::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Touching on Sensitive Issues Regarding the Community’s Relationship with Police, REBEL Features an All-Star Cast Including, Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff “Method Man” Smith and  Danielle Moné Truitt #RebelOnBET New York  – BET’s new scripted drama, REBEL, takes on the unique and complicated relationship the Black community faces with police officers. Directed by  John Singleton , the series follows Rebel ( Danielle Moné Truitt ), a police officer who leaves the force after being under an intense Internal Affairs/criminal investigation for shooting her partner in the hopes of stopping him from gunning down her little brother. Continuing to fight crime as a P.I., Rebel struggles with her brother’s murder while defending herself from the dirty cops who are out for revenge.  REBEL premieres on BET, March 28 th  at 10:00PM ET/PT . Featuring an all-star cast, including  Giancarlo Esposito  (Lieutenant Charles Gold, Rebel’s friend...

buzzz worthy. . . res. Obama embraces a ex-offender after a meeting at the White House on March 30. The White House says President Barack Obama has now commuted the sentences of 248 individuals – more than the previous six Presidents combined. He has commuted a total of 92 life sentences. Most of the individual being released are non-violent drug offenders.   White House says he plans to release more before he leaves office. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 61 individuals on March 30, 2016: · Henry Claude Agnew – Miami, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; Southern District of Florida Sentence: 262 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (November 24, 2003) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on July 28, 2016. · David Lang Akana – Pahala, HI Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine; at...