Young Girl Yells At NYPD Confronting Mother For Allegedly Stealing
The little girl went viral for her behavior toward the police as they interrogated her mother.
A young girl in New York was seen yelling at the NYPD as they confronted her mother for allegedly stealing. Multiple videos went viral of the child going off angrily on the police.
The Shade Room posted the footage on May 28, as the child attempted to defend her mother from the police’s interrogation on the street. Standing a few feet away from the scene, the girl yelled at the officers, who continued to question the woman.
Wow! A young girl was captured on video, sharing words for police officers who accused her mother of shoplifting. ✍🏾: #TSRStaffBDpic.twitter.com/BRkhZJAccS
“Leave my mother alone before it be a mother f-ing problem,” screamed the girl.
Her mother, dressed in a grey bodycon dress, had her purse and a Zara shopping bag on the floor while denying claims she stole a pair of sunglasses from luxury fashion brand Moncler.
“What glasses did I steal from Moncler,” the mother repeatedly asked the police.
However, amid the interrogation, the child caught on to a bystander recording the ordeal, ordering the individual to stop.
“You should not be recording her without her permission,” expressed the girl.
She continued, “My aunt stole glasses; it wasn’t her. Do she have a f**king white T-shirt on? NO! NO. On my soul, leave my mother alone. On my dead father, she don’t have nothing.”
Two other videos, shared on TikTok, further highlighted the child’s responses to the NYPD. The distressed child began lamenting about the situation, stating she was going to “punch somebody in the face” if her mother got arrested. Her mother, who referred to her daughter as “Juju,” told her to “calm down” as the issue escalated.
The young girl remained unafraid of the police, standing up to the officers. The NYPD proceeded with detaining the woman, resulting in the child tearfully telling her mother she loved her at the scene.
Despite the child’s feistiness, commenters expressed sorrow for her enduring the traumatic event. The woman continued denying that she stole anything despite the arrest. It is unclear thus far if the mother remains in jail.
New Survey Highlights Ongoing Challenge Of Saving For Retirement
The path toward retirement comes with its own set of challenges.
A new survey reveals that while Americans are still optimistic about their retirement years, the bulk of retired workers admit that their top source of income comes from Social Security.
After putting in the work, most people would love to spend the rest of their years enjoying all that life has to offer, but the path toward retirement comes with its own set of challenges, according to a survey from Employee Benefit Research.
One common problem Americans find themselves plagued with as they look ahead to the Golden Years is simple—saving.
”Half of people don’t have retirement accounts at work. And that’s been true for decades. So it’s not getting any better,” Teresa Ghilarducci, professor at the New School for Social Research in New York, told TheStreet.
“Saving for retirement is the biggest challenge,” she continued. “But it’s close. It’s followed very closely by having to decide where to invest. That’s followed closely by if you accumulate even $1 million, how to accumulate. So, actually, the challenges are simple. It’s just accumulation — investment and accumulation. It’s the whole package, the do-it-yourself package, that is the biggest barrier to people’s retirement.”
What’s more, she said this retirement challenge is “very American.”
“There’s no other country that does it this way that requires so much acumen, discipline, and worry and anxiety on its workers than the United States,” Ghilarducci said.
She also homed in on the role employers play when it comes to the current state of work in the U.S. and how it heightens the current retirement problem.
“Amazon actually has a business model of keeping people in the warehouse for only six or seven months,” Ghilarducci explained. “People are gig workers, contingent workers, and dependent workers.”
While there is a long way to go, the professor did offer a solution to America’s retirement problem, specifically focusing on how 401(k) accounts offer an “inadequate part of the retirement equation.”
“Almost everybody pays into Social Security,” said Ghilarducci. “So if we just had a system that for every time you get a Social Security credit, you also got some financial credit in a retirement account, then we could solve the problem.
“Right now, we rely on employers voluntarily sponsoring a 401(k), and then that’s not enough,” she continued. “And then the worker has to voluntarily decide to be in the 401(k), so it’s two decisions.”
MLB Has New Stat Kings After Integration Of Negro Leagues Statistics
Arguably the biggest beneficiary of the reshuffled statistical records is Josh Gibson, considered by many baseball scholars and historians to be the greatest hitter to ever pick up a baseball bat.
In 2020, Major League Baseball officially declared that the Negro Leagues were on equal footing with the players of the MLB, a move that foreshadowed their formal announcement on May 29. In a historic reshuffling of the story of baseball itself, Negro Leagues legends like Buck Leonard and Josh Gibson now sit in their proper places as all-time statistical category leaders.
