A kind heart and faith are a North Carolina centenarian’s secret to a long life. Catherine Ferrell celebrated her 110th birthday on Monday, Oct. 10, when she received birthday wishes from President Joe Biden and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. The Durham, North Carolina, resident told WNCN that her long life is a testament to…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Brittney Griner’s fight to get home continues. MORE: Russia Blames US Embassy For Delaying Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Talks On Sunday, former Gov. Bill Richardson told CNN he was “cautiously optimistic” that Griner and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan could be home by next year. Richardson’s organization, which…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty On Tuesday the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Black man on death row in Texas who said he didn’t get a fair trial because of racial bias among jurors. According to CBS Austin, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected Andre Thomas’ appeal after he claimed some…
There may be trouble in paradise for former “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill, at least from the standpoint of fans who have taken note of what they’re calling red flags. The list includes Bailey changing her Instagram handle to her maiden name and the couple failing to post any…
Source: Bill Pugliano / Getty Former Hawaii Congresswoman and failed presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she was leaving the Democratic Party in part because she claimed it was actively working “to undermine our God-given freedoms.” Gabbard’s announcement seemingly came out of nowhere, if not extremely delayed after it had been widely established that…
Vivica A. Fox has opened up about the heartache she has faced over a soured friendship. While on the topic of dealing with narcissists, the co-hosts of “Cocktails With Queens,” which includes Claudia Jordan, LisaRaye McCoy, and Syleena Johnson, and Fox, were discussing the toll of dealing with narcissistic people. When Jordan asked Fox if she…
Two men had their murder convictions vacated after a California judge ruled the prosecutors “more likely than not” introduced elements of racial bias by presenting lyrics from the defendants’ rap songs as evidence. The public defenders representing the men successfully argued a hot-button argument about “Freedom of Speech,” currently entangling many popular rappers. On Monday,…
Source: Cindy Ord / Getty It has been just under a month since former NFL quarterback Brett Favre was exposed in text messages that suggested former Mississippi former Gov. Phil Bryant helped fund a volleyball stadium for the university Favre’s daughter attends by shifting at least $5 million of the state’s welfare funds at the…
“The way they treated me was because of the tone of my skin,” said Travis Cole, an Arkansas man suing the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office for excessive force. Cole, 34, of Rogers, Arkansas, is thankful to be alive after a violent encounter with Boulder County Sheriff’s deputies in Boulder County, Colorado, on Sept. 22, 2020….
Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Let’s say you were the smelly kid at school. Almost every day, you came to class smelling like what Black mothers across the nation describe as “outside,” and your classmates roast you for it constantly. But one day you get your hygienic act together and you don’t smell so bad….
