The only cure for sickle cell disease is a bone marrow transplant from a matched sibling; Helen Nduku didn’t have one. Sickle cell disease had a devastating effect on 17-year-old Helen Nduku’s life. The disease often landed her in the hospital, sometimes for weeks. “Imagine someone squeezing and stabbing you at the same time,” the…
OPINION: The former NFL star—who doesn’t understand how evolution works when he asked, “Why are there still apes?”—could be the next senator from Georgia simply because some voters won’t hold candidates to a reasonable standard of competence. Right now, former NFL running back and all-around football legend Herschel Walker—a man who has never served in…
Source: Jason Davis / Getty Conservative political pundit Candace Owens wasn’t happy with USA Today’s decision to honor transgender Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levin as one of the nominees for the 2022 Women of the Year award. While speaking with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson on March. 15, the Daily Wire podcast host lit into…
The New York City Police Department is being sued for $30 million, after erroneously using a woman’s face on a “wanted” poster on social media. The poster wrongly used an image of the Instagram model and influencer in a notice about an escort service worker suspected of theft. Eva Lopez’s Instagram screenshot According to lawsuit…
A few weeks back, Godfrey and T.I. had a brief exchange over the rapper’s new-found career as a stand-up comedian. During an episode of his “In Godfrey We Trust” podcast shared on Feb. 12, the comedian mentioned he headlined a show in Atlanta, where T.I. performed after him. As previously reported, T.I. addressed Godfrey’s criticism in a…
Princess Love opened up about her ever-changing relationship status with her estranged husband Ray J Norwood during a recent interview with TMZ. The couple, who have been married since 2016, have seen a lot of hardships throughout their union, most of which has stemmed from Norwood’s alleged infidelity. Love and Norwood are currently going through divorce proceedings after the…
Last week a Cook County, Ill. judge sentenced Smollett to begin serving 150 days in jail for his conviction on five felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be free…
EXCLUSIVE: Black women missed out on $39.3 billion in 2019 alone, says U.S. Labor Department’s Wendy Chun-Hoon who runs the agency’s Women’s Bureau. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress, and administration officials convened on Tuesday to commemorate Equal Pay Day – a day highlighting the need to ensure that women are…
Not everyone is entirely upset with actress Taraji P. Henson. The “Empire” star faced backlash this week after she referenced the case of Emmett Till, a Black teen brutally beaten by several white men in 1955, when addressing the sentencing of her former co-star Jussie Smollett. The actor was sentenced to 150 days behind bars…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is sticking beside the police department in the violent arrest of a Bronx teenager even though video evidence showed the officers involved lied about the details. Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car. (Getty Images/Tim Drivas Photography) NYPD officer Taulant Gjonbalaj said the 16-year old’s hands…
