Source: Getty Images / Getty If at 58, I were to agree to a boxing match with a person half my age, much alarm would be caused. My daughters would burst into tears, my partner would have strong words, and my students would have final confirmation that I had lost the plot. I, however, am…
Authorities in Massachusetts have charged six middle school students for allegedly posting and facilitating a mock ‘slave auction‘ last month that targeted their Black peers. That mock auction happened between Feb. 8 and Feb. 9 on Snapchat and was created by a group of white eighth-grade students in the New England mill town of Southwick,…
Steve Harvey has been putting in some serious hours on set to film “Family Feud.” So much so that the longtime host has made a few amendments to the filming schedule to keep up his endurance. The comedian has helmed the game show since making his debut in September 2010. With his 15th hosting anniversary…
MAGAFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, left and prosecutor Daysha Young, right, speak to each other during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Pool / Getty Welp, it’s official: Fulton County District Attorney…
During this time of year, Muslims worldwide are observing the month-long practice of Ramadan, in which they abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. It is only when the fourth call to prayer (adhan) is recited on sunset that the fast can be broken, marking a singular and relieving moment for millions of…
Chicago Police Department Headquarters. | Source: NOVA SAFO / Getty Jackie Wilson, a Chicago man, who was wrongfully convicted for the fatal shooting of two police officers in 1982, was awarded a whopping $17 million settlement on March 14. Approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the substantial settlement arrives more than three decades…
Comedian Mike Epps had a woman who caused a disturbance escorted from his March 9 show in Detroit, Michigan in a video circulating online. Epps was performing at the Fox Theatre when a woman arguing with security also turned her displeasure on the “Next Friday” star. Video of the exchange captured the woman — who…
A long-serving prosecutor in Miami has stepped down after a judge found evidence that state investigators tampered with witnesses in a death penalty case against a gang leader who was sentenced to death for a quadruple murder two decades ago. Michael Von Zamft, who prosecuted numerous high-profile criminal cases in Miami’s 11th Judicial Circuit for…
Nick Cannon is feeling a little unappreciated ahead of Father’s Day, despite having a gaggle of kids to smother him with love on June 16. The father of nearly a dozen kids is seemingly already casting doubt that this year will be different from the others. “The day that I should be valued at the…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty An ex-police officer who was acquitted after committing arguably one of the most egregious, blatantly unjust and racist high-profile killings of Black people now wants to be a teacher. Fortunately, the courts keep standing in his way. Jeronimo Yanez, the former Twin Cities, Minnesota, police officer who fatally shot Philando…
