Andrews also co-founded the Lady Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club in 1975 Lois Nelson Andrews, a New Orleans cultural icon who led countless processions as grand marshal of jazz funerals and second-line parades, has died. She was 69. Andrews, known across the city as the “Mother of Music,” died of lung cancer on…

There was no immediate word on whether the gun belonged to a passenger or employee An all-clear was given Saturday at Atlanta’s airport after a gun accidentally discharged in the facility’s security screening area, causing chaos, authorities said. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport official said on Twitter that there was no active shooter at the airport. Atlanta…

Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport experienced a moment of panic Saturday after a gun was accidentally discharged in the security area. While it’s not clear why anyone had a loaded gun while traveling through the airport, the moment offered a rocky start to the holiday week. Flights were delayed briefly, according…

Tia Mowry wowed Instagram followers on Thurs., Nov, 18, after sharing a photo of her more-youthful look. In the Instagram post, the 43-year-old wore a black two-piece set and included the caption, “When the endorphins finally kick in.” Admirers in the posts’ comments gushed over the “Sister, Sister” actress’ slim figure and pose. They especially…

Adeola ‘Abraham’ Olagbegi, who lives with a rare blood disorder, told The Washington Post he hopes to start a nonprofit food provider for homeless individuals Adeola ‘Abraham’ Olagbegi, 13, could have asked for anything in the world after learning he qualified as a Make-A-Wish recipient due to his rare blood disorder. Instead of requesting a…

Arbery was recorded on video five different times inside a neighborhood house, though prosecutors say there’s no evidence he committed any crimes in the neighborhood Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael wrote a simple, chilling response to a Facebook post about a suspected car burglary in his Georgia neighborhood: “Arm up.” The item he commented on…

Officials are still compiling an inventory of places where the wording still exists Rhode Island dropped “Providence Plantations” from its name a year ago, but not from its buildings. Providence Plantations is written in the script in marble near the State House dome and on bronze plaques in the entryway. The state seal with the…

OPINION: Sophia A. Nelson unpacks what the legal codes say in terms of what options federal prosecutors have to hold Kyle Rittenhouse accountable after contentious verdict. If we are honest. None of us are really surprised.  The Rittenhouse trial fix was in from the moment the judge said that a “victim” could not be called…

Source: Pacific Press / Getty Commemorated each year on Nov. 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity to reflect and celebrate the life and humanity of those loved and lost. The first recorded day of remembrance was in 1999 in honor of Rita Hester, a Black transwoman murdered in November 1998. Her brutal murder remains…

Johnson grew up in the segregated South and was elected in 1992 to Congress U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a trailblazing Black Democrat in Texas who has served in Congress for nearly 30 years, announced Saturday that she will not seek reelection next year. Johnson, 85, is a political fixture in her hometown of Dallas,…