Eric Jerome Dickey, the prolific Black author who helped bring the innermost workings of Black love, relationships and Black contemporary life to the mainstream, has reportedly died after battling a longtime illness. He was 59-years-old. Dickey’s death was initially shared by his cousin named La Verne Madison Fuller and was later confirmed by his publicist….
Fans were devastated to learn of the death of the best selling author of ‘Sister, Sister’, and ‘Before We Were Wicked’ New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey who penned such classics as “Sister, Sister” “Before We Were Wicked” and “Friends and Lovers” about Black life, revolutionizing storytelling in the contemporary fiction genre, has…
A former La Mesa officer has been charged with one count of falsifying a police report in connection with the 2019 arrest of a Black man. The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed the criminal charge against former LMPD Officer Matt Dages, 30, who arrested 23-year-old Amaurie Johnson near Grossmont Trolley Station, as he waited…
Steven Brandenburg left over 500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine out of refrigeration to spoil them. The Wisconsin pharmacist arrested after being accused of trying to destroy hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been outed as a conspiracy theorist who believed it wasn’t “safe.” Steven Brandenburg, 46, reportedly left 57 vials of…
Stacey Abrams must be leaving some scared: Trump referenced her in his final campaign speech as president. Today’s highly-anticipated Georgia Senate runoff race has set up a potentially exciting new development in the state’s politics. Experts note that while neither Republican Gov. Brian Kemp nor Democratic star-activist Stacey Abrams is on the ballot, their joint…
Harlem native Mase has returned to the house of the Lord. In a poster shared on Twitter on the first Sunday in the new year, the Gathering Oasis Church in Atlanta revealed that the former rapper, whose real name is Mason Betha, will now be its new pastor. “Join us in welcoming our new leader, Pastor Mason…
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality star Porsha Williams is starting her new year off with a dose of fun and freedom. Although she wasn’t focused on driving the boat like Megan Thee Stallion taught us, Williams, 39, clearly was having a ball as she danced all by herself during a boat ride while vacationing…
He railed against public servants from The Peach State as he continued to futilely contest its election results. President Donald Trump took to a stage at a Georgia airport Monday night, railing against Republican officials from that state as he continued to futilely contest its election results. In what will be his last campaign rally…
The woman who falsely accused jazz musician Keyon Harrold’s 14-year-old son of stealing her iPhone at a New York City hotel one week ago has been identified as Miya Ponsetto, a 22-year-old with a past criminal record. Ponsetto falsely claimed that the boy, Keyon Jr., had stolen her iPhone at the Arlo Hotel in New…
Two months after the Nov. 3 election, Georgia voters will set the stage for the path forward as the runoff races conclude between Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and their Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, respectively. On the ballot voters have the opportunity to change the tide through legislation regarding the…
