Police near Augusta, Georgia, are asking for the public’s help in locating a man alleged to have spread raw cotton outside of a predominantly Black church. The person of interest, captured by church security cameras, looks to be carrying a large handful of cotton up a ramp to Palmer Grove Baptist Church, where, the sheriff’s…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for updated warning labels on alcohol products and increased awareness. Before you roll your eyes at those kicking off the year with a “dry January,” you may want to reconsider. According to an advisory released Friday by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy,…
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Source: Michael DeMocker / Getty We all knew or should…
Actress Jasmine Guy, 62, stamped her name in television history by playing bourgeois college student Whitley Gilbert in the classic sitcom, “A Different World.” Whitley’s character apparently had an obsession with two-time Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington. So it was a huge surprise when the production shocked Guy with an unscripted appearance by the “Glory”…
The illness came in waves, each one stronger than the last, and 23-year-old Charizma Jones likely felt as if she was drowning on May 4, 2024, when she called 311, a city resource hotline, from her jail cell on Rikers Island, New York for the second time in a week. “My throat is closing,” she…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Despite critical and theatrical success, women of color directors are still underrepresented in the film industry. If you feel there hasn’t been a noticeable difference in the number of films by Black directors over the last few years, it’s not just your imagination. According to a new study by USC‘s Annenberg…
It’s no secret that Magic Johnson had a pretty promiscuous past. The former NBA star has been married to his wife, Cookie Johnson, for over three decades. But a resurfaced clip of Johnson detailing his spontaneous and daring sexual affairs during his early NBA days is still leaving many viewers stunned. Magic Johnson confesses to…
Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates with his team after a 23-10 victory against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on January 2, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Source: Sean Gardner / Getty While Black athletes have long dominated the sport of football…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 02: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is seen during warmups prior to the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome on January 02, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) | MADISON, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 26: Head coach…
A woman in Jamaica has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal slaying of an 8-year-old girl whom she kidnapped from school in 2023 before slitting the girl’s throat as part of a twisted revenge plot against the child’s father. Kayodi Satchell was convicted in September after she pleaded guilty to killing Danielle Rowe…
