Source: Scott Olson / Getty Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx apologized for an attorney in her office contributing to confusion regarding the killing of a 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Citing a breakdown in communication within the office, Foxx took responsibility over a month after a Chicago police officer killed the teen in March. A Chicago…
Middle school-aged students led the fundraising efforts by creating a documentary with the help of an instructor from Virginia Commonwealth University “It’s so nice to hear children’s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island. Stewart’s house doubles as a…
Opinion: Dr. Shamard Charles says we have an increased responsibility to look out for our mother’s needs as she ages, if for no other reason than to repay our debts of gratitude If you’re reading this, stop, and give your mother a hug. There’s no doubt that Black mothers are the backbone of Black America,…
Following a suggestion by a friend, Chris Rock had himself tested for a learning disorder and ended up being diagnosed with “something that was a lot like Asperger’s,” but through therapy sessions and medication, the comedy all-star is starting to feel more like himself than before. The 56-year-old comedian and actor admitted that he always…
Many victims were between ages 11 and 15 years old when three explosions rang outside the Kabul school as students were leaving for the day Grieving families buried their dead Sunday following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15…
The World Health Organization says nearly a dozen countries — many of them in Africa — are still waiting to get vaccines At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best. There are simply no vaccines at all. Not even for…
Source: Tiara Johnson / Tiara with daughters Aranee and A’zuri Like most mothers Tiara Johnson is seeking to build a bedrock foundation on the tenants of faith and family. Over the past five years she’s endured one of the most emotionally taxing, yet transformative years of her life as a survivor of cardiovascular disease. “The…
Not everyone is on the canceling Michael Jackson train, including legendary R&B group SWV. Tamara “Taj” Johnson and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons chatted with TMZ Live Thursday, and when asked if they’re going to play their hit track “Right Here (Human Nature Remix)” during their “Verzuz” battle against R&B group Xscape, the ladies both said “absolutely,”…
As President Biden extended the application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program until May 31, many eligible small business owners completed their applications and have been waiting for approval. Funding for the program, however, has reportedly run out just a few days into the month of May. Loan agents such as Womply sent out mass…
Republicans are looking to oust Cheney from her role as the No. 3 House Republican leader Donald Trump is rallying Republicans to remove House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney in the 2022 midterm primary elections. Jason Miller, a Trump spokesperson, told the Washington Post that removing Cheney was “one of the highest priorities as far…
