Caribbean Fever's Blog – May 2020 Archive (138)

It seems that Black lives actually do matter … especially if you have a presidential election coming up and you have to seem presidential.At least that is what George Floyd’s brother Philonise felt after speaking briefly…

Helen Williams made history in the 1950s when she became the first dark-skinned Black fashion model to cross over into mainstream.

But it wasn’t America that embraced the New Jersey native, as the dominant society considered her “too dark.” Williams would rise to fame while working in Paris, paving the way for other dark-skinned models.

According to…

• Several videos show two NYPD squad cars ramming into multiple protesters 
• The demonstrators were standing directly in front of the vehicles at the time
• People can at first be seen throwing bottles and plastic cones at one of the…

Kevin Hart who got into a pretty serious accident in 2019, opened up on the Joe Rogan podcast and revealed that his inhuries were more serious than he let on.

The comedian admitted that he was afraid doctors would not let him continue rehab if they knew just how much pain he was in. So he said he “lied” in order to continue to do his “walks,” according to…

Black hair stylists are speaking out about being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is allegedly devastating Black communities across the country. 

“When COVID hit it was like losing my livelihood overnight,” Tiana Brown, owner of That Chics Hair Suite in New Jersey, told ABC News. “I am a full-time stylist. That is my only income.”

Such is the case for…

Falcon 9 successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Saturd

• NASA and SpaceX have launched the Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station
• Astronauts  Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley took off in Crew Dragon atop…

Kellie Chauvin – Derek Chauvin

Well now, this is interesting. After telling the world how much of real “softie” her husband, now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is, Kellie Chauvin is suddenly divorcing him.

Yep, just like that. Remember, she’s the one who said ……

CNN journalist Omar Jimenez has been taken into police custody during a live broadcast at the site of the protests in Minneapolis, after clearly identifying himself to officers.

Jimenez's crew, including a producer and a camera…

White House has gone into lockdown as protests over George Floyd's death spread to the seat of government 

• One protester was detained by Secret Service after he tried to scale the walls into the…

Here’s some mind-blowing news for ya. It’s also yet another example of how small the world is.

Maya Santamaria who used to own a club in south Minneapolis has confirmed that the now ex-cop and the black man who he (the ex-cop) knee’d to death both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.…

Travis Scott, who has a baby with Kylie Jenner, apparently still has Rihanna on the brain when he dished in 2015 and revealed that the two actually once had a relationship.

That’s news to all of us who never knew that the ‘Love On The Brain’ singer and the rapper were ever an item. However, the story about it all has resurfaced after Complex writer Lawrence…

If you haven’t heard, the 22-year-old is accused in a scathing new Forbes report of lying about her wealth and forging tax returns in order to inflate her net worth.

It’s an interesting turn of events because it just last…

*Hours after President Trump signed an executive order to protect conservative voices on social media, he hit up Twitter to declare war on Americans by calling on the military to shoot Black protesters in Minneapolis. 

Twitter flagged the post early Friday morning, saying it violated its rules about “glorifying violence” after Trump tweeted that “when the looting starts, the…

A wheelchair bound white woman was served a vicious beatdown (and some might say she deserved it) after witnesses claim she was armed with a knife and was stabbing looters exiting store a Target store in Minneapolis.  

Its worth noting that she only attacked Black folks, allowing white looters and vandals to pass freely. 

You can watch the graphic footage via the clip below. 

It’s the latest in the civil…

The office building where the confrontation took place holds several offices and a WeWork co-working space, in which businesses can rent shared offices and work spaces, and has…