An appeals court recently upheld a trial court’s decision to convict a man who racially intimidated a Black police officer during an incident in which he wore a white hood and called her the N-word. Trenton Whitaker-Blakey was found guilty of felony intimidation in May and sentenced to 30 months in prison after an encounter…
Photo: AdobeStock According to the CDC, norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States. Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus…
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to exit after viewing the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, a Trump confidante, has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency alongside former presidential…
FILE – Ricky Leath, an outreach specialist with the City of Miami, talks with Bei Zhao, right, as he works with the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust to distribute bottles of water and other supplies to the homeless population, helping them manage high temperatures, May 15, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) According to a…
Comedian Jay Leno’s latest injury might be more than just another unfortunate accident, at least according to conspiracy theorists. Those doubters believe there is something fishy about the comedian’s recent explanations about his latest fall that the former “Tonight Show” host had in Pennsylvania in November. Last month, the former late-night talk show host…
Rapper Snoop Dogg, center, arrives with the trophy after Miami (Ohio) defeated Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Martin’s RedHawks beat Colorado State 43-17 at the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28, but Snoop Dogg was the main attraction….
Source: Pool / Getty Prominent Black leaders paid tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter after the news of his passing on Sunday. Carter was 100 years old. According to his son, Jimmy Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia. He is the longest-lived former President in our nation’s history. Carter, a Nobel Peace…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 06: The sun comes up on a tent, part of a homeless encampment in Humboldt Park on December 06, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. This morning, city workers descended on the park to dismantle the remains of what was the city’s largest homeless encampment. More than 100 homeless people have been removed…
The Mississippi Valley State University marching band is under fire from HBCU supporters on social media for requesting donations to fund a trip to the nation’s capitol next month after being invited to perform in Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration Parade. Reports say Trump personally invited the “Mean Green Marching Machine” to perform in Washington, D.C.,…
Elon Musk had time to fit in another controversy just before the end of 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and X is dodging allegations that he used a burner account under the name “Adrian Dittman”n to praise himself and spark heated debates on the X platform’s voice chat room, Spaces. When jumping into voice…
