This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products in connection with a listeria outbreak that has killed three and sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states. (Photo: Elizabeth White/CDC via…
Source: MICHAEL B. THOMAS / Getty N inety seconds. That’s what Michael Brown was given on Aug. 9, 2014, 10 years ago today. From the first second that his killer, former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson saw the unarmed 18-year-old, it took him just another 89 seconds for him to near empty his Sig…
Grant Holloway (right) of the United States celebrates with Jasmine Moore (left) of the United States after winning the men’s 110-meter hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday in Saint-Denis, France. (Photo: Matthias Schrader/AP) It was medal-mania at the Stade de France for the red, white and blue on Thursday, with the country taking…
It was not exactly the crime of the century when a West Virginia police chief pulled a woman over for an expired registration and no visible inspection sticker before pulling a gun on her and threatening to kill her. Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham then smashed the woman’s car windows with a sledgehammer, prompting her…
Lesley McSpadden, mother of slain 18-year-old Michael Brown, speaks during a press conference at Jennings Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, on August 11, 2014, in Jennings, Missouri. | Source: Michael B. Thomas / Getty A decade ago, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer…
R&B singer Ciara knows how to turn heads, and her latest social media post is no exception. The “Goodies” artist and mother of four recently took to Instagram to promote her new single while celebrating the success of her “Out of This World” tour alongside Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, and Timbaland. The post that set…
Chris Brown’s tour has taken social media by storm, and fans have recently noticed that the talented artist has not only reeled in fans to his shows but celebrities too. On Aug. 8, Brown’s longtime friend and rapper Bow Wow, shared on social media that his daughter Shai Moss attended the final stop of his…
Credit: St. Augustine’s University St. Augustine’s University, a private, Christian HBCU in Raleigh, North Carolina, has had its accreditation temporarily restored after a years-long, uphill battle to keep the university from closing for good. In a July 22 press release, the university shared that the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC),…
Mug shots for three people charged in connection to an incident in rural Nevada in which a Black man alleged that a white man made some incendiary, racist comments has gone viral as one of the suspects appeared to smile while being booked in jail. Ricky Johnson was at the Hot August Nights classic car festival in…
Serena Williams’ recent trip to Paris became headline news around the world for several reasons. For example, the professional tennis legend had the internet talking after accusing a restaurant of unfair treatment. “Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to [a] rooftop to eat in [an] empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids….
