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MIAMI (AP) â Shellie Zimmerman said Thursday that she hasn’t been able to find her estranged husband to serve him divorce papers and that she doesn’t know what he’s capable of because he has changed since he was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Shellie Zimmerman said on NBC’s “Today” Show on Thursday […]
A Florida appeals court is ordering a new trial for a woman sentenced to 20 years to prison after she fired a warning shot in a wall during a dispute with her husband. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a judge did not properly instruct the jury handling the case of Marissa Alexander. […]
Paul Bergrin (pictured), an attorney whose roster of celeb clients included such performers as Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim, and Naughty By Nature, was sentence to…
I sat inside a spacious conference room Wednesday listening to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talk about the epic challenges facing the nationâs 106 historically black colleges. Itâs a daunting task. Some black colleges are struggling just to keep the lights on. With some black colleges potentially facing extinction in the near future, itâs unconscionable […]
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, AIG CEO Robert Benmosche said that public outrage over the company’s executive bonuses is “sort of like”…
People are already buzzing about who will be the next presidential candidate and a lot of people are rooting for Hillary Clinton. Listen to 3…
Looks like Lamar Odomâs daddy, Joe Odom, is backing off of his anti-Kardashian comments. And now that Lamar has put him in check, Olâ Joe is also coming out for his son telling TMZ that he believes the baller is âcleanâ and does NOT have a drug problem. Joe Odom says he simply doesnât buy […]
NEW YORK (AP) â Extolling the virtues of Harlem’s rich cultural history, Michelle Obama hosted a luncheon for the spouses of foreign dignitaries Tuesday in the historic New York City neighborhood she described as “quintessentially American.” The first lady spoke to about 50 spouses of chiefs of state and heads of government who are attending […]
“Why are you so sad?” a TV reporter asked the little girl with a bright pink bow in her hair. “Because they didn’t like my dreads,” she sobbed, wiping her tears. “I think that they should let me have my dreads.” With those words, second-grader Tiana Parker of Tulsa, Okla., found herself, at age 7, […]
Karamba Diaby has broken barriers in Germany as the first Black lawmaker to be elected into the German Parliament. The Huffington Post is reporting that…
What was suppose to be a joke ended up getting a 14-year-old boy expelled from school for a year and facing a judge on an…
 One of the downsides of being an athlete, you always have to be weary of your actions because anything can and will get you…
