The family of the gunman said he was “a sweet man” who suffered from schizophrenia The gunman and victim of a murder-suicide at the Houston Downtown Aquarium on Thursday have been identified. The shooting occurred at 410 Bagby Street and left two people dead in the bar area on the second floor of the aquarium,…
Lil Baby says on Instagram, “I’m Good,” and that he’s heading back to the U.S. Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the city prosecutor’s office. He was stopped along with NBA star James Harden, who was frisked but not detained….
The venerated HBCU is bolstering its educational offering with its recent moves acquiring top scholars and journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates WASHINGTON (AP) — With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country’s most prominent writers on race, Howard University is positioning itself as one of the primary centers of Black academic thought…
The Biden administration has so far given no indication it will provide military assistance in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination Haiti’s interim government said it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare for elections in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s…
The removal of the statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson comes nearly four years after the infamous “Unite the Right” rally A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal. Work to remove the statue of Gen. Robert…
The head of Colombia’s police announced on Friday that the Colombian nationals recruited to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse traveled through the Dominican Republic to carry out the assassination. Moïse was killed by gunmen in an nighttime attack at his home in Port-au-Prince in the wee hours of Wednesday morning in an assault that also…
Erica Mena has been going through a difficult time with her third pregnancy. She and her estranged husband, Safaree Samuels, have fought publicly multiple times over the last year. In May, a month before giving birth to their second child, Mena filed for divorce. Days after giving birth, Mena revealed that she has been with…
Sportscaster and husband to reality star Cynthia Bailey, Mike Hill is making some bold claims against his former employer ESPN. The sports network has been trending over the last week over comments made by one of its white anchors, Rachel Nichols, who seemingly suggested during a private conversation that was recorded without her knowledge that the network…
“The president believes that in our history, there are many dark moments,” Psaki said. White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged during a briefing on Friday that the U.S. is still plagued by “systemic racism” and it is “responsible” to teach about it in schools as part of critical race theory. Psaki was asked about…
“Proud to announce Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons as the new leads of ‘Cherish The Day’ season two,” award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay announced. Actress Joy Bryant and actor Henry Simmons are gearing up to take on lead roles in the second season of Ava DuVernay’s Cherish the Day. The Cherish the Day series focuses on…
