A Missouri man has been charged with his wife’s murder after confessing that he strangled her at a hospital because he could no longer afford her medical bills. Police charged 76-year-old Ronnie Wiggs with second-degree murder in the death of his 72-year-old wife, Ellen Wiggs. Wiggs’ wife was admitted to the Centerpoint Medical Center in…
Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty The late great Civil Rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates was honored with a statue unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol. According to Reuters, the bronze statue depicts Bates with a newspaper in one hand and a notebook pen in the other, signifying her legacy as a respected media and…
Actor Jaleel White is officially a married man after tying the knot with a tech executive in Los Angeles. The “Family Matters” alum and his girlfriend of two years, Nicolette Ruhl said “I Do” in a sweet ceremony amongst family and friends at the Rivera Country Club on May 4. Actress Camilla Belle from “When…
It seems like every time Lewis Hamilton does anything for the culture, it attracts a barrage of racism. His appearance at this year’s Met Gala was no different. The annual Met Gala was held in New York on May 6, and “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” was the theme for this year’s highly-anticipated event. Hamilton’s look…
Protest leaders at Columbia University are interviewed. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively. For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and leaders aimed at getting a message out to a wider world or to specific institutional targets….
Senior Airman Roger Fortson. | Source: U.S. Air Force The Florida police officer who shot and killed a young Black U.S. Air Force officer went to the wrong apartment when responding to a reported disturbance last week, the lawyer representing the Airman’s family said on Wednesday. What happened to Roger Fortson? Civil rights attorney Ben…
A woman who sat on the jury that sent an Alabama man to death row 25 years ago is now calling for a new trial due to evidence of potential legal misconduct, saying her role in the defendant’s 1998 murder conviction “keeps me awake at night.” Monique Hicks, of Prattsville, Alabama, sat on the jury that…
Comedian Gary Owen has opened up about his struggles in his family — as a husband, father, and son, revealing behind-the-scenes tea as a white comedian in the Black comedy scene. One of the traumas that the “Think Like A Man” actor details is his estranged relationship with his biological father. While on “Club Shay…
Source: Kiwis / Getty A new 2024 report focused on the youngest children has found that there is “ongoing, excessive, and inequitable over-disciplining of Black students, especially boys.” The study, conducted by Calvin Zimmerman, the O’Shaughnessy Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, used data collected from the Office…
A 69-year-old woman will not face criminal charges after the remains of her four babies were found frozen solid in her South Boston apartment — and the decision is sparking confusion and outrage. Police made the gruesome and bizarre discovery on November 22, 2022, based on a tip from family members of the babies’ mother,…
