By: Tiffany Burke On August 13, 2019, Roc Nation, the entertainment agency founded by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, and the NFL announced a multi-year partnership together.[2]As part of the deal, Roc Nation will advise the league “on the selection of artists for major . . . performances like the Super Bowl” and assist in “nurtur[ing] and […]
By: Jennifer Gonzalez On August 27, 2019, sixteen women stood in front of Judge Richard M. Berman[i]and recounted the abuse they endured at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein.[ii]Each woman stood with their backs to an empty chair at the defense table where Epstein would have sat. This hearing came on the heels of Epstein’s alleged […]
By: Kristen Calzadilla On Friday, August 23, a trial that brought Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law back into the national spotlight came to a close with a surprise—a conviction. Michael Drejka was found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton.1 The case initially made headlines because it almost was not a case […]