As The Athletic reported, John Thorn, the MLB’s official historian, believes that the time is right, particularly because the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants are scheduled to play a game at a historic Negro Leagues stadium, Rickwood Field, in June. Thorn also estimated that around 75% of Negro Leagues box scores have been added, and as more are tallied, the numbers will update accordingly.
On Thursday at the @NLBMuseumKC, to promote MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues on June 20, six trading cards featuring Negro Leagues legends and a 24-foot-by-16-foot card of Satchel Paige were unveiled after being hand-crafted by artist and former Major Leaguer… pic.twitter.com/BRbtbMQetN
Considering how dominant the stars from the Negro Leagues were in barnstorming and when some were able to cross to the majors, including one that was 42 years old, it's not unreasonable to believe that this is how it would've played out regardless in a world without segregation. https://t.co/4E6HzbY2Hm
Larry Lester, a Negro Leagues researcher and author who served on the committee responsible for collecting the statistics, told the outlet that the move might make some people uncomfortable.
“People will be, I don’t know if upset is the word, but they may be uncomfortable with some Negro League stars now on the leaderboards for career and seasons. Diehards may not accept the stats, but that’s OK. I welcome the conversations at the bar or the barbershop or the pool hall. That’s why we do what we do.”
Lester also explained why barnstorming games, or games the Negro Leagues teams typically played against Major League competition or local teams in rapid succession, would not count toward the statistics.
“For example, the Kansas City Monarchs travel to Chicago, and once they get into town, they play as many games as possible,” Lester said. “So instead of a three-game series, they play five — and on the way there, they might stop in Moline and play the local team to pick up some change.”
Lester continued, “Based on players that I’ve interviewed, they say they played almost every day, sometimes two or three games a day, and not in the same location. So they were playing probably 150 to 175 games a year, but only 60 to 80 games counted in the league standings.”
Arguably, the biggest beneficiary of the reshuffled statistical records is Josh Gibson, who many baseball scholars and historians consider the greatest hitter ever to pick up a baseball bat. Gibson is now acknowledged as the all-time career leader in batting average, (.372) slugging percentage, (.718), and On Base Plus Slugging (1.177). As Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick says in Gibson’s “Storylines” introduction in MLB The Show 24, “There are many who call (Gibson) the Black Babe Ruth, but there are others who saw Josh swing that big bat of his, who would call Ruth the white Josh Gibson.” In fact, Kendrick says during the presentation that in exhibition games against Major League competition, Gibson batted over .420.
Gibson’s great-grandson, Sean Gibson, told USA Today that it’s important not only to their family but to the many Black baseball players who never got an opportunity to showcase their talent on an integrated baseball diamond.
“When you hear Josh Gibson’s name now, it’s not just that he was the greatest player in the Negro Leagues,” Sean Gibson said, “but one of the greatest of all time. These aren’t just Negro League stats. They’re major-league baseball stats. This means so much for not only the Josh Gibson family but representing the 2,300 men in the Negro Leagues who didn’t get the opportunity to play [in the Major Leagues].”
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Lester also told The Athletic that though some baseball purists may be upset at the inclusion of the Negro Leagues players, one thing they could not deny was the work and the numbers.
“It takes me roughly 30 minutes to input one box score — line by line, number by number, and then I run data integrity checks at the end of the season,” Lester said. “I roughly have about 16,000 box scores in my database, so it took years to perform the task. But it’s fun. We welcome the critics, the doubters. But we know the numbers are solid.”
Lester continued, responding to several potential criticisms. Decades back, Lester said, he was told “that African-Americans were apathetic about recording baseball history.” Lester told The Athletic that it was a point of pride to prove that stereotype false and to bring the names of Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Bullet Rogan, and others into the light as he did it.
Lester added, “Critics will say, ‘Well, (Gibson) only played against other Black teams.’ Well, Babe Ruth never hit a home run off a Black pitcher, and Josh Gibson never hit a home run off a white pitcher. So I guess my point is, the amount of melanin or the lack thereof does not indicate the greatness of a ballplayer.”
Georgia Teen Earns Associate’s Degree Before High School Diploma
The high school scholar was honored by Savannah's Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club as "Youth of the Year" and has been accepted to at least nine colleges.
