Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama was the second wife of Obama’s grandfather, and she helped raise his father, with whom he shares a name. Former President Barack Obama announced that his grandmother has passed away at the age of 99 in Kenya. “My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel…
The report is being closely watched since discovering the origins of the virus could help scientists prevent future pandemics A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely…
Morgan maintained that his friend Osbourne was ‘confronted’ by fellow show host Sheryl Underwood, and he says Underwood was the aggressor. Former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan is defending his friend, Sharon Osbourne, who was recently ousted from her job as a host of The Talk after she defended him in a contentious segment…
Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell told jurors that Chauvin ‘didn’t let up, he didn’t get up’ even after Floyd said 27 times that he couldn’t breathe The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with a prosecutor telling the jury that the figure to remember is 9 minutes, 29 seconds —…
A baby is on board for viral social media sensation Tessica Brown and her fiancé, Dewitt Madison. Brown’s manager, Gina Rodriguez, told TMZ that Brown and Madison are expecting their first child together. Brown has five children from a previous relationship and Madison has four, making their blended family a soon-to-be family of 10. The…
To Philonise Floyd, a second-degree murder conviction for Derek Chauvin would be appropriate, as it would ‘clearly show that he killed my brother.’ The murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is set to begin today. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes last May, sparking…
Source: @therecount / The Recount In case there was ever any confusion about the way Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham feels on the topic of race, let the record reflect his commentary from a Fox News appearance on Sunday morning. During his interview with Chris Wallace on topics that spanned the gamut of the…
William Roderick “Roddie” Bryan, one of the men accused of helping to kill Ahmaud Arbery last year, has filed a motion to disqualify the new Black district attorney who’s overseeing his prosecution. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed by shotgun blasts from Travis McMichael while jogging through a predominantly white neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia,…
The Oscar-winning Berry, who launched a website and line of fitness gear last year called rē•spin, gave Rob Lederman her side-eye on Twitter. Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry responded to comments made by a fired radio jock comparing Black women to shades of toast, calling the statements “disgusting.” Retweeting an excerpt of the show, Berry wrote:…
At only 16 years old, actress and executive producer Marsai Martin has already cemented her position in Hollywood history. Last year, the “black-ish” star won the honor of being Hollywood’s youngest executive producer to work on a major production, according to the Guinness World Record’s official website. The award was a result of her work in her…
