Because he is black......

Jerry Harris from 'Cheer' has been charged with producing child porn. He admitted receiving explicit photos from minors, court records show.

Tricia L. Nadolny, Marisa Kwiatkowski and Daniel Connolly, USA TODAY

Thu, September 17, 2020, 3:04 PM EDT

Celebrity cheerleader Jerry Harris has been arrested by the FBI and charged with producing child pornography, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday. According to federal court records, Harris admitted to agents that he solicited and received explicit messages on Snapchat from at least 10 to 15 individuals he knew were minors, had sex with a 15-year-old at a cheerleading competition in 2019 and offered a 17-year-old money in exchange for nude photos.
Harris, who experienced a meteoric rise to fame this year when he was featured in Netflix’s “Cheer” docuseries, has been under investigation by the FBI for soliciting photos and sex from minors.
USA TODAY reported Monday that the initial criminal investigation was based on allegations brought by 14-year-old twin brothers. In interviews with USA TODAY, the boys described a pattern of harassment, both online and at cheer competitions, that started when they were 13 and Harris was 19. They said it continued for more than a year. On Monday the FBI executed a search warrant at Harris' Naperville, Illinois, home. Since then, agents have interviewed other minors about their interactions with Harris, court records show.
Harris, 21, could not immediately be reached for comment. His arrest was first reported by the Chicago Tribune.
Kristen, the mother of 14-year-old brothers Charlie and Sam, told USA TODAY she filed reports with Fort Worth, Texas, police on July 10 and the FBI on Aug. 8. USA TODAY agreed to withhold the family’s last name because the boys are minors and alleging abuse.
The family provided USA TODAY with screenshots from five text and social media conversations between the boys and accounts they say belong to Harris. Several of the screenshots include messages explicitly requesting nude photos or sex. In one conversation on Snapchat, an account with the name “.jerry harris” responded to a photo of Charlie stretching his leg above his head.
“Do it naked and take a video and show me,” Harris replied privately, according to a screenshot provided to USA TODAY.
Harris is also accused of asking one of the brothers to have sex with him in 2019 at two cheerleading competitions. Charlie said he declined both times.
Varsity, which runs those competitions, on Aug. 1 also reported the allegations to police in Florida and Texas, according to letters obtained by USA TODAY. In the letters, Varsity’s Chief Legal Officer Burton Brillhart said the company had learned of “inappropriate sexual conduct” allegations against Harris and had banned him “from having any affiliation with Varsity Brands or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, now and in the future.”
Kristen and the boys on Monday filed a lawsuit against Harris, Varsity, the U.S. All Star Federation and the Cheer Athletics gym at which Harris has cheered. In it, the family accuses Harris of sexual misconduct and the cheer organizations of negligence and failures to protect the boys from abuse. The lawsuit also claims Harris sexually exploited others in the cheer community.
"We are grateful that the U.S. Attorney and the FBI have taken swift action to protect children by investigating, arresting and charging Jerry Harris," attorney Sarah Klein, who represents the family, said in a statement. "This was made possible because our clients’ mother had the courage to report Harris to the FBI as well as the Fort Worth Police Department and provided evidentiary proof of the manipulation, sexual harassment, abuse, and exploitation that her sons had suffered."
Harris, who grew up in Illinois and has cheered since he was a child, gained national prominence in January through “Cheer,” the docuseries that follows Texas’ Navarro College cheerleaders in their quest for a national title. Viewers were drawn to his lively personality and ability to remain positive despite personal challenges, including the loss of his mother to cancer.
In the months that followed, Harris met Oprah Winfrey, interviewed celebrities on the red carpet of the Oscars and filmed a short video with former Vice President Joe Biden. Harris’ Instagram page has 1.2 million followers.
If convicted, Harris faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney's office encouraged others who may be "a victim of sexual exploitation by Jeremiah Harris" to contact the FBI at (312) 421-6700.
This article will be updated.
Tricia L. Nadolny and Marisa Kwiatkowski are reporters on USA TODAY’s national investigative team. Tricia can be reached tnadolny@usatoday.com or @TriciaNadolny. Marisa can be reached at mkwiatko@usatoday.com, @IndyMarisaK or by phone, Signal or WhatsApp at (317) 207-2855.

Every single race should stand up for themselves before it gets really UGLY

Never let anyone put YOU DOWN.

YOU are beautiful the NATURAL way.

A Biden ad stated that trump supporters are the ones looting and rioting

What the hell?

When will be get the calm world back? These monsters are getting crazy and showing what their "true" personalily is.

FREAKING THUGS, ANIMALS and just plain old JERKS.


You can't call anyone of them " MEN ".... Men DO NOT act this way. 


There are people with "class"....
Then there are these people that act like asses

Please read every word

All you Fing people that hate cops..... don't you dare ever call for help. You LOW LIFE A--holes!

