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Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose made a bold statement when he rocked an "I Can't Breathe" shirt during Saturday, Dec. 6's warm-up against the Golden State Warriors. According to "Sports Illustrated," the black shirt was in support of Eric Garner, the African-American man who died when placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in NYC over the summer. Protests have been happening across the country ever since another jury reached the decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for causing Garner's death. Though many officers were involved in the struggle with Garner, Pantaleo was the officer who put a chokehold on Garner while trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. "I can't breathe" were the words you could hear Garner clearly yelling during the time of his arrest. Garner's death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office, sending out chaos from protesters after a jury saw different. Derrick Rose wears "I Can't Breathe" shirt. #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ghvbflibyk — Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) December 7, 2014 #EricGarner protesters march in cities across U.S. A special edition of #OutFront begins now w/ @ErinBurnett. @CNN pic.twitter.com/qgnhtPgZ8O — OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 6, 2014 There has also been more protests from the world of sports, including players from the St. Louis Rams. Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt protested before a game with their "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture that has been seen in Ferguson, Missouri, and across the nation for months now, and in recent weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson after he shot unarmed, 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. One celebrity who decided to show support of Eric Garner was Kylie Jenner. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was slammed by followers who felt that Jenner didn't really care about the situation at hand. When Jenner posted the photo statement below and captioned it, "RIP Eric Garner," she found herself in an Instagram fire as people criticized her over the post: Read More »
Does Carmelo Anthony regret signing with the Knicks and want out of New York? With Carmelo calling Chicago a "perfect fit", and with the Knicks struggling so much, could he be regretting his decision to stay? Read More »
Tamar Braxton NEW SINGLE "Let Me Know" Featuring Future Now on iTunes. Ne-Yo released the video to his new single, "She Knows" featuring Juicy J, and he can't seem to get strippers off his mind. Read More »
All eyes are focused on the stunning girlfriend of Chicago Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen. With the last leg of summer coming to an end, no one can look away when beach volleyball star Jess Gysin marches up the sand and serves for the next point. Read More »
The March 3, 2014 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw should be one of the most fascinating episodes the company has produced in a long while. The show will emanate live from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, which is just outside of Chicago. For all intents and purposes, this show will take place in the hometown of CM Punk, who abruptly left the company last month. Read More »
Aspiring rapper Leonard "L'A Capone" Anderson was shot and killed leaving a South Shore recording studio Thursday. Read More »
Kanye West and the charity he co-founded, Donda's House, is working with a church in West's hometown of Chicago to offer a program teaching at-risk youth how to write and produce their own songs. Read More »
Last night, the Pearl Jam concert in Chicago underwent a rain delay for upwards of three hours. After playing only seven songs, the “Black” band had to pause the show. Read More »
If you needed an excuse to buy tickets to Riot Fest 2013 in Chicago (whose lineup already includes sets by The Replacements, Violent Femmes, Dinosaur Jr. and X), then you just got one. Pixies have stepped in to fill the void left by Motorhead, who had to cancel their set due to lead singer Lemmy's health problems. Read More »
Before he reaches his 20's Chief Keef has had more problems with the law than even the most g-ed up gangsta rapper. The 17-year-old Chicago native has been arrested several times this year, and now he run into some problems with Child Support Court as his baby mama claims she has not received payments for a child Keef fathered when he was 15. Read More »
On Monday (June 24), a rather cryptic tweet popped-up on Miley Cyrus' Twitter account before she quickly deleted it. The post (directed at the songstress' dad Billy Ray Cyrus) stated, "Since you won't reply to my texts I'm giving you an hour to tell the truth or I'll tell it for you." Attached was a photo of Cyrus posing with a mystery woman... sparking rumors that the "Achy Breaky Heart" crooner actually cheated on his ex-wife, Tish Cyrus. Turns out that the "mystery woman" in the Twitpic is Dylis Corman - Billy Cyrus' former Broadway "Chicago" co-star. Hmm... wonder what that means? Read More »
Chief Keef had an interesting day in Illinois on Monday, finding the wrong side of the law in three separate forms for three separate incidents. Read More »
Christ has resurrected in Kanye West's heart with the release of the Grammy Award winning rapper's sixth album, Yeezus, named after his "jesus name." West's highly anticipated documented evolution arrives at a time when the future of rap is in question, as generation gaps and the heavy influence of southern rap subsequently divided the hip-hop community. Read More »
