The first Black police chief of a small Chicago suburb has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit after being fired one year into the job due to concerns that came up his first performance review. Jerel Jones, who took the helm of the Flossmoor Police Department in March 2023, filed the civil action March 11 after…
The first Black police chief of a small Chicago suburb has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit after being fired one year into the job due to concerns that came up his first performance review. Jerel Jones, who took the helm of the Flossmoor Police Department in March 2023, filed the civil action March 11 after…
Michael B. Jordan is feeling the double-edged sword of balancing his professional career with his desire to have a fulfilling personal life. The A-list actor managed to keep his love life under wraps until he invited the world to bear witness to his whirlwind romance with Lori Harvey four years ago. Now, two years after…
A county in California just launched a guaranteed income program to help low-income Black and Native American families. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Family First Sacramento pilot program on Tuesday. The program, which launches this July, will allocate a basic income of $725 to eligible African American and Native-American families with…
“Basketball Wives” executive producer Shaunie Henderson appeared during his “Not Your Typical Bible Study” session on her pastor husband’s YouTube channel, where she shared some feelings about her marriage that she says she never experienced before. This marks her second marriage after being previously married to NBA star Shaquille O’Neal. The former couple had four…
A man is accusing an officer from a South Carolina-based jail of “brutalizing” him while in custody last year. The allegations made by Eldred Joe are included in a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, March 12. The complaint lists the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office and detention officer Morgan Ridges as defendants. It demands a jury…
Grammy Award winner Cardi B is outside promoting her new single, “Enough (Miami),” and sharing insights on relationships. The Bronx bombshell asserts that if you’re married or cohabiting, bills and other expenses should be divided equally down the middle. This is similar to a philosophy that Gabrielle Union and her husband Dwyane Wade live by…
An ex-Mississippi police officer could face up to a year in prison after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from pressuring a man in custody to lick his urine. Michael Christian Green arrested a man, identified as B.E., on December 23, 2023, following a report of a disturbance at a store in Pearl, about five miles from…
Former reality star-turned-actress Nene Leakes is claiming that her former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Porsha Williams declined a chance to work together on a sitcom. The two had secured guest spots on “The Upshaws,” but apparently Williams did not want to work with her. Leakes claims this decision was made because Porsha felt her…
“American Fiction,” Trolls Band Together,” and “Irish Wish” are among the new movies hitting streaming platforms this weekend and there’s more on the way. ABS has got you covered this week in March with a list of must-see movies available right on your television screen. During the 2024 Oscars night, “American Fiction” won for Best…
