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Henry Segura is no longer a criminal defendant – for now. A Florida judge declared a mistrial this week in a sensational case against Segura who was charged with murdering his girlfriend and her three children to avoid paying back child support. After two days of deliberations, the trial ended in a hung jury: the […]
“This represents a turning point. We are determined to take our country back. This is why we voted for Donald Trump.” – David Duke, Former KKK leader. So much for President Donald Trump’s so-called bold leadership. Trump had an opportunity to show true presidential integrity by telling the nation the truth behind the “Unite the […]
“We are not afraid. You will not divide us.”—Unite the Right. White supremacists are scrambling to find lodging in Charlottesville, Virginia for their rally on August 12 — but Airbnb says there are no rooms available for racists. I commend Airbnb for their bold stance: The global housing rental company is sending a strong message […]
Have you ever had a time where everything fell into place at the right time? Well, that happened to me this past weekend. The setup of the best weekend ever started a few weeks ago, when my Clark Atlanta buddy, Kamilah Smith, asked me to join her for the Earth, Wind, & Fire with […]
I am so happy to be here in Flint to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Hamilton Community Health Network. I want to thank Clarence Pierce for his commitment to the city, the community, the health centers…and ultimately, the people of Flint. Before I go any further, I’d to bring greetings from the Tom Joyner […]
Did school officials in Prince Georges County, Maryland commit fraud by intentionally inflating the grades of hundreds of students to boost graduation rates? I hope not. Still, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan requested an investigation to determine whether Prince George’s County school officials purposefully tampered with grades in public schools across the county. Prince George’s County […]
“I think as I get older …I’m going to need to take—play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.” – Reece Whitley If you haven’t heard of Reece Whitley, it’s only a matter of time. Towering at 6 foot-8, the 17-year-old swimmer who slices through water with […]
Tatyana Hargrove is scarred, angry and hobbling on crutches. Hargrove, 19, from Bakersfield, California, said she was harassed by police at gunpoint, punched in the face by cops and bitten by a snarling police dog in an odd case of mistaken identity: Police said they were looking for a large, bald man who was suspected […]
Aramis Ayala, Florida’s first and only Black elected state attorney, is still trying to figure out why she was abruptly pulled over by overzealous Orlando police officers. I’m scratching my head, too. It may be a case of racial profiling – or a simple mistake—but the Orlando cops harassed the wrong Black woman. They pulled […]
When was the last time you left a movie theater thinking about the songs you heard throughout out the film? For me, it’s been a long time. Back in the day movie sound tracks were as exciting as the movies themselves. Movies like Shaft in the 70s, Purple Rain in the 80s and Boomerang in […]
Before actually becoming a father, I always thought that I’d be the super strict disciplinarian type like James Evans in Good Times. Butt whoopings would be handed out like hand wipes at a BBQ restaurant and my kid would be raised the old-school way, just like how I came up. The spare the rod, spoil […]
The KKK is coming to Charlottesville, Virginia. The white-hooded, white supremacist group is planning a rally in Charlottesville on July 8 and emotions, as expected, are running high. Some whites in Charlottesville are still fuming after the city approved the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in 2012, which sparked an ongoing debate […]