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2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush; anger and protests follow

Associated Press

September 13, 2020, 10:03 AM EDT

COMPTON, Calif. — The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the shooter, reaction from the president and protests outside the hospital where the wounded deputies were being treated Saturday night in California.
The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. Both graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he said.
The deputies were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said. Villanueva, whose department has come under fire during recent protests over racial unrest, expressed frustration over anti-police sentiment as he urged people to pray for the officers.
“It pisses me off. It dismays me at the same time,” he said.
The department shared video of the shooting in a Twitter post showing a person open fire through the passenger-side window of the patrol car.

“The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation,” the department stated.

The video sparked thousands of reactions, including from President Donald Trump, who responded, “Animals that must be hit hard!”
Protesters gathered outside the emergency room at the hospital where the injured deputies were being treated.
“To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling “We hope they die” referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL,” the sheriff’s department tweeted. “People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.”

A radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody, KABC-TV reported. The sheriff’s department later tweeted that the reporter interfered with the arrest of a male protester.
“The female adult, who was later identified as a member of the press, did not identify herself as press and later admitted she did not have proper press credentials on her person,” the department stated.
Capt. Kent Wegener said officers were blanketing the area in search of the suspect seen on the video opening fire with a pistol.
“We have a very, very generic description,” he said.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. a short distance from the Compton sheriff’s station.

Texas police group puts up billboard warning "enter at your own risk," saying Austin defunded police

Caitlin O'Kane

September 10, 2020, 2:30 PM EDT

The Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) has put up two billboards along Interstate 35 entering Austin after the city council voted last month to cut the Austin police budget. One of them reads: "Warning! Austin defunded police. Enter at your own risk!"
The second says, "Limited support next 20 miles," according to the association.
TMPA, the largest law enforcement association in Texas, said on Facebook it released the billboards – which include the hashtag #BacktheBlue – "to raise public awareness that Austin is a defunded city."
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick backed the campaign, calling them "great new billboards" in a tweet on Wednesday, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted about them with the hashtag #TexasBacksTheBlue.
Abbott has called on every Texan and candidate for public office to sign a pledge against defunding the state's police departments and post it on social media Thursday afternoon to show support for law enforcement.
"Defunding our police departments would invite crime into our communities and put people in danger," reads the pledge. "That is why I pledge to support any measure that discourages or stops efforts to defund police departments in Texas."
Thank you to the Texas Municipal Police Association for these great new billboards that went up in Austin today. @austintexasgov ignored public safety and made a dangerous decision to #defundpolice #bigmistake #backtheblue #txlege pic.twitter.com/bGO8X1Hyur
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) September 9, 2020
"Defunding the police" has been a focal point for protesters who have taken to the streets in recent months following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Some cities across the U.S. have acted on the calls, which come as part of a wider movement against racial injustice and police brutality.
Supporters have said "defunding" isn't about doing away with all funding for police departments. The practice is often a reallocation of some money from law enforcement to other services that could help the community.
In Austin, the city council approved a $150 million cut in funding to the Austin Police Department last month, with the majority of money being redirected to other departments and social services, according to CBS Austin.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler and other council members argue the changes will improve public safety. He took to Twitter last month to explain the changes.
"This budget responds to concerns expressed all over the community and embodies our values as a city. New investment is focused on the underlying causes of crime," he wrote.
The new budget maximizes officer effort and invests in programs and strategies to decrease crime, Adler said.
Adler has pointed to Denver as a city that effectively transformed its police department, CBS Austin reports. Denver is now sending mental health professionals instead of police to respond to non-violent 911 calls. According to Adler, none of the calls in Denver have required police backup. This frees up officers for other police work.
While cities like Denver and Austin call the defunding effort "reimagining public safety," others, including Texas Governor Abbott, see it as a threat to law and order, according to CBS Austin.
However, Adler says Austin continues to be the safest big city in Texas. "I mean you could have a 50% increase in homicides in Austin and you still wouldn't get up to where Fort Worth is, a smaller city than we are," the mayor said.
In a news conference Thursday, Abbott, a Republican, was joined by other officials who signed the pledge against defunding police departments in the state.
Texas Democrats issued their own pledge in response to the "Back the Blue" campaign. The Democrats' "Texas First Pledge" includes protecting public health by following scientists' recommendations in responding to COVID-19, providing coverage for pre-existing conditions, and supporting small businesses and education. The party shared the pledge on Twitter and urged Abbott and Senator John Cornyn, a fellow Republican, to sign it.

Why is is okay for african americans to have blonde straight hair but white women can't have braids of big butts?

This article says it all.

