In a year that featured natural disasters of Biblical proportions including wildfires, hurricanes and floods, when President Donald Trump tried to erase everything that President Obama had accomplished, when a Chicago teen’s mysterious death after a hotel ‘kickback’ went viral and when gun violence left over 50 people dead in a mass concert shooting in Las Vegas, turns out BAW readers were concerned most with hair. Yep, a story about science proving that Black women can’t grow long hair was the top read news story of the year.
Here’s the rest of the news that captivated BAW readers in 2017.
Why Black Women Can’t Grow Long Hair
There’s a science to why Black women have challenges growing long locks and this year, the reasons why were revealed. There are obviously exceptions to the rule, but its an interesting view of an issue that vexes most Black women at some point in their lives.
Murder/Suicide Orphans 7 Children
In a horrific story of family tragedy an Illinois woman tries and fails to kill all her children but succeeds in killing herself and her husband, who had reportedly been abusive. It’s always a sad situation when the actions of adults have such a profound impact on their children.
Chicago Teen Run Down By Boyfriend’s Baby Mama
Even the moguls behind the creation of social media accounts wonder if they haven’t done more harm that good. In these kinds of cases, you have to wonder if they’re right. A Chicago woman ran down a teenager who she’d exchanged words with on Facebook over the relationship she was having with the woman’s ex. With one woman dead and the other likely locked up for life and the heartbroken they both dated, what happens to the child the woman had with her ex-boyfriend?
OJ Can Keep Money Earned In Prison
O.J. Simpson had a pretty big year. The documentary ‘O.J. Made In America’ won an Oscar, Jay Z’s song The Story of OJ was one of the hottest tracks from his 4:44 album and oh, yeah, O.J. got released from a Nevada jail after 9 years after a conviction on armed robbery charges.
Police Arrest Mother Of Missing Teen
A Georgia teen’s disappearance came to a shocking conclusion when her mother was arrested in connection with it. Police suspect LaTania Carwell’s stepfather of having something to do with her disappearance as he was the last person seen with her. Carwell, 16, has not been seen since April 17th, her birthday, in Augusta, Georgia.
April Ryan Gives The Facts On Omarosa’s Resignation
Omarosa says that she ‘resigned’ from the White House job she had that didn’t quite seem, if some interviews are to b believed, to have regularly assigned duties. White House reported April Ryan, a former friend of Omarosa’s gives the insider scoop on what really went down.
Kenneka Jenkins Found Dead Inside Freezer
Kenneka Jenkins, a Chicago teen, never expected that a night out with friends at a Chicago area hotel would be her last. The night of partying and drinking ended up with her family finding Jenkins dead in the hotel’s freezer. Social media posts led to internet sleuths who still don’t believe the official explanation – that Jenkins’ death was an unfortunate accident.
NBC Sports Announcer Mike Tirico Says He’s Not Black
An interview with NBC Sports announcer Mike Tiricio resurfaced this year and it came to a surprise to some viewers. In the interview, Tirico, whose mother is Italian, says he has never viewed himself as Black. He may have been raised by his Italian family but um, any look in the mirror would indicate that he’s not fully Italian. But if that’s the kind of sorcery Tirico’s mirror can do, maybe he should market and sell it.
Potter’s House Preacher Resigns In Sex Scandal
Sadly, just like you can always count on a saaangin’ big girl in the choir, in a Black church, you can always count on a church scandal. One of this year’s biggest was when a Potter’s House pastor was forced to resign after he was discovered to be sleeping with his goddaughter. Both of the parties are married.
Messy Love Triangle Ends With Woman’s Leg Severed
Messy love triangles have a way of ending in tragedy. For two Miami women, the tragedy led to an incident where one ran over the other, severing her leg. The sad part is the women were feuding over a career criminal, who will likely go on to deal with someone else entirely.
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