LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson will be paroled after serving nine years in prison for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia in Las Vegas. A Nevada parole board decided Thursday that the 70-year-old former football, TV and movie star will be released in October after serving his minimum term for armed robbery and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Television networks will interrupt this presidency on Thursday to revisit an old obsession. ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, HLN and ESPN will show O.J. Simpson’s parole hearing at a Nevada prison, as he seeks freedom after spending more than eight years locked up for armed robbery and assault. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. In a statement late Wednesday, doctors reveal that McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer. The statement says the 80-year-old senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a […]
Black scholar and minister Lawrence Ware is speaking out about his reason for cutting ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant Christian denomination.In a New York Times op-ed on Monday, Ware, who works as co-director of the Center for Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University, said the SBC hasn’t done nearly enough to address its racist […]
Doris Payne, the notorious 86-year-old jewel thief whose life was the subject of a Netflix documentary, was arrested again on Monday for allegedly shoplifting at an Atlanta-area Walmart — while sporting an ankle monitor from a previous bust. Payne, whose larcenous career dates back to the 1950s, told NBC News that she simply forgot to pay for […]
Mike Tirico isn’t trying to be Black. Here’s a picture: Yup. That guy right there is not about the Black label, or apparently any labels at all. In an interview with the New York Times, he had the following to say about race: “Why do I have to check any box? If we live in […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Australian woman who called 911 to report a possible assault was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer after the officers heard a loud sound near their squad car, according to information released Tuesday by Minnesota investigators. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Justine Damond, whose maiden name is […]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And one couple wants Barack and Michelle Obama to know just how much they are missed. Newly engaged Cassi and Adam wanted to pay homage to the former President and First Lady for their engagement photo shoot. With the help of Cleveland-based photographer Natasha Herber, they did exactly just that. Herber recently shared […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest GOP effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare” was fatally wounded in the Senate Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition to legislation strongly backed by President Donald Trump. The announcements from Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas left the Republican Party’s long-promised efforts […]
Black folks really, really love the Bible. That’s the conclusion of recent study that determined Bible reading habits among Christians. The American Bible Society’s “State Of The Bible” report says that 71% of African-Americans frequently study the Bible, compared to just 58% of all Americans. Only 6% of African-Americans are hostile toward the Bible, while […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this coming week to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law after Sen. John McCain’s announced absence due to surgery, an enormous setback as time dwindles for Republicans to pass the signature legislation after years of promises. The decision by Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
The trailer to Ava DuVernay’s anticipated A Wrinkle In Time is finally here—and it looks spectacular! Just look at Oprah! The Disney and Dreamworks film, slated to debut next March, is an adaptation of the 1963 children’s classic book by Madeleine L’Engle. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film stars Storm Reid as Meg Murry, a young girl whose scientist […]
