Author: Javier Garay

Shortly after celebrating her 96th birthday just last month, Cicely Tyson, renowned for her portrayals of strong female characters on stage, screen, and television, has unfortunately passed away at the age of 96. Her family has yet to reveal any details or cause of death at this time. What We Know: The late actress, advocate, and humanitarian was known for her over 60-year career, starting with her initial stage appearance as Barbara Allen in Dark of the Moon to her triumphant 2013 return to Broadway. Despite the uncertainty surrounding her birth year, due to Ms. Tyson being protective of her…

Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), who was in charge of handling cybersecurity efforts during the federal government’s election, was recently fired by President Donald Trump via Twitter. What We Know: Krebs became the target of public criticism from Trump ever since the Nov. 3 election due to his agency’s “Rumor Control blog.” This blog listed a plethora of rebuts over various false claims about the integrity of this year’s general elections ranging from hack to fraud. Many of which were said to be true by Trump and his lawyers. “I’m proud of the…

After months of worldwide testing, Twitter has launched its new “Fleets” feature that was first announced earlier this year. Any Twitter user who uses the mobile app can now utilize the familiar disappearing messaging feature. Much like its other Stories-like counterparts, it will sit above the user’s main timeline. What We Know: The popular social media company is hopeful that the introduction of Fleets will help “reduce the pressure” of tweeting and allow its users to express more casual thoughts and feelings without the nagging concern of having many retweets and likes. The company says both Android and IOS devices…

COVID-19 has hit yet another daunting milestone in the United States, surpassing a whopping 11 million cases on Sunday. As another resurgence of the virus is spreading across the nation and states are introducing new restrictions for their residents, the fate of the holidays now lands in the laps of Americans. What We Know: The latest resurgence has proven to be the most alarming to date, with 1 million new cases in the past week. Numbers indicate that around 156,400 came from this past Saturday alone. The streak has now reached its eleventh day that the country has faced a…

Amazon recently filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, accusing influencers Kelly Fitzpatrick and Sabrina Kelly-Krejci of working with a group of other individuals and businesses to sell counterfeit products on the company’s marketplace. What We Know: Amazon stated that Fitzpatrick and Kelly-Krejci were involved in a scheme that marketed products as “dupes”. The goal of this fraudulent activity is to make a product appear as close as possible to the original thing as to avoid any legal consequences such as copyright. Although in the case of these influencers, these products…

Though the election has been statistically decided, for the most part, some refuse to accept the results without recounting or questioning the legitimacy of mail-in voting. Kentucky’s Republican attorney general enters the lawsuit involving mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania on Monday. What We Know: Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear had several considerable remarks regarding Daniel Cameron’s involvement in the process. He made it clear with his criticism that “not recognizing the peaceful transition of power is un-American”. Beshear expressed his concern at a news conference about utilizing Kentucky lawyers and money to assist in challenging results of a completely different state not…

Pharaoh’s Conclave (PCX) received $100K from Google for Startups “Black Founders Fund”. In an effort to turn this year back onto a positive note, Google created a $5 million for the Black Founders Fund aimed to help startup Black businesses. The company recently announced who will benefit from the generous grants. What We Know: One company chosen was Pharaoh’s Conclave, founded by Jakita and Erich Thomas. It is a group established to create career pathways for unrepresented groups such as the Black and Latino communities in eSports. The Atlanta-based organization is just one of over 70 recipients across the country…

The “zero-tolerance” policy has forced many migrant family separations since it was established. Lawyers are now working to reunite those migrant families. The current number of separated children have hit around 666, much higher than what a federal judge was told just a month ago. What We Know: The great challenge now lies in the hands of lawyers who have been given the task to unite previously separated families. A judge last month was just told that the number of missing children was a little over 540. It’s been reported that almost 20 percent, or roughly 129 children, were under…

This year has been no stranger to taking away our favorite celebrities and other well-known figures. Unfortunately, today is no different for Black Hollywood. 38-year-old actor Bert Belasco, best known for his role on BET’s Let’s Stay Together, has recently passed away. What We Know: According to TMZ, Belasco was on the verge of starting a new acting role in Virginia right before his death. His father, Bert Sr., discovered his son’s body in a hotel room in Richmond over the weekend. Belasco’s girlfriend was unable to get in touch with him, thus prompted the search. She asked the hotel…

As this tight election heads into its first weekend, tensions in states build across the nation. Pennsylvania, being a key background state, has been one of these victims. Philadelphia police are in an ongoing investigation on the alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the location of where votes are being counted. What We Know: The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) received a tip of suspicious activity that could have affected the Convention Center area. A group of armed people with a silver Hummer truck who is said to be a family from Chesapeake, Virginia, had intentions of “straightening things…