Marcus Hicks had faced sharp criticism from many lawmakers who called for his dismissal, citing his handling of problems at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women New Jersey’s embattled corrections commissioner announced his resignation Tuesday, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its long-troubled and only women’s prison. Marcus Hicks had…
When it comes to actress Gabrielle Union and former NBA player Dwyane Wade’s family, it’s clear that their daughter Kaavia James is the star on social media, despite the couple’s Hollywood and professional basketball accolades. Kaavia James has stolen the show yet again. A post over the weekend on her mother’s personal Instagram page showed…
In South Africa, which has the continent’s most robust economy and its biggest coronavirus caseload, just 0.8% of the population is fully vaccinated In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks. In South Africa,…
The White House has launched a month-long blitz to combat vaccine hesitancy and a lack of urgency to get shots, particularly in the South and Midwest For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to…
Since his 2016 divorce from his ex-wife Malaak Compton, Chris Rock has been pretty open about his infidelities, which led to their split. After being married for nearly 20 years and sharing two daughters, Rock and Compton faced a two-year legal battle in which Rock had Robert Stephan Cohen represent him as his lawyer. Years…
White, then 23, was working as a housekeeper in the capital city of Baton Rouge in 1953 when she took action Martha White, a Black woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 bus boycotts in Louisiana’s capital city, has died. She was 99. White died Saturday, her family and others confirmed. White, then 23, was…
An interracial couple from a Chicago suburb told Fox News they oppose controversial critical race theory teachings because it hurts people of color by victimizing them. “What kind of inspiration are we expecting people to get from this, from critical race theory?” asked Takyrica Kokoszka, a Black woman and teacher at Chicago Public Schools. Kokoszka…
Rapper T.I. and self-proclaimed “King of the South” is anything but standing by idly as he and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris’ names continue to be sullied by sexual assault allegations. The “Pardon” emcee has not vocalized much of his displeasure with the accusations made against the couple. But with his latest video for the…
The Temple trustees’ board chair said Wingard was chosen because he has a vision for the future of education. Temple University has found its new president: Dr. Jason Wingard, former dean at Columbia University and former chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs, according to a press release. Wingard, 49, grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania…
A number of Mead High School students asked that the trio in the photo be expelled. They were reportedly suspended. Last month, three white students at Mead High School in Longmont, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, jokingly took a picture of themselves reenacting the death of George Floyd. The student who was acting as Floyd…
