the ex-president made an in-person appearance on Fox & Friends to, once again, float around the idea of shutting down the federal Department of Education to ensure that everything educators are teaching in classrooms is whitey-approved. (He didn’t actually say that last part, but the last few years of anti-woke GOPropaganda proves that’s exactly what he was getting at.)

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“We’re going to take the Department of Education — close it — we’re going to close it,” Trump said of his plans should he be elected to the White House in November. 

He also said he would punish schools that teach about slavery. When Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade asked about schools in liberal states or cities teaching that America was “built off the backs of slaves on stolen land”, Trump said they’d be defunded.

“Then we don’t send them money,” replied Trump.

Trump made the same campaign promise last month during a rally in Wisconsin.

“I say it all the time, I’m dying to get back to do this. We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education,” he said, CNN reported. “We will drain the government education swamp and stop the abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth with all sorts of things that you don’t want to have our youth hearing.”

First of all, neither Trump nor any of his loyal MAGA minions give a damn about students being “indoctrinated” as long as it’s the right kind of doctrine. Indoctrination, in their minds, only happens when kids are being taught about the spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations that exist. To them, it’s indoctrination when students are taught that systemic racism is a thing in a country where Black people were barred from accessing the “American dream” through two and a half centuries of slavery and another century of legally sanctioned second-class citizenship.

However, it wasn’t indoctrination in their minds when Louisiana officially became the first state in U.S. history to require by law that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school in the state from kindergarten through college. It wasn’t indoctrination when Florida education officials approved requirements to teach students that enslaved people benefited from slavery and that Black victims of race massacres also committed acts of violence. Those same officials selected PragerU — an unaccredited conservative non-profit organization founded by a loud and proud racist — to provide classroom materials to Florida schools. PragerU produced animated videos for children that taught, among other things, that Frederick Douglass, a slave-turned-abolitionist, would have agreed with America’s choice to prioritize white supremacy over ending slavery.

Trump, however, hasn’t threatened Florida’s Board of Education with any kind of sanctions under his future presidency, because when he talks about indoctrination, he doesn’t mean white nationalist indoctrination, because that kind of propaganda is his political bread and butter.

What Trump doesn’t seem to understand is that as much as he tries to distance himself from Project 2025 — the Heritage Foundation’s pro-fascism brainchild aimed at permanently MAGA-tizing the federal government once Trump is back in office — he can’t seem to stop saying the Project 2025 part out loud.

One of the tenets of Project 2025 that opponents have highlighted the most is its intent to rid the country of its Department of Education.

Speaking of which, recently, reporters for Hip Hop Hollywood spoke to Black men between the ages of 18-65 and had them read excerpts from the conservative plan for America and share their thoughts on camera. The interviews covered, among other things, the project’s impact on education should it ever be enacted.

You can watch the video below. Spoiler alert: Black men weren’t feeling any of it.

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NWA Was Right: Cop-Turned-Teacher Reenacted George Floyd Murder At Minnesota High School

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George Floyd’s murder literally set America on fire. Police officer Derek Chauvin became the most hated man in the country next to Donald Trump for killing Floyd in broad daylight in front of a group of pleaded witnesses. It was one of the most disturbing and egregious examples of police brutality that these 50 states have ever seen. It’s not a thing to be played with, mocked, or taken lightly, however, ACAB.

According to CBSNews, a police officer named Steven Williams was moonlighting as a substitute teacher as Woodbury High School when he was accused of using students to reenact the Floyd murder in addition to making sexist jokes and racially insensitive comments. The school’s principal, Sarah Sorenson-Wagner, had to send a letter home to parents to explain that the incident was unprovoked and that the police are now investigating.

“The city of Prescott and the Prescott Police Department find the current allegations, if true, made against Mr. Williams to be very disturbing, reprehensible and in no way do we condone these actions,” Eric Michaels, the Prescott Chief of Police said in a press conference on Wednesday.

As a result of this alleged infraction, Williams has been placed on administrative leave. School district officials say that Williams is no longer allowed on any district property.