As a black woman, I'm glad to see the back of Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Banseka Kayembe

September 9, 2020, 11:49 AM EDT

Picture: (Getty)

Keeping up with the Kardashians, a show centred around Kardashian-Jenner family drama, is officially coming to an end.
After 14 seasons, this particular inside view of the family’s plethora of break-ups, divorces, marriages and babies could be closed off to the public for good. But while fans of the show mourn its loss and remember its iconic phrases (“don’t be f*****g rude!” anyone?), as a black woman, I’m celebrating.
Many dislike the Kardashian-Jenners purely because they see them as a symbol of trashy, unintelligent, shallow entertainment. I, however, am not one for snobbery. I actually believe that reality TV can be an interesting sociological reflection of the world we live in. My and many other black women’s issue with the family is about something else entirely.
The Kardashian-Jenners have perfected the act of being “culture vultures” to an almost systematic degree, slipping on costumes of blackness in an effort to be relevant and edgy and making huge profits in the process.
Their bodies ape familiar black female phenotypes in an almost cartoonish way, from their jutting fake hips, full bums and overly injected lips. They are widely attributed with popularising the current obsession with having a bigger behind (remember the trend of asking “does my bum look big in this?”) – as though this is not a feature that many black women have naturally. Their skin is often extremely tanned; fans remarked only a few months ago that when Kylie Jenner posted an image of herself with a considerably darker skin tone, she looked like she was “cosplaying as Beyonce”.
The family also adopt black hairstyles with zero respect for its origins. Kim Kardashian, in particular, has worn Fulani braids, a specific African hairstyle and attributed them to “Bo Derek” a white woman who appropriated the braids in the 1970s. Kylie Jenner has also worn cornrows and clapped back at fans who tried to point out why it was problematic – labelling it as “just a hairstyle”. They’ve also been accused numerous times of stealing black women’s ideas, with Khloe Kardashian’s jean fashion line Good American coming under fire for allegedly lifting designer Destiney Bleu’s work, which Good American and Khloe have denied. If the allegations are true, using the creative efforts black women without giving them credit is exactly the sort of conduct that edges black women out of these creative markets in the first place, lessening the scope for the recognition of black women in these fields.
One of the most haunting aspects of the family’s legacy, is, to me at least, Kim’s now-infamous Paper Magazine cover in which she balances a champagne glass on her derriere. The image was actually based on Jean-Paul Goude’s photo of black model Carolina Beaumont, as part of a book called “Jungle Fever”. Beaumont did not have the luxury of being able to escape the negative stereotype of hyper-sexualisation or exoticised objectification that black women bear. Whereas Kim’s cover, which also reeks of racial fetishisation and harks back to the legacy of Saartjie Baartman, a 19th century South African woman who was exhibited in “freak-show” displays for viewers to marvel at her large buttocks and genitals, enables Kim to wear those harmful tropes like a costume. As a white woman, Kim Kardashian is able to elevate herself above these stereotypes while generating profit from its sensationalism.
Against the backdrop of this, the Kardashian-Jenners have, as far I’m concerned, never made any real attempt to create a serious dialogue around the Black Lives Matter movement, or use their white privilege – which they still get to retain while enjoying the financial fruits of exoticising blackness – for change. Kim’s prison reform work, though admirable in some ways, is completely devoid of wider conversations on how systemic racism is a core aspect of the US prison system. She chooses to highlight isolated cases of injustice, rather than acknowledging the wider picture. Black men are incarcerated at significantly higher rates than white men. One in three black men in the US can expect to spend at least some time in prison and tend to receive harsher sentencing for similar crimes compared to white men. For black women, the imprisonment rate is twice the rate where white women are concerned.
Their expert monetisation of blackness has had a ripple effect – and other social media influencers have seen dollar signs too. Celebrities like the Kardashians are arguably linked to the likes of young influencers like Emma Hallberg, a Swedish woman who presented herself as a black mixed-race person, and later turned out to be a white woman with an exceptionally deep tan, bronzer and a series of curly-haired wigs. She defended herself by saying she never claimed explicitly to be black, but in my view, it appears that she is able to understand, just like Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardahsian-Jenner family seems to, that blackness on white women will always be more profitable and receive more credit than blackness on actual black women.
It’s frustrating knowing this as a black woman. I spent years feeling like my body wasn’t good enough, because naturally, my hips, bum and general body type didn’t fit the westerns social ideal of being slim with European features. I grew up understanding that I could be shunned, made fun of or viewed as unprofessional for having my hair in natural styles, or braids. I kept my hair in a straight style for almost a year in the first professional job I had, for fear that I would be judged or hamper any promotional opportunities. It’s a terrible irony that I’ve grown up being told that whiteness is the best thing since sliced bread – yet blackness on white women continues to be lauded while real black women face the true consequences of being black every day.
Do I think that we’re going to see less of the Kardashian-Jenners now that their show is coming to an end? I suspect not, as they continue to be hugely prolific in lots of other ways. But perhaps the end of their long reality TV reign will signal a larger conversation around cultural appropriation, serving as a small sign that white women using black culture for their own gain isn’t as profitable as it used to be. Either way, I’m happy to see the show go.
Banseka Kayembe is a freelance writer living in London and the founder of Naked Politics, an online platform that engages and empowers young people, and amplifies their views
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