Google Doodle Celebrates the Life of Author Chinua Achebe
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe is considered one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Achebe’s first book, Things Fall Apart, was released in 1958 and is considered to be one of Africa’s finest pieces...
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Karen Fonseca Arrested After Her F#@k Trump Sticker Went Viral
Karen Foseca the owner of the truck with the “Fuck Trump” sticker that went viral on Wednesday has been arrested On Wednesday Sheriff Troy E Nehls made a post to his Facebook looking for the owner of...
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Starved, ‘mutilated’ and blackmailed, migrants auctioned off as slaves, by...
From becoming one of the major points in Africa from which migrants can attempt to cross over into Europe, Libya is now turning into a slave trade city thanks to the heavy flow of desperate people from...
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson Announces Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he announced Friday. Read his full statement below. Dear Friends and Supporters, On July 17, 1960, I was arrested,...
View ArticleOhio State University Suspends Activities of Most of Its Fraternities
Ohio State University suspended the activities of most of its fraternities on Thursday, joining the growing list of schools that have cracked down on Greek life. The university said all chapters of the...
View ArticleCowboys’ Jerry Jones apologizes after racially insensitive video surfaces
It hasn’t been the best day for Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. Early Friday, ESPN posted a thoroughly reported piece on the escalating feud between Jones and NFL commissioner...
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Judge orders New Orleans to refund 3 years of traffic camera fines totaling...
A judge this week has ruled that New Orleans must pay approximately $28 million in refunds to thousands of people who paid fines for traffic camera tickets during the initial years of the enforcement...
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NFL lays groundwork to potentially remove Jerry Jones as Dallas Cowboys owner
The ongoing feud between Jerry Jones and the NFL has reached new heights. The NFL sent a letter to Jerry Jones’ attorney Wednesday laying the foundation to potentially remove Jones as owner of the...
View Article15 Black Men Arrested By a Corrupt Cop Are Cleared of All Convictions
(CHICAGO) — One by one, the men told the same story: A Chicago police officer would demand money from them. And if they didn’t pay, they would find themselves in handcuffs with drugs stuffed in their...
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Former Cowboys WR Terry Glenn dies after crash in Irving
Former Cowboys receiver Terrence “Terry” Glenn died early Monday after a crash in Irving, officials said. Glenn, 43, was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he died about 12 a.m., the Dallas...
View ArticleEarle Hyman, Actor who Played Bill Cosby’s Dad on ‘The Cosby Show’, Dies at 91
Earle Hyman, a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby Show,” died Friday. Hyman was 91. He died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New...
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“Touched By an Angel,” Star Della Reese, DEAD AT 86
Beloved singer and actress Della Reese, best known for starring in “Touched By an Angel,” died Sunday night … according to her family. Della had battled diabetes for years. Her family says she passed...
View ArticleRobert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe resigned Tuesday
Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest ruler, resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, signalling the final end of his decades in power after last week’s military coup. The 93-year-old despot wrote a...
View ArticleCharlie Rose fired over sexual misconduct allegations
Talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose was fired Tuesday by CBS News a day after eight women accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted advances in a report in The Washington Post. “A short time...
View ArticleFBI Issued Report on ‘Black Identity Extremists’ Targeting Law Enforcement
An FBI report on the rise of black “extremists” is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when the bureau spied on activist groups without evidence they had...
View ArticleFlint Township to consider $1.39M settlement of fatal police shooting lawsuit
FLINT TWP., MI – Flint Township trustees will discuss paying $1.39 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by the family of a man shot and killed by a township officer in 2014. Dominique...
View ArticleDallas Police Officer Charged After Stealing $800 In Groceries at Walmart
A Dallas police officer is charged with theft, after walking out of a Walmart with more than $800 worth of groceries. According to a police report, Officer Christopher Hankins, 30, was wearing his...
View ArticleDeath Toll Climbs Above 300 in Egypt Mosque Attack
The death toll in a bomb and gun attack on a Sufi mosque in northern Sinai has risen to 305, with 27 children among the dead, Egypt’s state prosecutor said Saturday. Another 128 people were injured,...
View ArticleNorth Korea Fires Ballistic Missile; South Korea Carries Out Missile Tests in...
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday morning for the first time in more than two months, defying demands from President Trump to halt its weapons programs and raising the stakes in an...
View ArticleUhuru Kenyatta Sworn in as Kenyan President After Months of Election Turmoil
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in what some hoped would be the end of months of election turmoil, which Kenyatta said stretched the country “almost to the...
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