(Adobe Stock Images) Violent crime in Detroit has been trending down for several years, with annual homicides being at their lowest since 1966 when there were 214 homicides. DETROIT (AP) — A program that provides federal funds to groups in Detroit working to reduce homicides and shootings is showing reductions of 83%, 73% and 61%…
INDIO, CA – APRIL 13: SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 13, 2018 in Indio, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella) OPINION: All I can do is shake my head at the crazy, scary, spooky and hilarious…
Some of Lil Wayne’s fans believe his son Neal “Lil Novi” Carter needs to be disciplined following a viral video of him cursing. The teenager born in 2009 is the only son of the rapper and his former fiancée, singer Nivea. Like his famous dad, the 15-year-old is becoming known for his budding rap career…
Herman Whitfield Jr., father of Herman Whitfield III (pictured on poster), speaks alongside members of faith in Indiana, Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, and other community members, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Indianapolis. Two Indianapolis police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in the death of Whitfield III, a Black man who died last…
Workers carry a body from the home of former Kansas City, Kan. police detective Roger Golubski on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Edwardsville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Local police found Roger Golubski dead of a gunshot wound on the back porch of his split-level home outside Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said “there are…
(L-R) Snoop Dogg and his daughter Cori Broadus on “The Jennifer Hudson Show”. (Photo Credit: Chris Haston/Warner Bros.) In a recent appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” Snoop Dogg and his daughter Cori Broadus discussed her wedding plans. No one spoils a daughter like a good father, especially if you’re dad is Snoop Dogg. During…
Bishop T.D. Jakes attend Los Angeles Urban League’s Whitney M Young, Jr. Awards Dinner on May 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jarrod Williams/Getty Images) T.D. Jakes, 67, says he underwent emergency surgery after an undisclosed health scare during his Nov. 24 sermon. After a frightening mid-sermon incident, Bishop T.D. Jakes is “back”…
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who faces first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of an innocent Black woman this past summer will appear in court Friday for a hearing that could set him free while awaiting trial. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed after Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean P. Grayson, who is white, opened fire…
Assembly member Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, speaks on a bill at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) “There is a growing understanding of California’s role in perpetuating the inequalities that arose from slavery, and there’s a willingness to try to rectify that harm, to heal that harm,” said Assemblymember…
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust) Oprah Winfrey announced a new book club pick as she launched her new platform, “The Oprah Podcast.” NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On Tuesday, Winfrey launched “The…
