Louisiana boy Kelvin Ellis Jr. treated to shopping spree after giving dollar to man he thought was homeless
After all, sometimes the act of kindness isn’t the reward itself. A 9-year-old boy in Louisiana was treated to a shopping spree after donating his only dollar to a man he believed to be homeless. Kelvin Ellis Jr. spotted a disheveled-looking man standing outside a Baton Rouge coffee shop last month and made a generous […]
New York Post photographer Ellis Kaplan dead at 78
Ellis Kaplan, the eccentric and beloved veteran New York Post shutterbug who made Queen’s Court his unrivaled turf during an illustrious 40-year career, has died. He was 78 years old. Kaplan was found dead earlier this week in the same apartment in Queens, Jamaica, where he had lived since 1963, and was said to have […]
Arizona grand jury indicts Republicans over effort to overturn 2020 election, including Giuliani, Meadows, and Jenna Ellis
arizona grand jury prosecuted the group It gathered opinions from Republican officials, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Arizona’s election was free and fair. Arizonans elected President Biden,” Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays, a Democrat, said Wednesday. […]
Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff’s office
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Three Tacoma police officers avoided criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on the sidewalk, pleading for air. by the neighboring sheriff’s office, where one of the people was hired. The Olympia, Wash.-based Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to score Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black | Music
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are set to score the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who started out as a visual artist and then went on to become a director, having previously worked on Nowhere Boy (screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh wrote the screenplay for Back to Black). […]
Washington Senate unanimously passes police hog-tie ban in Ellis incident’s wake
The Washington State Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would ban police from tying suspects, a restraint method that has long been a concern due to the risk of suffocation. The bill was enacted nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died with his hands and feet tied behind his back […]
Washington state to consider hog-tying ban after Manuel Ellis’ death
Washington state lawmakers on Monday introduced a proposal to ban police from tying up suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died after being held face down with his hands and feet tied behind his back. It is believed that it will be considered. It was a touchstone for racial justice […]
Jay Ellis honors late ‘Euphoria’ actor Angus Cloud at Sundance
The late Angus Cloud of “Euphoria” was fondly remembered Thursday night at the premiere of his penultimate film, “Freaky Tales,” at the Sundance Film Festival. The actor, who played drug dealer Fezco in the first two seasons of the HBO drama series, died of an accidental overdose last July. He was 25 years old. Freaky […]
JAMES CARTER And JIM ELLIS: Don’t Buy Into The Media’s Narrative On Congress
recent headlines new york times “Parliamentary dysfunction by the numbers: 724 votes, only 27 laws passed,” shouted one, while another said: Publication I called 118th Congress is “the least productive Congress since the 1930s.” The bleak picture they paint ignores the important point that Congress is functioning primarily as America's Founding Fathers intended. (Related: Kyle […]
Watchdog groups push for disbarment of ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis over Georgia charges
watchdog group called Friday's letter regarding the disbarment of former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis. “We, together with the additional undersigned, urge the Department of Justice Regulatory Counsel to immediately begin formal disciplinary proceedings against Jenna Ellis, who is seeking disbarment in light of her recent guilty plea to a felony in Georgia. I will send […]
