An Update on the Ferguson Situation: Sharpton to Address Mike Brown’s St. Louis Funeral The funeral for 18-year-old Michael Brown is scheduled for Monday at a church in St. Louis. The Austin A. Layne Mortuary, which is handling arrangements, says the funeral is set for 10 a.m. Monday at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Brown’s […]
Unrest Escalates In Ferguson As Police Try To Quell Protest FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with some people lobbing Molotov cocktails and other objects at police who responded with smoke […]
Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta Reunion — Massive Brawl on Set TMZ reports:A huge brawl erupted during the taping of the “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” reunion show in NYC Tuesday night … leaving several cast members — and their weaves — injured. Multiple sources on the set tell us the fight involved Benzino, his […]
No LeBron decision yet According to ESPN, LeBron James met with Miami Heat officials for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas but emerged without a decision about his future, sources told ESPN.com. James and his agent Rich Paul are done meeting with teams, according to sources close to the situation. James now will talk with his family […]
President Obama: ‘I Make No Apologies for POW’s Return’ President Barack Obama is standing firm on his decision bring home POW Bowe Berghdal. He emphatically said he will make “no apologies” for trading five Taliban militants for the captured Army Sergeant. The exchange over the weekend for Bergdahl – who was held captive for five […]
Sterling Sued By Ex-Lover For Wrongful Firing After She Rejected Racist, Sexist Taunts Besides V. Stiviano, Donald Sterling now has another black female problem. Would you believe the LA Clippers owner is being sued by a woman who he fired her after she rejected “a stream of racist and sexist taunts.” TMZ, which obtained a copy of the lawsuit […]
23 Hurt, 7 Dead In Chicago Over The Weekend We’ve always heard that as the warmer months get closer, the violence in Chicago reaches gut-wrenching levels. Such was the case this weekend. CBS Chicago reports: Seven people were killed and at least 23 others have been wounded in separate shootings across the city since Friday evening, including […]
Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot 93-Year-Old Is Fired A case of justice being served? In Hearne (Texas), the cop who shot a 93-year-old woman, Pearlie Jones, has been fired. According to KBTX-TV, on Saturday afternoon, the city council met to discuss taking possible disciplinary action against Officer Stephen Stem. It took them less than 30 […]
Comedian Leslie Jones Gets Slammed For Her Slavery Shtick On SNL According to NewsOne, comedian Leslie Jones is having a difficult Sunday after the reaction that she received to her “Super Slave” commentary on SNL‘s Weekend Update this weekend. The skit fell flat immediately and to many it felt uncomfortable at best. It truly seemed […]
Woman Sold Heroin From Hospital Bed GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman in western Pennsylvania is accused of selling heroin from a hospital intensive care unit and a hospital room. Spokeswoman Jennifer Miele (MEE’-lee) for Excela Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg says hospital security became suspicious of the large number of people flowing in and out […]