At just 17 years old, Georgia’s NeeAli Scott earned an associate’s degree from Savannah State University nearly a month before receiving her high school diploma from Savannah Arts Academy.
Scott’s achievement is more impressive as she balanced accelerated college coursework with her high school studies, extracurricular activities, and a job at Savannah’s Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club. It was no easy task. “Definitely, some classes gave me a little more of a challenge than others,” Scott told WJCL, Savannah’s ABC affiliate.
For Scott, it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. “I really just wanted to get as much education, a college education, as I can now for free,” she said.
Scott’s impressive achievements also include being recognized as “Youth of the Year” by the Boys and Girls Club, where she usually worked after school before dance rehearsals at Kelly & Company Studios, where she dances competitively. An April 17 Instagram post from the Boys and Girls Club congratulated her, noting that she had already been accepted to Clark Atlanta, Florida A&M, Georgia State, Mercer, Howard, NCAT, Penn State, Rutgers, and UMass.
According to WJCL, Scott had not decided where she wanted to attend though she would like to attend an HBCU. Her dream is to become a cardiothoracic surgeon with plans to work in an inner-city hospital. She’d like to gives back to the youth in Savannah or wherever her life leads her.
Students At Atlanta High School Earn Over $20M In College Scholarships
The school serves students from one of the city's most disadvantaged neighborhoods.
The students at Atlanta’s Carver Early College are making strides toward their academic futures. The high-schoolers, hailing from the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, have earned over $20 million in college scholarships.
At the high school, students can take courses for post-secondary study, making them competitive applicants for colleges and universities. As the first Early College Program in Georgia, the courses also prepare students for the rigor of higher education.
Students from this year’s graduating class have received full rides to top schools, including senior Herman McGhee. He attributes his Carver education as paving the way for his full scholarship to Duke University.
“Never give up on your dreams. Life is going to be hard. That’s how it’s supposed to be – especially for African American students,” said McGhee, as reported by11Alive.
The high school has created possibilities for its student body, as the majority come from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. As a result of high standards and commitment to the lives within each classroom, Carver built a pipeline of progress for graduates.
“Carver Early College is located in one of the most impoverished communities in the city of Atlanta,” said Principal Dr. Christina Rogers. “And so there may not be an awareness of the greatness that does still happen when we put education on the forefront.”
She added, “Our graduating class has a theme: from adversity to achievement. And each and every one of them has really embraced adversity, and they have overcome every single obstacle to realize that achievement was theirs from the very beginning.”
The students have also contributed to a growing graduation rate for Atlanta Public Schools. The school system reached a record-high 86% in 2023, as the College Readiness Program proves its own benefits. Graduates reminisced on their life-changing time at Carver while they continued with their studies.
“There are a lot of opportunities here. The fact that it’s a small school adds to its appeal. Everyone knows your name. All of the students have their doors open,” explained Judith Yelibora, who received a scholarship to Georgia Tech. “All you have to do is ask questions, put yourself in those positions, and you will be set up for life.”
“Ommmggg why yall so against porn ? Is it that bad for yall?” she wrote in a screenshot captured by TMZ. “I enjoy it but I don’t know I guess is like a 6 time a year thing. I personally don’t feel no connection or addiction to it just a little quick one two … NOTHING LIKE REAL INTIMACY!”
The married mother of two also credited porn with being able to “teach men how to please a woman.”
Cardi B defends pornography after Candace Owens calls for ban.
“Why yall so against porn? Is it that bad for yall?… It actually should teach men how to please a woman.” pic.twitter.com/DZAZEDSzpq
Owens’ call for a ban on porn goes against the latest business plans of her former acquaintance Ye, widely known as Kanye West, who recently launched his Yeezy Porn imprint. He reportedly has been building a studio and working with Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband, Mike Moz, on the venture.
Following the announcement, Yeezy’s former chief-of-staff, far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, revealed his exit from the company as the controversial rapper’s expansion into the porn industry went against his “spiritual and physical health.”
Ye and Owens struck up controversy together in 2022 when they posed for a photo at a fashion show while wearing shirts that read “White Lives Matter.” Both Ye and Owens have expressed their opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement. But it seems they have different views when it comes to adult content.
The True Cost Of Homeownership: Average Owner Spends Nearly $18K On Additional Costs Per Year
Homeowners grapple with a myriad of property-related expenses, including insurance, property taxes, utilities, renovations and more.
