Chantemekki Fortson, mother of slain Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son during a June news conference with attorney Ben Crump in Atlanta. (Photo: Brynn Anderson/AP, file) Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the May 3 shooting death of…
Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty That was a great convention. But now what? Elections are about organizing and mobilizing. First, you have to organize your campaign infrastructure; recruiting, training volunteers and staff, crafting issue platforms, mapping out a strategy, building coalitions, setting up phone banks, printing walk lists for canvassers, integrating internet and mobile technologies,…
Music mogul 50 Cent, known for his immense global fan base and savvy business acumen, headlined this year’s “Earn Your Leisure” Invest Fest in Atlanta this past weekend, leveraging his popularity into both influence and financial gain. During the event, the “Many Men” artist, ever the man of the people, took a casual stroll through…
Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the “Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute To Industry Icons” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in January 2020 in Beverly Hills. (Photo: Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, file) The lawsuit by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones — one of many filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in the past year — is overrun with “tall tales”…
Photo: AdobeStock With an updated COVID vaccine soon available, should you get the shot now or wait for the winter? The FDA has approved an updated COVID shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest COVID-19 outbreak sweeping the country, or…
Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Varvara Gracheva, of France, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Monday in New York. (Photo: Seth Wenig/AP) Gauff knew she didn’t play great in Toronto or Cincinnati in recent weeks. But she also could tell she was hitting balls…
Mariah Carey (right) appears with her mother Patricia and daughter Monroe during a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Aug. 2015. (Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file) “I would sing little tunes around the house, to my mother’s delight. And she always encouraged me,” the singer wrote in her 2020…
A former sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina faces charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault after fatally shooting an unarmed suspect five times and allowing his police dog to attack an innocent man in the same case. Former Florence County deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers, who is Black, was arrested by state law enforcement authorities on Aug….
Bruce Pearl, the head coach of the Auburn Tigers, on March 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. | Source: Andy Lyons / Getty A social media post from the white head coach of one of the top men’s college basketball programs in the nation has sparked calls for Black players he’s recruiting to consider being student-athletes…
Besides her historic wins at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles has had a lot going on in her personal life this month. However, the special occasion she celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 24, was not about her. Rather, it was about her parents. Simone Biles posted an adorable video over the weekend of her adopted…
