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Karen Harasses Neighbor and Child at Community Lakefront

In case you were wondering, Karens harass everyone now. Evidence of this played out on video in Putnam, IL, when a Karen demanded to see the membership wristband of another woman. A woman had been trying to enjoy a day at the community lakefront with her son, but a Karen demanded to see the woman’sContinueContinue reading “Karen Harasses Neighbor and Child at Community Lakefront”

Truth Be Bold Newsletter November 11, 2024

Check out the Truth Be Bold Newsletter by The Reeders Block below. See what you missed, solve the riddle and read the three jewels. Don’t forget to subscribe if you have not. This blog is written by The Reeders Block. Join the email list to get notifications on new blog posts, newsletters and books. This newsletter isContinueContinue reading “Truth Be Bold Newsletter November 11, 2024”

Lil Durk was Snitched on by OTF Member

Lil Durk left. Rapper OTF Jam right. Image from @SayCheese on X (formerly Twitter). Court documents show that an OTF member who had previously been released after serving over 12 years in prison snitched on Chicago rapper Lil Durk in connection with a murder-for-hire plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo in which Quando’s cousin Saviay’a Robinson,ContinueContinue reading “Lil Durk was Snitched on by OTF Member”

The Murder of Ryan Thornton: A South Side Story

Ryan Thornton. Photo from Ryan Thornton’s Facebook Page If anybody has a Chicago story, it’s Ryan Thornton, who was murdered April 23, 2017, at the age of 30, a father of four. Ryan, AKA Fly, was a friend of mine. Later, he faced murder charges. Opposite of the serious charges he was facing, Ryan smiledContinueContinue reading “The Murder of Ryan Thornton: A South Side Story”

Get My Newest Book

My book Exposed in ChiRaq was released today and is live on Amazon right now. So, get your copy. Here’s a short overview of the plot: In the 1990s, after graduating college and being unable to find a job, Donnie Johnson moves back into Chicago’s Robert Taylor Projects with his mother. After witnessing a murderContinueContinue reading “Get My Newest Book”

Speak the Way You Write, She Said

“Jermaine,” Ms. Willard said, as she took the seat beside me. The other students elbowed each other on the way out the classroom. Looking me in the eyes, Ms. Willard asked, “Why don’t you speak the way you write?” I stayed up for nights on end… I tilted my head to the side. At theContinueContinue reading “Speak the Way You Write, She Said”

Potential Chicago Mayor Paul Vallas is on a Warpath

Photo from PaulVallas2023.com With over 85% of votes in, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is in third place, grasping at the heels of Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson respectively. With the chances favoring Paul Vallas as the winner, the implications of his tenure as Chicago’s mayor could be polarizing. Although he seems like a good candidate,ContinueContinue reading “Potential Chicago Mayor Paul Vallas is on a Warpath”

Happy Father’s Day to EVERY Father

Photo of Rapper Young by The New York Times About the author: Jermaine Reed, MFA is an adjunct college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. For self-publishers, authors and other writers and Creatives, Jermaine provides proofreading on Fivver. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notificationsContinueContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day to EVERY Father”

Black Trump Supporters Are Weird ASF

Photo by http://www.insider.com Now that the dust has settled, I can address the Johnny Come Lately Trump supporter syndrome infecting Black people across America from the elites to the not-so-elite. What started with a failed reality tv show star (Omorosa) and two unhinged Black women (Diamond and Silk), the Black Trump supporter movement has snowballedContinueContinue reading “Black Trump Supporters Are Weird ASF”

To the Anti-Looters: Shut Up

by Jermaine Reed Anti-looters, please shut up. This is not a defense of looting; Rather, this is a chiding of those condemning what they have denigrated as ”looters.” A common argument I am hearing is, what happened to George Floyd was wrong, but looting has no place in this. Another argument is that Black peopleContinueContinue reading “To the Anti-Looters: Shut Up”

A Child’s Murder Goes Unsolved: A Chicago Thing

In 2015, after 2-year-old Kyrian Knox’s dismembered body was found in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood, the city was stunned. The ensuing manhunt led to the arrest of Kamel Harris, a Chicago caretaker. With seemingly no evidence tying Harris to the crime, police and prosecutors forged ahead in charging Harris. Last year, Harris was fully aquittedContinueContinue reading “A Child’s Murder Goes Unsolved: A Chicago Thing”

The Chicago Police Have Failed Us, and So Will Lori Lightfoot

While watching Lori Lightfoot hold a press conference about gun offenders and weekend violence, I cringed. Part of the reason I cringed was because of the creature standing behind her, the failed Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, the same man who did nothing to punish the officer who shot Rekia Boyd in the head andContinueContinue reading “The Chicago Police Have Failed Us, and So Will Lori Lightfoot”

America’s Trash: The Average Black Man

​As the commander-in-chief douses with gasoline the racial fire that has consumed America and led to two recent mass shootings by at least one known white supremacist, this country’s judicial system continues to be tone deaf when it comes to the plight of Black men. This is obvious in the case of Gaston Tucker, aContinueContinue reading “America’s Trash: The Average Black Man”