“The True Cost of Homeownership 2024 Data,” a new report from Real Estate Witch, unveils the reality of homeownership costs that have left homeowners with additional fees far beyond the mortgage payment.
The study, surveying 1,000 homeowners, reveals that the average homeowner spends $17,958 each year on additional expenses, a staggering 78% higher than the typical expectation of $10,094. This eye-opening disparity has left nearly 9 out of 10 homeowners in agreement that homeownership is way more expensive than expected.
With interest rates hovering around 7%, mortgages have become a significant burden for buyers, and falling home prices due to lower demand have cost sellers potential profits. Amidst these challenging circumstances, many homeowners prefer to neither buy nor sell, opting instead to hold onto their current homes for the time being. However, the report highlights that choosing to do so comes with “crushing costs.”
Beyond recurring mortgage payments, homeowners must grapple with a myriad of property-related expenses, including homeowners insurance, property taxes, utilities, renovations, and maintenance. This financial strain has taken a toll on homeowners, with 36% saying their home is a detriment to their finances and 23% citing a negative impact on their mental health. The report shows that the average homeowner forks out over $4,000 on maintenance and repairs each year, driving some to accumulate significant debt to afford these expenses.
Excluding mortgage principal and interest, 3 in 5 homeowners dedicate at least 10% of their income to cover additional costs for their home. Alarmingly, around 20% amassed more debt to cover homeownership expenses, resorting to measures like credit card debt, loans, dipping into retirement savings, and even selling valuable possessions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development deems housing unaffordable when it exceeds 30% of one’s income, a threshold likely surpassed by many homeowners due to unforeseen expenses noted in the report like roof work, plumbing, HOA, electrical work, appliances, and foundation repairs.
The financial strain has left around 67% with regrets regarding becoming a homeowner, with over 40% of recent buyers admitting they overpaid for their property. The author of the report, Matt Brannon, recently emailed BLACK ENTERPRISE, alerting how the costs have left around 65% of Black homeowners regretting their home and 55% feeling a sense of buyer’s remorse.
“Spending $17,958 per year, it would take a homeowner just five years and seven months to rack up $100,000 in additional expenses,” the report notes. “Over a 30-year mortgage, that’s a whopping $538,740 — enough to buy a second house!”
Faced with such exorbitant costs, about 295 of the surveyed homeowners are moving towards selling their properties within the next five years, as the expenses prove to be unattainable for the average American. More than 1 in 4 homeowners even express a desire “to go back to renting.” The majority now state they would have approached their purchase differently considering the actual costs of maintaining a home.
For aspiring homeowners, the report reflects on factors current homeowners say they would have considered, like purchasing low-maintenance properties, negotiating prices or contingencies, saving more, paying for inspections, opting for less expensive homes, or waiting for more favorable mortgage rates and prices. BE previously noted that for Gen Z and millennial buyers, over one-third have turned to parents for assistance.
Knoxville’s Oldest Black-Owned Restaurant Makes A Triumphant Return
The historic house known as Magnolia Cafe first opened its doors in 1999 and it is believed to be Knoxville’s oldest Black-owned restaurant.
One of Knoxville’s community treasures has been restored! Magnolia Cafe has been a pillar to the Tennessee city, but like many Black-owned businesses in America, it simply could not sustain the aftermath of the pandemic. However, neighborhood leaders had other plans.
The historic house known as Magnolia Cafe opened its doors in 1999, and it is believed to be Knoxville’s oldest Black-owned restaurant, operating in the same place under the same name, Knox News reports. When it fell into disrepair following the global pandemic that began in 2020, Rep. Sam McKenzie and business owner Frank Shanklin took matters into their own hands, going directly to the owners with a proposal not only to buy the property but reopen it under the same name.
“I frequented here before I got involved in it,” said Shanklin, the owner of Shanklin & Sons Flooring just down the street. “It was the gathering place. This was the place where you left all your troubles outside; you came in here and had a good time. When it closed due to COVID, I don’t think people realized what the void was.”
Now, that void has been filled, complete with a menu of fan favorites, including pork chops and fish sandwiches, burgers, and sides to die for. Moreover, Magnolia Cafe regulars wait outside for doors to open and often stay into the wee hours of the night for good eats, socializing, and showing off dance moves.
Before becoming its new owner, McKenzie took his Austin-East High School photos at the home, once a photo studio, followed by a restaurant owned by historic Knoxville figure Robert Kirk, the first Black professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
“Having that sense of belonging has been really fulfilling for me,” McKenzie said. “It’s just an opportunity for us to be a small part in bringing this community back.”