Students at the school told officials that Williams also demonstrated police tactics on students like twisting their arms behind their backs and pressing painful pressure points. Additionally, Williams allegedly told his students that “police brutality isn’t real”. Apparently, this bacon boy thinks a badge means you can do whatever you want, including harming and killing.

Suffice to say, parents were none-too-pleased about the news…

“I’d want to have strict assurances that this person is never going to be teaching my kids again,” said Jackie Schneider of Woodbury, whose son is a senior.

Fire this POS from the police department AND from teaching!

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#RHOP: Mia Thornton Says ‘Master Manipulator’ Gordon Thornton Abused Her & Cheated With Her Friend—‘He Will Not Win This Time’

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A Real Housewife of Potomac has come forward with explosive allegations against her estranged husband including claims that he preyed on her when she was a young dancer, abused her, and “threatened her existence.”

“I’m tired of protecting a predator, one who pays for sexual favors, who preys on young women and master manipulates them into sex slaves,” wrote the Bravolebrity in a lengthy post.

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In a series of recent posts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), Mia Thornton opened up about the emotional and psychological toll her marriage to Gordon Thornton has taken on her while praising her “safe space”, her rekindled flame, Inc.

Mia revealed in her Instagram post that she first met Gordon at The Men’s Club Charlotte when she was just 19, and he was a frequent customer who spent lavishly. “Naturally, I was fresh bait,” she wrote. She alleged that Gordon manipulated her into believing he was a successful and influential figure when that was far from the case.

“He masterminded and manipulated me into thinking he was this successful and powerful pillar in the community,” wrote Mia. “Maybe he once was, but his bones were buried deep. He won me in by showing interest in a charity organization that I was affiliated with and connected me with prominent people in the city.”

She went on to say that when she attempted to distance herself from Gordon early in their relationship, he allegedly began stalking her, showing up at her home unannounced, and pressured her into compliance.

“He told me if I didn’t follow his guidance, I would never amount to anything,” said Mia.

She added that Gordon said he was looking for a woman who would make him a “kept man” and said he taught her the ways of business so she could “be his worker.”

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After at first being proud of running a multi-million dollar business at just 24 years old, Mia said that things went left because Gordon “didn’t know when to stop spending” or “buying women” and he allegedly cheated on her with her friend in their house.

That pivotal moment apparently drove her back to her first love, Inc.

“After walking in on him having sex and making out with a friend of mine in our home I soon decided that this wsas not what I wanted nor deserved,” wrote Mia. “So I followed my heart and ran back to my love INC. Inc has been and will always be my safe place.

According to Mia, Gordon went nuclear and “threatened her existence” before telling her he was bankrupt and begging her to stay to help. Now, however, the #RHOP star says she’s finished and she’s taking a defiant stance.

“It took me over a decade to gain the confidence and independence to live life on my terms,” she wrote. “I’m tired of protecting a predator, one who pays for sexual favors, who preys on young women and master manipulates them into sex slaves. I’m setting myself free and while I still haven’t told all, I guarantee you he will not win this time,” she concluded.

Real Housewives Of Potomac Fans Respond To Mia’s Allegations Against Gordon

Gordon has yet to respond to Mia’s allegations, but #RHOP watchers have lots to say.

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One of the first to comment on the post encouraged Mia to delete her post for the sake of her kids and said she should be like her #RHOP cast mates and express herself less on social media.

“I’m not my castmates ,” responded Mia. “My young children don’t have social. Third. It’s my IG and I live a God driven life.”

Another one added that Mia should be conscious that her children will see her allegations against their father and will know they “weren’t made in love.” To that she responded;

“People use sperm donors all the time. That doesn’t mean the children are not made with love.”

When another alleged that Mia stayed with Gordon until his money ran out, she replied;

“No when I began to heal. Money Ran dry a year after Marriage. I stayed for another 10 years…so praying for you as well Queen.”

On X, Mia also posed a question to her followers about an ex-husband reuqesting alimony.

