“People were having trouble pronouncing Odafe,” Oweh said, “so I went to Jayson my earlier years. But I don’t care anymore.” The NFL rookie formerly known as Jayson Oweh is reclaiming his Nigerian first name, Odafe. The linebacker was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens this year and was introduced at the NFL draft by Commissioner…
A New Jersey man spent 10 months trying to clear his name after facial recognition software wrongfully identified him as the suspect in a violent 2019 getaway. Nijeer Parks spent at least eight days in jail and was never given a chance to explain that he was not in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the day a…
The hunt for the Bengal tiger spotted roaming a West Houston neighborhood is still on, despite the arrest of Victor Hugo Cuevas. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody after a Bengal tiger reportedly kept as a pet was spotted roaming a West Houston neighborhood. The hunt for the tiger, however, is still on. Victor…
Toni Braxton‘s sons’ heights became a topic of conversation among millions of her followers on Sunday, May 9, after the singer shared a new post of the three standing and posing beside each other. Toni shares Denim, 19 and Diezel, 18, with her ex-husband and Mint Condition keyboardist Keri Lewis. Toni, who was seen standing in between…
Jon Osshoff’s proposal may be incorporated into the For The People Act, the election reform bill now pending in the Senate. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced a bill in Congress yesterday that would roll back new state legislation that made it a crime for volunteers and organizations to give water or refreshments to people…
Australian basketball and WNBA star Elizabeth “Liz” Cambage recently reached a boiling point with the alleged “whitewashing” taking place in the promo photos for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Cambage was outraged when she saw photos of Australian Olympic team members modeling official undergarments from Jockey. The Las Vegas Aces baller took to social…
Tony Banks says he believed Pete Flood was attempting to “derail” his son’s successful academic and athletic career. The head baseball coach at Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas has been fired after using the n-word toward a Black player. Pete Flood was fired from his teaching position and all other employment in Olathe…
Wanda Cooper-Jones was at the Capitol Monday when Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation generated by her son’s murder. Wanda Cooper-Jones was in attendance at a ceremony Monday at the Georgia State Capitol, where Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation that will no longer allow most residents to arrest people they believe have committed a crime. “Today…
A fifth grade Black boy died in New York last week, a day after he said he was punched in the back of the head by classmate. On the early afternoon of Friday, May 7, New York police and paramedics responded to a call from an apartment in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. When…
“I had nothing to do with their divorce filing,” Williams said of Guobadia and her ex. “That’s between the two of them.” Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams recently announced her engagement to Simon Guobadia, the ex-husband of co-star Falynn Guobadia. In an Instagram post on Mother’s Day, Williams shared her good news, immediately…
