A $10,000 GoFundMe effort has been established to help support mourning mother Erica Thompson. A Florida woman is demanding justice after her newborn baby died shortly after the infant was delivered in a jail cell. Erica Thompson was arrested on Monday, Aug. 9, on felony violation of probation and failure to appear on a traffic…
Craig, a Republican, appointed a team of sheriffs — including some Democrats — GOP lawmakers and a county prosecutor to recommend new laws to support police Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig on Monday called for strengthening law enforcement amid what he labeled a public safety “crisis,” announcing several moves to focus on policing while…
Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall….
Keyshia Cole is saying one more final goodbye to her beloved mother, Frankie Lons. The singer gave her fans a glimpse of her mother’s homegoing service, which took place in Oakland, California, at Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, with a Monday, August 16, Instagram post. The 10-slide post was a mixture of photos and…
More than 1,900 children are in hospitals — particularly in the South — due to the highly contagious Delta variant. As school has kicked off in many states and with others soon to follow, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made a grim announcement: the number of children in America currently hospitalized…
Hip-hop icon Jay-Z is reportedly forming online betting service Fanatics Sportsbook with partner Michael Rubin. Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is making an exciting new business move. The hip-hop icon is partnering with Michael Rubin to form Fanatics Sportsbook, an online betting service, according to TMZ. The two have reportedly partnered with a tech company named Kambi that…
“This lived up completely to my expectations,” Ali Walsh said after the bout. “This is something I only dreamed of.” Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, wore a pair of his grandfather’s boxing shorts for his professional boxing debut on Saturday night. The middleweight bested Jordan Weeks with a first-round TKO…
A Black man was released from prison on Monday after spending decades behind bars in a New York prison for the murder of a Hofstra University coach. Christopher Ellis, now 51, was convicted in 1992 for murdering a Hofstra University assistant coach, but according to Judge Patricia Harrington, the conviction should be thrown out because…
New York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference with New York Gov. David Paterson on Nov. 9, 2010, in New York City. | Source: Mario Tama / Getty As the dust settles from the political downfall of Andrew Cuomo — who announced his resignation last week amid fallout from sexual misconduct allegations from…
Damon Wayans said that he would do a comedy-style “Verzuz” with comedian Dave Chappelle. The comedian challenged Chappelle when he appeared on the morning radio show 97.9 The Box in Houston, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 13. Wayans was not familiar with “Verzuz,” and the The Box hosts filled him in and asked who he would battle if…