“Question for the people. Should a wife who worked during her entire marriage be responsible for paying her soon to be ex-husband alimony because he’s 30+ years older than her and says he can’t find a job,” wrote Mia.

YIKES!

What do YOU think about Mia Thornton’s shocking Gordon Thornton accusations?

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Ex-MTV Host Ananda Lewis Reacts To Backlash About Mastectomy Amid Stage 4 Breast Cancer Progression: ‘I Did The Right Thing’

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MTV alum Ananda Lewis is setting the record straight about refusing a double mastectomy for her breast cancer, which reached Stage 4: “Today, I am fantastic!”

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Concern and clapbacks flooded in about how Lewis handles her health after snippets and quotes about “keeping her tumor” recently went viral. As previously reported Lewis said she wanted to choose her own path after seeing how conventional options played out before. Lewis’ mother seemingly did everything right, from regular mammograms to the doctor-recommended treatments, but still struggled with the same illness.

Now in an interview this week with Shameika Rhymes on Soulibration for BlackDoctor.org, Lewis set the record straight about her health and healing.

The former Teen Summit host also clarified that she wasn’t against all conventional medicine. Lewis would have considered other procedures, just not a double mastectomy at that time.

“I was clear that there was a way I got here. And for me that says, ‘There’s a way out as long as I don’t damage my body to the point that it can’t function like it needs to.’ And that’s why I said, ‘No,’” she explained.

“If they had let me do a lumpectomy, I would’ve done that. They didn’t give me those options. They gave me the options that fit how they treat it. And I respect and understand it. It just wasn’t for me,” Lewis stated.

Despite The Backlash, Ananda Lewis Continues Sharing So Other Women “Learn From My Victories” And Her “Biggest Mistake”

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Others are “entitled to their opinion,” but Lewis hopes they are vigilant, open-minded, and doing research about their health. The main lessons the vibrant VJ veteran wants everyone to take are prevention and early detection.

“My biggest mistake is the one I’ve shared from the beginning: not getting my mammograms,” she said, however, “I still am on the fence about mammograms.”

“I’m gonna rephrase that. My biggest mistake was not staying on top of early detection. I could have used 3D ultrasound,” or other new methods of detection.

Just like she encourages people to do their own research for their health, she urges everyone to watch the full story shared in the CNN roundtable with her friends, Stephanie Elam and Sara Sidner.

The beloved former VJ has been open about her journey since 2020. After two years of battling the illness in private, she announced the Stage 3 diagnosis on social media. Since then, the cancer continued to spread as she pursued alternatives to a double mastectomy. Lewis cares more about possibilities for others than debating about what could’ve been for herself.

“You can’t spend your time wishing you did things differently. You will never live. I’m not going to spend time regretting,” she said.

“I still feel like I did the right thing. I need women to learn from my mistakes. I need them to need them to learn from my victories,” she continued.

Last year, “things got worse” as the illness progressed, but now, she feels better with new approaches. “Today, I am fantastic. All of that led me to better solutions!” she confirmed, as she continues working for the “least harm to my body and the most good.”

See what Ananda Lewis said about whether refusing surgery “might have been a mistake” and the rest of her interview after the flip.

Ananda Lewis Discusses Her “Integrative” Approach To Cancer Treatment And Reflects On Her Choices: “I’m Living With The Consequences”

After seeing her mother go through the conventional treatments, the TV personality chose an “integrative” approach. That included doing “chemotherapy but tiny micro amounts.” Lewis also tried red light therapy, “high-dose vitamin C IVs followed by hyperbaric chambers,” and other homeopathic therapies.”

“I didn’t have surgery. I did make choices that I knew people were going to disagree with — people closest to me in my life disagreed with them when I was making them,” Lewis told Rhymes.

The 51-year-old said she’s embracing every part of her journey, including “whatever mistakes.”

“It might have been a mistake for me not to have surgery. I don’t know,” Lewis said. “I’m not going to go back, repeat that. Where I’m at now I’m fine with, and so whatever mistakes I’ve made, I’m in a great place,” she continued.

“We all got to make our own choices. I’m living with the consequences of mine.

