Kirk Franklin was a homeless teenage father before he became a gospel music icon. The “Love Theory” choir director talked about the story during a riveting interview with Shannon Sharpe on the Dec. 13 episode of “Club Shay Shay.” Sharpe asked how Franklin’s life changed after he got his girlfriend Shawn Ewing pregnant at the…
An Ohio mother claims that the majority of her children were taken away from her after a doctor’s visit, citing her holistic lifestyle as a reason for the removal. In late January, Lasha Cauthen, mother of seven, took her 10-day-old twins to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for a check-up and to nail down a primary care…
Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of preschoolers at Parkside Community Academy on the South Side of Chicago on Dec. 12. The former POTUS put on his Santa Claus hat to usher in gifts for the Christmas occasion. Obama joked that he was “Skinny Santa” as he entered the classroom and surprised the kids…
On the corner of Octavia and Bush in San Fransisco sits a small park filled with big lore. Being the city’s smallest park, Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park may seem insignificant to most people unfamiliar with its history. The park was named after one the most powerful Black women to ever live in America. Now,…
A U.S. senator just revealed some unsettling information about how some governments are spying on smartphone users using their apps’ push notifications. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in which he told Garland about a tip his office received that exposed how government agencies in foreign countries demanded those…
The lawyer representing a Black New Yorker who alleges the use of excessive force during her 2020 arrest by police is drawing parallels between her case and the tragic circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s death. The attorney has filed a civil claim pressing the city of New York, the New York Police Department, and nine of…
Cherelle Parker is seen during her first press conference after winning the Democratic nomination for mayor in Philadelphia on May 22, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign. As a candidate, Cherelle Parker suggested she would support using stop-and-frisk…
Mariah Carey has become a mockery on social media as fans have unleashed criticism about a recent Christmas performance. Dismayed viewers were stunned by the singer’s lackluster attempt at choreography and decision to not sing all of her hit record of the season, “All I Want For Christmas.” The attempt now has many wondering if…
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a lawsuit against a tow truck company for purposely targeting Black customers. Stein is suing David Jewel Satterfield and his company, A1 Towing Solutions, Inc., which is based in Charlotte. According to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Justice on Dec. 12, Satterfield allegedly targeted…
Source: Kanokwalee Pusitanun / Getty A Black student in Texas who was suspended because of his locs won’t be returning to school anytime soon. According to AP, Darryl George, 18, will remain in in-school suspension at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas for the remainder of the year as his lawyer’s efforts to pause his…
