FILE – Former Philadelphia Eagles DeSean Jackson reacts to the crowd prior to the NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) “DeSean Jackson is a perfect fit for our institution — incredibly competitive, optimistic about the prospects for our collective future,” said Tony Tucker, the…
Ashanti Downey | Source: GoFundMe The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office in Lillington, North Carolina, is searching for three suspects responsible for setting 20-year-old Ashanti Downey on fire earlier this month. In a media release posted on Monday, Harnett County Sheriff, Wayne Coats, said the office received a call from Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North…
Alimany Kani sits outside his home in Waterloo, Sierra Leone, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Thompson) While the government in Sierra Leone doesn’t collect data on amputees, the United Nations estimates there are about 500,000 disabled people in the country. Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing…
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, escorted by police in New York on December 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) UnitedHealthcare has said Mangione was not a client. Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the…
Democratic senators have released a final report uncovering additional luxury trips taken by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, concluding a nearly two-year ethics investigation by calling for an enforceable code of conduct, though prospects for action remain slim, as Republicans are set to take control of both the House and Senate in January. The 93-page…
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce (51) runs off the field at halftime of an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Aug. 10, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Malcolm Koonce’s father’s 1980s robbery conviction occurred years before the Raiders star was born. Years before Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm…
Source: General / Radio One Alabama’s Mobile Police Department is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit accusing its officers of shooting and killing a Black teenager while he had his hands up during an unauthorized “no-knock” raid. It’s a story that shares striking similarities with that of Breonna Taylor, and if what the complaint…
A video of a huffy white woman confronting a Black neighbor on Christmas Eve at the entrance to their shared gated community is drawing strong reactions online. The video, originally posted to Instagram, was taken by Isaac Hayes III, the son of the legendary Grammy and Oscar-winning singer and composer Isaac Hayes Jr., as he…
Muni Long attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Muni Long airs out a time she was asked to write “soulful music” for non-Black artists. Muni Long is keeping her music gold in the vault. On Thursday, the 36-year-old…
Since emerging onto New York’s elite social scene as a teenager, Paris Hilton’s platinum blond hair and glamorous style have made the hotel heiress instantly recognizable worldwide. Now, at 43, the international DJ, style trendsetter and mom — who has spent more than two decades in the spotlight — is trying something different to escape…