Of course, the stakes are high for these life-or-death decisions. Lewis has made peace with all that, saying that she’s confronting the inevitable.

“All of us are dying! All the time!” she said, urging everyone to take control of healthier choices. “No one gets out of here alive.”

She also candidly confessed that alternative medicine is “ridiculously expensive.” Many of her recent struggles came from struggles to afford her treatments consistently.

“Even if you die, you can be okay because everybody’s going to confront that at some point in their lives, so this is really much more about how you want to live,” she stated.

Watch Ananda Lewis’ full interview on Soulibration below.

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We continue to wish Ananda Lewis the best in her health journey.

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Bubbling Romance: Lil Wayne Is Reportedly Dating His Live-In Chef LeahAngelie Murphy

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Lil Wayne has a new woman in his life, and according to reports, the pair is already living together!

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The Louisiana rapper is now dating his private chef LeahAngelie Murphy, according to reports from TMZ.

Wayne previously got into it with his former personal chef, who claims the rapper fired her after she left him in Las Vegas to deal with a pressing family emergency. The chef, Morghan Medlock, filed a lawsuit against Lil Wayne for what she claims is wrongful termination, retaliation, and multiple unlawful practices when he fired her in 2022 because she went to go help her injured son.

Despite the lawsuit, it looks like that termination worked in Wayne’s favor, introducing him to his now-girlfriend.

TMZ revealed on Friday, Oct. 18, that Wayne and Murphy started working together at the beginning of 2023, shortly after his last chef situation blew up. Romance started to flourish between the two of them shortly after, and according to the outlet, they’ve been together ever since.

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LeahAngelie is a Los Angeles native and now lives with the rapper, available to make him meals 24/7. But, for her birthday recently, Weezy had her take a break from the kitchen, taking her out to eat before later hitting a skate park to celebrate some more.

The pair have yet to publicly confirm their location, but if the timeline checks out, they’ve already been together for more than a year–so things seem to be going strong!

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Cops Kill People: Breonna Taylor’s Killer Cop Brett Hankison Faces Second Federal Trial For Civil Rights Violations

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Breonna Taylor’s family has still not been made whole following her unwarranted death at the hands of several Louisville Metro Police Department officers, including fired officer Brett Hankison. Hankison was previously charged with two counts of deprivation of rights but was let off the hook when a jury told the judge that they could not reach a unanimous decision resulting in a mistrial.

Of all the shots fired in the direction of Taylor and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker, Hankison is said to have fired 10 of them. Three of those reportedly went into the adjoining apartment where a woman, her 5-year-old child, and a man were living. None of the rounds struck the trio.

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According to the Courier-Journal, Hankison is set to face those charges for a second time and the prosecutors are looking to ensure his conviction with some new testimony as evidence against him. U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky began hearing the case this past Tuesday and it is expected to take roughly three weeks to adjudicate.

In court records, prosecutors outline two occasions during which they say he “endangered his fellow officers and civilians” and breached LMPD protocols. Hankison should have known his actions during the Taylor raid were unacceptable since he had been admonished for similar actions in the past, prosecutors argued.

No ruling has been made on whether or not this evidence will be allowed to be admitted.

BOSSIP will continue to cover this trail and provide new information as it becomes available.

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Angel Reese Says Her Paltry Pay In The WNBA Doesn’t Cover Her $8,000 Rent–‘I’m Living Beyond My Means’

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Angel Reese is making light of “living beyond her means” while playing for the WNBA. According to the Chicago Sky star’s latest video, her (ridiculously low) $74,000 annual salary isn’t enough to cover her expensive rent.

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In an Instagram Live video shared on Oct. 15, the 22-year-old athlete revealed that she only makes $74,000 as a rookie with the league. Reese, who rose to fame as a forward with the Louisiana State University Tigers, encouraged her haters to keep on doubting her as “hating” helps her to pay “them bills.”

How Much Does Angel Reese Make With The WNBA?

