advertisement SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A teary-eyed Dana Barks was almost speechless after officials for the San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge approved a $76 million funding package for a suicide barrier that could prevent people from jumping to their deaths. The bridge district’s board of directors voted unanimously in favor Friday for […]
advertisement MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The disappearance of a Minnesota mother of seven was just a missing person case when it landed on the desk of Detective Sgt. Lee Hollatz. Seven months later, her body and that of another woman were found stuffed in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin highway, and the former police officer whom […]
advertisement MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — Two New York men are suing the New Jersey Lottery after they threw out a Powerball ticket worth $1 million. Salvatore Cambria and Erick Onyango, of Suffern, New York, argue in their federal lawsuit that the lottery didn’t quickly update its website with the winning numbers from the March […]
Would you watch a Chris Brown reality show? Well, BET is betting you would ’cause if they have their way, that’s exactly what they plan on producing. In fact, the net has already held focus groups to see if it will fly. Multiple sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ that BET has made it […]
advertisement NEW YORK (AP) — Terry McMillan is ending a long-term relationship — with her publisher. The author of such best-sellers as Waiting to Exhale and Disappearing Acts has left Viking after 25 years and signed with Crown Publishers for her next novel. Crown announced Monday that McMillan’s next book will be called “I Almost […]
As a confirmation to what many already know: a recent study reveals that life for Black folks is indeed a B*tch (capital “B” intended). The study, orchestrated by the MacArthur Foundation entitled,“How Housing Matters,” states that, in one U.S. city where they followed 11 families, 16 households headed by women are evicted every day. In […]
A figurine of a smiling President Barack Obama was spotted in a men’s urinal at the GOP’s Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference on Friday. The Huffington Post’s Igor Bobic, who was attending the conference at the Omni Shoreman Hotel in Washington D.C., spotted the figurine and shared it on social media.
For many justice is denied, but for the Central Park Five, justice has come at last. The New York Times is reporting that the City of New York has agreed to a $40 million settlement in the infamous case. In 1989, five Black and Hispanic teenagers were arrested in Central Park and ultimately convicted […]
advertisement PHOENIX (AP) — A teacher at an Arizona prison was alone in a room full of sex offenders before being stabbed and sexually assaulted by a convicted rapist, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press about an attack that highlighted major security lapses at the facility. The attack occurred Jan. 30 at the […]
Some athletes are turning to an alternative liquid other than energy drinks. They’re relying on human breast milk for boosting energy and overall health. Only the Breast and Human Milk 4 Human Babies are two sites where a number of athletes buy the milk for $2.50 an ounce. Anthony, a 30-something-year-old from Queens, New York […]
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James is leaving. For a family vacation, that is. The Miami Heat star said that’s his first order of business, and during the time away from basketball he’ll start the process of moving past this season and looking toward the future. “I just want to win. That’s all that matters to […]
But not just any shoes. Rare, vintage styles that are no longer in production. Reed’s love for fancy footwear has transitioned from a personal love to a full fledged business, making his the first of its kind. The New York Post reports: High-end kicks are becoming the currency of choice in New York, and one […]