While it took some time, McKenzie and Shanklin convinced the previous Magnolia Cafe owners, Anthony Kimbro and Bobby Flemmings, that they could carry the torch of the beloved company’s legacy into the future.
When doors aren’t open for business, the cafe doubles as an event space for everything from birthday parties to anniversaries, funeral repasts, and beyond. It continues to serve a purpose much greater than being a local restaurant, with the new owners even developing a new tradition, a wall dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities. After McKenzie, a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, and Shanklin, whose alma mater is Knoxville College, hung their school’s pennants on the wall of the cafe’s bar, other customers wanted to do the same.
Flags from HBCUs like Florida A&M University and Howard University are also up for display, and a flag-raising ceremony is held during Magnolia Cafe’s dinner service each time a new school makes the wall.
AMC Theatres CEO Cops To Inadvertently Sabotaging Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Debut
Imagine "inadvertently" sabotaging a superstar.....
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, has admitted to inadvertently leaking sensitive information about Beyoncé’s Renaissance concert film. According to reports obtained by The Source, these leaks almost jeopardized the film’s success. The admission follows the successful and secretive release of Taylor Swift’s Eras concert film.
AMC managed to keep Swift’s concert a secret, and Aron emphasized that maintaining confidentiality is crucial for a film’s success. The theater chain plans to release “two to three concert films annually.”
“We couldn’t blow Taylor’s secret,” Aron said, describing the confidentiality as a strategic move. And despite complaints from some theater chains, Aron says, “They grossed $100 million in ticket sales. It’s not like they sold diddly.”
However, when it came to Beyoncé’s Renaissance film, secrecy was not maintained as effectively. Aron revealed that AMC gave several competitors an early “heads up” about Beyoncé’s film to avoid the tension caused by the surprise release of Swift’s film. Despite these precautions, Aron admitted, “At least half a dozen movie circuits leaked the news. Beyoncé was seriously considering not proceeding with the movie because the secret was blown. So, they didn’t keep their word.”
Aron acknowledged that the leak caused significant frustration between the AMC team and Beyoncé, potentially jeopardizing the film’s success. The success of Swift’s Eras concert film, which achieved considerable ticket sales, underscored the importance of a secretive approach. To support its ambitious release schedule, AMC has assembled a distribution team to gain exclusive advanced knowledge of concert films like those of Swift and Beyoncé, allowing AMC to sell tickets before its competitors.
Released in December 2023, Renaissance grossed nearly $44 million worldwide, with 77% of the revenue coming from domestic box office dollars. Eras’ gross revenue made Renaissance’s pale in comparison. Swift’s film raked in an impressive $261,656,269.
Aron’s move seemingly helped make Swift’s concert film more profitable. He also credited the “Shake it Off” artist’s film and Beyoncé’s project with saving the long-running movie theater conglomerate from financial ruin in February.
AMC’s move into film distribution represents a “bold expansion of its business model,” but it has also increased tension with traditional Hollywood partners, who feel that AMC is encroaching on their territory.
The Knowles family matriarch recently opened up to Vogue about the beautiful differences she saw in Beyoncé, Solange, and Kelly when they were little girls. It was a result of the individuality Knowles instilled in her “three girls.”
The early life lessons helped a young Beyoncé who was “very shy” as a kid due to being “bullied.” But now as the global superstar we all know and love, the “Cuff It” singer can easily mask her shyness when hitting the stage to perform for her devoted fans.
“Beyoncé, she was very shy,” Knowles said in a clip shared to Instagram. “She got bullied a bit.”
“The day that she stood up for someone … she didn’t stand up for herself, she stood up for them,” Knowles added. “I’m getting emotional talking about it. I couldn’t have been more proud of her.”
As for Solange, she has “always been an activist” who would get people to sign petitions. Kelly, who recently went viral for her heated exchange on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, was the “little peacemaker” of the group.
“Kelly was always this kid that tried to protect everybody,” Knowles said.
The fashion designer and businesswoman elaborated more on the importance of embracing the uniqueness of every child, when sharing the video clip on social media.
“Each child is different! But all so special. I believe kids are born with their personalities,” she captioned her post.
“My three girls All handled things very differently. Learn their personalities and respect the individuality. Never compare the negatives , always praise the positive differences and pay attention to the things that you can brag on about them. They love it and it encourages positive behavior.”
