The good people of Sacramento, California, were thrilled to see R&B legend Patti LaBelle take center stage at their annual state fair. The singing icon, who turned 80 years old earlier this year, was set to headline the Toyota Concert Series at the 2024 California State Fair on Saturday, July 20. Despite extensive promotion and…
Employment scams are surging as criminals tap AI to create phony job listings and steal money. One North Carolina woman learned the hard way. Rebecca Adami from Fayetteville was caught up in a scheme that cost her an eye-popping $60,000. Job scams skyrocketed 118 percent in 2023 over the previous year, according to a recent…
Grammy-winning singer LeToya Luckett has embarked on a new chapter of her life after exchanging vows with Virginia entrepreneur Taleo Coles. The newlyweds tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at a venue in her Texas hometown last weekend. The wedding, held on a Saturday, July 27, looked like a Houston Southside fairytale. It was…
Biles now has 10 Olympic medals in her career, tied for the third most by a female gymnast PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng…
The legal battle between estranged couple Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo continues to get messy. Abasolo insists he has proof of the former star of “The Bachelorette” disrespecting him in response to a judge ordering his ex to pay spousal support. The pair were married for nearly five years before he filed for divorce in…
A 65-year-old grandmother said she was tased, thrown to the ground and viciously assaulted by Carthage, Mississippi, police officers on July 23 while she was at the park reading her Bible and preparing a sermon. According to a press release from Carlos Moore Law Group, their client, Vivian Burks, “was tased eight times, thrown to…
A’ja Wilson, of the Unites States, celebrates after scoring against Japan in a women’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The Americans enjoyed themselves en route to their 57th consecutive Olympic victory VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on…
Simone Biles has once again found herself addressing critics on social media, as she defends her husband, Jonathan Owens. After she helped Team USA secure its first gymnastics gold in the team final at the Paris Games, Biles allowed her NFL defensive back husband Owens to take photos wearing her medal on Tuesday night. This…
Left to right: Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. (Photo: Getty Images) Trump’s failure to recognize code-switching speaks to a prevailing belief that whiteness is the default in our politics and democracy. Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to…
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is seen, Aug. 21, 2020, at his campaign headquarters in Tulsa, Okla. Bynum has created a new commission to recommend how various reparations can be made to survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum announced the creation of the 13-member…
