Author: Jakiyah Haywood

Jakiyah Haywood was a Digital Intern at UnmutedCo.

The “Mississippi Teachers Unite” held a rally at the State Capitol on Friday with an objective to postpone the reopening of schools until September 1st to ensure that students, teachers, faculty, and staff are safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What We Know: Mississippi has a “local rule” authority. This rule ceases the state board from issuing a policy on how to start school back. According to WAPT, Mississippi Professional Educators is asking the State Board to lobby congressional delegation to support any federal legislation to offset the added costs of local districts. They are also trying to get state assessments…

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Britain, the United States and Canada alleged Thursday that hackers backed up by the Russian government are attempting to steal information from pharmaceutical companies and researchers racing to find a COVID-19 vaccine. What We Know: Britain’s National Cybersecurity Centre stated that they were almost certain that the hackers were connected to Russia’s intelligence services. Britain made the announcement in coordination with authorities in the U.S. and Canada. The three nations alleged that hacking group APT29 is attacking academic and drug research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development. The announcement did not specify which institutions and companies had been targeted or…

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A copy of the couple’s May divorce filing was revealed to the public on Monday, but it seems that Princess Love has changed her mind. What We Know: The couple seems to be working on their marriage two months after Love filed for divorce that would have ended four years of marriage. In November, while pregnant with their son, Epik, Love told her Instagram followers that Ray J left her stranded in Las Vegas following the Soul Train Awards. “I don’t want to be married anymore,” she said at the time, “I don’t have time for this. This is not love.…

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California Gov. Gavin Newson demands the closing of all bars and dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, museums and other indoor businesses across the state as cases of COVID-19 surge. What We Know: Businesses that will be affected include all operations at bars and the indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and card rooms. All except for bars will be allowed to operate outdoors, if possible, he said. Hospitalizations in the state over the past 14 days are up 28 percent; ICU admissions have risen 20 percent. Both of those counts are down…

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Three men and two teens have been arrested for the murder of rapper Pop Smoke. What We Know: The Los Angeles police reported that 5 individuals were taken into custody for the murder of Pop Smoke, whose real name is Bashar Jackson. Very few details have been released so far. There are not any confirmed names, nor was it clear where the arrests took place. According to The Associated Press, Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who oversees the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division, said three men and two teenage boys likely went to the home because they knew Pop Smoke…

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Jada Pinkett Smith hosted a special Friday edition of her “Red Table Talk” show on Facebook alongside her husband, Will Smith. What We Know: According to the superstar couple, they “were going through a very difficult time” and had broken up when Pinkett Smith started a romantic relationship with the 27-year-old singer. During their “Red Table Talk” discussion, “The Pursuit of Happiness” actor pushed his wife to be clear about what her relationship had been with Alsina. “I got into an entanglement with August,” Pinkett Smith said. In a recent interview with radio host Angela Yee, Alsina said he had been…

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The newly released transcript reveals that George Floyd said, “I can’t breathe” to officers more than 20 times moments leading up to his death. What We Know: Floyd’s uttering words were “I can’t breathe” not a few times, as previous videotapes showed, but more than 20 times. He cried out not just for his dead mother but for his children, too. Before his final breath, Floyd gasped: “They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me.” As Floyd shouted for his life, an officer yelled back at him to “stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to…

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Ed Henry, one of Fox New’s top anchors, has been fired after the network received a complaint following a sexual misconduct allegation. What We Know: “On Thursday, June 25, we received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employee’s attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago,” Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace wrote in an email to employees. Scott and Wallace stated that Henry was “suspended the same day and removed from his on-air responsibilities” while a third-party law firm investigated the matter. “Based on investigative findings, Ed has been terminated,” they…

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President Donald Trump said he is going to pressure governors into opening schools despite the surge in coronavirus cases. What We Know: Trump emphasized his enthusiasm about schools potentially opening while criticizing schools that are currently choosing not to reopen. “We hope that most schools are going to be open,” Trump said at a White House event. “They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed,” the President alleged without evidence. “No way.” “We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open,”…

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Florida Congressional candidate, KW Miller, tweeted that Beyoncé is not African American. What We Know: Miller claimed that she is Italian and has a different name. “She is faking this for exposure.” He wrote, “Her real name is Ann Marie Lastrassi. She is Italian. This is all part of the Soros Deep State agenda for the Black Lives Matter movement.” Beyoncé is not even African American. She is faking this for exposure. Her real name is Ann Marie Lastrassi. She is Italian. This is all part of the Soros Deep State agenda for the Black Lives Matter movement. BEYONCÉ YOU…

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