PJ Morton released his album Watch the Sun in April. On its eleven original songs, Morton showcases his songwriting and production abilities. In addition, Watch the Sun includes performances from Nas, Jill Scott, Chronixx, JoJo, Zacardi Cortez, Mr. Talkbox, Wale, Alex Isley, Stevie Wonder, El DeBarge, Gene Moore, Samoht, Darrel “MusiqCity” Walls and Tim Rogers.
The official music video for Morton’s Watch the Sun song “On My Way,” which features El DeBarge, is shown this week. He delivers lyrics in the new video about providing for those who are in need: Morton explores different locations in the visual while delivering his lyrics:
A Grammy award was also recognized earlier this year for PJ Morton’s contribution to Jon Batiste’s We Are album. Adding to the accolades he has received previously, in addition to the best traditional R&B performance award in 2019, he won a Grammy in 2020 for Best R&B Song and a Grammy in 2021 for Best Gospel Album.
As part of the tour, Morton will perform in 12 cities across North America for four months beginning this Friday (June 17). The bill includes many historic venues across the country. As part of the promotion of his new album, the award-winning performer, songwriter and soul singer added six new East Coast dates, starting in Virginia and extending through Baltimore.
Arresting of Ari Lennox has seen her release multiple statements through her Twitter social media platform. Reaching out to her fans and supporters, Ari Lennox tweeted she was safe after being arrested at Amsterdam airport.
According to Ari Lennox, her arrest was due to accusing. The airline staff of racially profiling.
During the incident on Monday (November 29), Lennox had also shared that she was being detained for responding to a woman who had racially profiled her. Posting on her Twitter page, the songstress said, “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me.”
Adding to her statement, she wrote, “Racism. Wow, Amsterdam, I’m horrified. I was so happy to travel and meet this evil woman. “I’ve never experienced racism so blatantly. “Tweeting further, she added, “I just want to go home. I’ll never leave my house again.”
Responding to Cardi B’s allegations, the Dutch military police said that they arrested the songstress for being aggressive toward an airline official, disturbing public order, and public intoxication.
Speaking to Reuters, police spokesperson Robert van Kapel said that they are investigating claims that Lennox threatened an airline official. Following her Twitter posts, several fans sent encouraging words to her on social media.
Sympathizing with her was a Twitter user @Lil_tank_tank who expressed gratitude that the songstress was safe and did not deserve what happened to her.
Encouraging her was @random_weighs, who tweeted, “I’m so glad you’re okay, please take the time you need to get yourself good. We’re not going anywhere.”
Quoting Ari Lennox tweet December 2, 2021, she thanked all of her fans for prayers and support to the extent of referring to them as loves.
Getting arrested at an Amsterdam airport earlier this week has not been easy for Lennox and justifies getting upset. Revealing on Twitter on Saturday (December 4), she said that she was not okay with the treatment at the airport.
Expressing her frustration, she said that her only regret is her reaction to the racism and discrimination she encountered.
Explaining her pain, she stated she would like to explain what happened to her, but KLM has clarified that they never cared to hear it from her.
Typing a series of disturbing tweets, she expressed her frustrations with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the airport’s security.
Lamenting her arrest at the airport, she tweeted,” Fuck Amsterdam security. They hate Black people.”
According to Lennox, race played a significant factor in her mistreatment.
According to Ari Lennox, her arrest was due to accusing. The airline staff of racially profiling. During the incident on Monday (November 29), she claimed being detained for responding to a woman who had racially profiled her.
Posting on her Twitter page, the songstress said, “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me,”
Adding to her statement, she wrote, racism. Wow, Amsterdam, I’m horrified. I was so happy to travel and meet this evil woman. “I’ve never experienced racism so blatantly. “
Tweeting further, she added, “I just want to go home. I’ll never leave my house again”.
Responding to Cardi B’s allegations, the Dutch military police said that the songstress was arrested for being aggressive toward an airline official, disturbing public order, and public intoxication.
Speaking to Reuters, police spokesperson Robert van Kapel said that they are investigating claims that Lennox threatened an airline official.
Quoting Ari Lennox tweet on December 2, 2021, she thanked all of her fans for prayers and support to the extent of referring to them as loves.
Speaking for the first time after the Astroworld incident Organizers of revealed they had complained about the event weeks before it went down.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Score more Shows was the promoter behind the festival. Regarding safety measures in place, Harris County officials confirmed their concerns if enough security and medical staff were available
Estimating a 50,000-person crowd and the organizers were expected to hire more help, but it’s unclear whether they did. Failing to broadcast safety messages during the event was also identified as another emergency response loophole.
According to a report by REVOLT, ten individuals passed away after being trampled during Scott’s festival last month. During the stampede, fans began rushing toward the front of the stage, where hundreds were injured and treated by emergency responders at the event.
Astonishing enough is also that at one point, medical staff had to treat 11 cardiac arrests at once.
During an interview with Rolling Stone, it became apparent that security measures in place at the event were questionable.
Confirming the security lapse was Darius Williams, hired to work security at Astroworld after revealing that he got the job with no experience. Hiring process for security was typically available to anyone who passed a background test.
Training the security team was also inadequate since completed both orientation and training were on the day before the festival According to Darius Williams, the security guards were not prepared or given instructions on dealing with the large crowd.
Confessing further, he said that he realized they were understaffed on the event day and pulled out of the gig for his safety. Managing the security team before and during the event could have helped prevent the tragedy.
During an interview with News Nation, another security guard, Jackson Bush, said that the tragic aftermath of the festival could have been avoided if the staff had been given proper training.
Several police officers and paramedics have been arrested in connection with Elijah McClain’s death by the grand jury on Wednesday (Sept. 1). It comes nearly eight months after the grand jury investigation into the in-custody death of the Black 23-year-old, who died in Aurora, Colorado, in 2019.
The State Attorney General, Phil Weiser, who announced a 32-count indictment on behalf of a grand jury, said the five defendants face several charges, including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
In addition to being charged with a count of second-degree assault with intent to injure, Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema, and ex-officer Jason Rosenblatt face one count of a crime of violence.
Two paramedics, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, face second-degree assault charges for recklessly injuring people with a deadly weapon and second-degree assault for a purpose other than medical treatment. Paramedics who committed assault also face two charges of crime of violence.
Just over two years have passed since the incident that led to McClain’s death that began with him being detained by Aurora police and placed in a chokehold. Cops confronted McClain on Aug. 24, 2019; and said he “resisted contact.” A body camera video captured McClain saying he was an introvert and asking police to “please respect the boundaries that I’m talking about.”
McClain’s arrest was attributed to an officer thinking McClain reached for a holstered gun. There was a struggle between the men, police said, and police applied a carotid control hold, which restricts blood flow to the brain. McClain was given a dose of ketamine by paramedics when they arrived, which an investigation panel stated would have been sufficient to sedate a 190-pound man.
McClain experienced cardiac arrest and lost his pulse seven minutes after receiving the drug. He was revived by doctors, but was pronounced brain dead and removed from life support less than one week later.
Woodyard and Roedema remain with the department, but are on desk duty as a result of the incident. Rosenblatt was fired last July on the grounds that he posed for photographs mocking McClain’s death. A fourth police officer also resigned.
The city commissioned an independent investigation in February that concluded that officers and paramedics were without legal authority to hold and medicate McClain “without engaging in any more than a brief visual observation.”
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.
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