Ma’Khia Bryant: Everything To Know About Black Columbus Teen, 16, Shot Killed By Police

LeBron James has issued an apology for something he tweeted (and deleted) on April 20 after the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by police. “I fueled the wrong conversation about Ma’Khia Bryant and I owe it to her and this movement to change it,” the NBA great tweeted on May 4, thanking Vox reporter Fabiola Cineas for her story about the slain Black teenager.

On April 21, Bernie Kahn passed away at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills. The writer-producer, who penned over 100 episodes of television throughout his career, was 90.

Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings, the former chief of the Orlando, Florida Police Department, said Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation that the Ohio officer who fatally shot Mi’Khia Bryant acted as “he was trained to do.”

Gigi Hadid turned 26 on Apr. 23 and it definitely didn’t go unnoticed! A large amount of birthday tributes for the popular model turned up on social media throughout the special day and they helped her to relive some of her most memorable moments. Her mom Yolanda Hadid, 57, and sister Bella Hadid, 24, led the pack with adoring Instagram pics and messages and celeb pals like Blake Lively, 33, and Olivia Culpo, 28, didn’t hesitate to add their own.

On Thursday, the cast of The View discussed the murder of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, who was killed Tuesday after she called the police for help, and the conversation was very divided! While all the hosts agreed the young Black girl was taken waaay too soon, they differed when it came to how the police handled the situation. Meghan McCain actually defended the police who shot and killed the teenager!

Daunte Wright's loved ones and supporters filled the sanctuary at Shiloh Temple International Ministries as his funeral was held Thursday in Minneapolis. Wright was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop last week in nearby Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.«Daunte Wright's life mattered,» attorney Ben Crump said, directing guests to repeat the phrase multiple times during the service.

Meghan McCain took issue with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James‘ now-deleted tweet, in the wake of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant‘s shooting death in Ohio this week. The View commentator slammed the basketball legend for, in her opinion, endangering the life of the cop who shot dead Ma’Khia. After LeBron tweeted, “you’re next”, Meghan alleged he was putting Columbus Police Officer Nicholas Reardon‘s life “in danger.”

LeBron James explained why he deleted a tweet about the fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old Black girl in Columbus, Ohio, following her death on Tuesday.

 released bodycam video Tuesday night of the fatal shooting and released additional footage and two 911 calls in a press conference on Wednesday, citing «the public's need, desire and expectation to have transparency.» News of the police shooting broke shortly after Derek Chauvin was convicted for George Floyd's death, prompting a swift reaction from celebrities who believed that Chauvin's conviction was a step forward for justice in Minnesota and in similar cases across the country.A

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Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl, Ma’Khia Bryant, who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read.

Kane Brown and Chris Young jam out on the stage during the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

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