FILE – Jerry Butler performs “Only the Strong Will Survive” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on March 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File) A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a three-time Grammy Award nominee, Butler was a voice for two major soul…
Source: ag.ny.gov / ag.ny.gov The governor of New York has announced murder and manslaughter charges for six prison guards accused of beating to death Robert Brooks, a Black inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate NY, who died in December at the hospital he was taken to after the attack. “Robert Brooks should be alive…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The ruling by Judge Dale E. Ho will delay by at least a couple weeks when he will decide whether to grant the request to dismiss the case against the embattled mayor. A federal judge on Friday adjourned the corruption trial for New York…
A white Memphis police officer is at the center of an ethics complaint for a racist Facebook post in which he said that he believed he’s due reparations. According to Fox13, the complaint was filed against Sgt. Brandon Lea after he wrote a comment on Facebook that said, “Yeah, I think if the government pays…
What could a 72-year-old legendary football coach and a 24-year-old former cheerleader possibly have in common? As it turns out, a rather unexpected shared passion: nature. Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson, who has made several recent appearances with the former New England Patriots coach, recently shared on Instagram a surprising connection they share. Hudson shared…
Tateona Williams, the mother of A’millah Currie, 2, and Darnell Currie, Jr., gets emotional with other siblings before the start of the funeral services at Triumph Church on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Detroit. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP) Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A’millah Currie, 2, died on February 10 after being exposed…
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, has died. According to still-developing reports, Voletta Wallace passed from natural causes. TMZ was the first to report the news of Voletta Wallace’s passing, noting that the retired schoolteacher passed away in Stroudsburg, Penn. The outlet adds that Wallace was in hospice care…
Mother of Biggie Smalls, Voletta Wallace attends the Lincoln Center orchestral tribute to Notorious B.I.G at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on June 10, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) Voletta Wallace dedicated her life to celebrating and protecting her son’s legacy in rap long after his death. Voletta Wallace,…
President Barack Obama has been out of office since January 2017, yet all eyes remain on his family, especially his daughters Malia and Sasha Obama. On Feb. 17, the youngest Obama daughter became the latest to go viral on X after a photograph of her stepping out in an effortless ensemble of clothing resurfaced, capturing the attention of several online fans. Sasha…
A$AP Rocky attends the 38th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Rapper A$AP Rocky will continue to make his mark in the fashion world as the first creative director of Ray-Ban. Ray-Ban is stepping into a bold new era,…
