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Cardi B Boycotts Super Bowl Halftime Show Unless Colin Kaepernick Returns

02/04/2018
XXL

Add Cardi B to the list of rappers who are riding for Colin Kaepernick.

The former NFL quarterback's controversy is still alive and well, and the Bronx rapper has her own boycott in mind, as a way of showing support. TMZ ran into Bardi Saturday night (Feb. 3), at the Maxim Party in Minneapolis, Minn., and asked the "Bodak Yellow" MC when she was going to perform during a Super Bowl halftime show. Cardi was quick with her response, stating plainly, "When they hire Colin Kaepernick back."

Colin Kaepernick Completes #10for10 Challenge Thanks to Some Celebrity Friends

02/03/2018
Newburgh Gazette

On Wednesday, he completed his $1 million goal on the 10th day of his "10 for 10" donation plan. After watching the likes of Chris Brown, Serena Williams, Steph Curry and more shell out hefty contributions, Kaepernick concluded his 10-day challenge after tapping Usher for a $10,00 donation to the H.O.M.E. (Helping Oppressed Mothers Endure) charity in Lithonia, Georgia.

COLIN KAEPERNICK TEAMS W/ USHER TO FINISH $1 MIL PLEDGE

01/31/2018
TMZ

Colin Kaepernick just wrote his LAST check as part of his "$1 Million Pledge" campaign -- and teamed up with Usher to end it with a bang.

Remember, Kaep first started the program back in 2016 ... vowing to donate $1 MIL of his own money to more than 40 charitable causes -- including Communities United for Police Reform and The Black Youth Project.

Over the past 2 weeks, Colin enlisted some HUGE stars to match his final 10 donations -- including Steph Curry, Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams, Chris Brown, T.I. and Meek Mill (from prison).

Meek Mill, Joey Bada$$ & Others Donate to Colin Kaepernick’s Cause

01/31/2018
Baller Status

While Colin Kaepernick's NFL remains in limbo, the movement he kicked off is going strong.

Rappers Meek Mill, Joey Bada$$ and Nick Cannon have each donated $10,000 to Kaepernick's Communities United for Police Reform in New York City charity.

As part of the former NFL star's "Million Dollar Pledge", in which he vowed to donate $1 million to various non-profits to help oppressed communities across the United States, Kaepernick matched Meek's donation.

All NYPD Officers on Patrol Will Have Body Cameras by End of 2018

01/30/2018
Observer

All NYPD officers and detectives on patrol will be outfitted with body cameras by the end of 2018—one year earlier than the city scheduled, city officials announced on Tuesday afternoon.

The de Blasio administration and the police department initially anticipated officers would receive body cameras by the end of 2019.

De Blasio’s preliminary budget includes $5.9 million in fiscal year 2018, $12 million in fiscal year 2019 and $9.5 million in fiscal year 2020 in funding to permit the city to roll out the program earlier.

Policías tendrán cámaras corporales a finales de este año

01/30/2018
El Diario

Los policías y detectives de la ciudad de Nueva York portarán cámaras corporales un año antes de lo que  inicialmente proyectaron las autoridades, El alcalde Bill de Blasio, el comisionado de policía James O’Neill y el presidente del Concejo Corey Johnson anunciaron este martes que  acelerarán el equipamiento y que todos los oficiales que patrullen, tendrán el dispositivo a finales de 2018.

MEEK MILL DONATES $10,000 TO COLIN KAEPERNICK’S CHARITY CAMPAIGN

01/29/2018
Rap-Up

Following in the footsteps of Chris Brown, Jhené Aiko, Snoop Dogg, T.I., and more, Meek Mill has donated $10,000 to athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick’s million-dollar pledge initiative. The incarcerated rapper chose to make the donation to Youth Services Inc., an organization that works with families, at-risk teens, and children.

MEEK MILL, JOEY BADASS AND NICK CANNON DONATE $10,000 TO COLIN KAEPERNICK’S

01/29/2018
XXL

Meek Mill may still be behind bars, but the Philadelphia rapper is doing his best to be an upstanding citizen.
Following in the footsteps of Snoop Dogg, T.I., Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko and more, Meek has donated $10,000 to Colin Kaepernick's million-dollar pledge campaign. The rapper chose to make his donation for Youth Services Inc., an organization that works with families, children and at-risk teenagers.

The NYPD’s ‘Cult of Compliance’

01/25/2018
ACLU Blog

In New York City, bills are passed by city council members and signed by the mayor. But when the legislation is about policing, there is another, de-facto branch of government that must sign off: the New York Police Department. Though its leaders are not elected to office, the police bureaucracy acts as an unofficial gatekeeper that must be appeased before bills become law.

Eric Garner’s Mother: NYPD Does Not Need DOJ Action to Prosecute Pantaleo

01/18/2018
Observer

The mother of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man killed in a police chokehold, says Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill do not need to wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the officer who killed her son—and blasted them for preventing the city’s independent oversight entity from prosecuting him.

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