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Reese was selected as the seventh overall pick by the Chicago Sky this year and is set to earn $324,383 over the next four seasons. Her salary started at $73,439, according to Sports Rac, with increases leading to a team option of $93,636 in her fourth year, but that apparently isn’t enough to cover her daily expenses.

“I just hope you know the WNBA don’t pay my bills at all,” the Maryland native told fans in her video which was reposted by the SpilledMilkSM blog on Tuesday. “I don’t even think that pays one of my bills. Literally, I’m trying to think of my rent for where I stay at. Let me do the math real quick. I don’t even know my [WNBA] salary. $74,000?”

Luckily, Reese has the option of boosting her salary thanks to additional incentives with the WNBA. For example, if she was selected to participate in an All-Star game, she could boost  her salary by an additional $2,575, according to USA Today. The extra dough would help Reese pay her expensive rent in Chicago, which after crunching some numbers with a friend off camera, she revealed to be $8,000 a month. 

“I’m living beyond my means!” she gasped, before letting out a huge chuckle. “Babe, if y’all thought… That WNBA check don’t pay a thing. Did that even pay my car note?… I wouldn’t even be able to eat a sandwich with that. I wouldn’t even be able to eat. I wouldn’t be able to live,” the baller added toward the end of the clip, according to Vibe.

Reese Makes Millions Off Her NIL Deals

Fortunately, Reese has multiple revenue streams to help cover her expenses. In 2023, she signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Reebok, a major financial boost that raised her NIL valuation to $1.7 million—making her one of the top-ranked women’s basketball athletes in this area, according to On3. Reese ranks No. 7 in the On3 NIL 100, the first comprehensive ranking of high school and college athletes based on their NIL valuation. 

As reported by Yahoo Sports, Reese secured 17 NIL deals from 2022 to 2023, partnering with notable brands such as Sports Illustrated, Calvin Klein, ZOA Energy, and Goldman Sachs, among others. In a campaign ad for Goldman Sachs released in March, the basketball champ thanked her mother for instilling a strong work ethic and dedication into her throughout childhood.

“I owe so much to my mom,” the star shared in the campaign video posted to her Instagram account on March 18. “She instilled in me my confidence, work ethic and my commitment to my community. It’s clear that from her generation to today, Black women are still facing challenges. But I believe change is possible.”

Angel Reese is out here hustling! What do you think of her tight WNBA salary?

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CHROMAKOPIA: Tyler, The Creator Announces 8th Studio Album Written, Produced & Arranged Completely By Himself

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Amid fan freakouts over Tyler, The Creator’s Austin City Limits declaration that he didn’t know if he would be on stage again any time soon, the musician surprised his followers by announcing a new album.

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The Odd Future alum took to Instagram this week to announce the release of his eighth studio album, CHROMAKOPIA.  This comes just one day after he dropped a teaser, ST. CHROMA, which features Tyler leading a group of people all in the same outfit into a green shipping container with “CHROMAKOPIA” written on it.

“I built a path to freedom ’cause them words that he said/ Give a f**k about traditions, stop impressin’ the dead,” the rapper whispers during the teaser. “I ain’t never had a doubt inside me/ And if I ever told you that I did, I’m f**kin’ lyin’.”

Following up his 2021 project Call Me When You Get Lost, CHROMAKOPIA is set to drop on Monday, Oct. 28

Though the music industry has largely been adhering to the Friday album drop since Beyoncé released her self-titled album on a Friday in 2013, there’s a reason Tyler is changing things up this time around. Just last year, Tyler did some foreshadowing during an interview with Nardwaur when he explained why he thought music releases during the week make more sense than Friday.

“People on the weekends, they just want to chill and hang out. So they’re not really listening,” he began. “But I think if you put it out during the week, man. That commute to work or that commute to school or, just, whatever that is, you really have that hour or thirty minutes to dive in and really listen.”

Tyler also said that releasing albums at midnight feels “disrespectful” to the artist, who worked to hard on the project for people to be listening “passively.”

“People are sleep on the east coast and people are going to sleep on the west,” he explained. “I think it coming out in the morning would just make more sense.”

See you on October 28!

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