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AUSTIN, Texas – A gay Texas pastor who sued Whole Foods after he bought a cake that he alleged had a slur written on it in icing has dropped his lawsuit against the grocer. Jordan Brown of Austin dropped the suit and issued an apology on Monday. Brown said he was “wrong to pursue […]
Karen Weaver, the Mayor of Flint, Michigan is accused of funneling money from the city’s water donations to fund a personal campaign. CNN.com reports: In the suit filed Monday, fired administrator Natasha Henderson claims that in February 2016, Flint’s current mayor, Karen Weaver, directed a former city employee and a city volunteer to stop directing […]
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A woman and her seven adult children stepped forward Friday to claim a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot and said they have plans to tithe to their church, go on a family vacation and help their community. But mostly they’re just still letting it sink in. “Wow. That’s what it’s like,” Pearlie […]
School officials in Wake County, North Carolina have a lot of people scratching their heads. They suspended 15-year-old Jakayla Johnson for possession of marijuana based solely on their opinion that her hands smelled like weed, KSNT-TV reports. Jakayla told the outlet that a school resource officer smelled marijuana smoke coming from a classroom at Garner […]
Roland Martin talks to Mary Tobin, a 2003 graduate of West Point, about the investigation underway of 16 black women whose raised fists in a photo has caused national outrage. https://blackamericaweb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/050916roland.mp3 “These women are dismayed. They already have the pressure of final exams, but in a few weeks they’ll go out into the military and into […]
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope all mothers are feeling loved today. Below are some things you can do for the “Mother” in your life that doesn’t cost you much, just requires your time. Now, moms, don’t hesitate to offer any of these ideas as well. Tag me in your Mother’s Day pics at @Joy1071 on Instagram! […]
Afeni Shakur, the mother of legendary rapper Tupac, has died. She was 69. WSB TV reports: The Marin County Sheriff’s Department in California confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that Shakur died late Monday night. Afeni, opened the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain in […]
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys are tackling the complicated job of dividing up Prince‘s estate. The first hearing is scheduled Monday in probate court in Carver County in suburban Minneapolis. Prince’s full sister, Tyka Nelson, filed papers last week saying Prince had no known will. That means under Minnesota law his estate would be divided […]
Source: BraunS / Getty If you like to keep up with what’s trending around town, you must check out Columbus Startup Week. This action packed event takes place May 2nd- 6th. Enjoy conferences that focus on technology, fashion, entrepreneurship, finance, food and beverage, retail and much more. This will be a great opportunity to network, […]
A Baltimore police detective shot a boy in East Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon who he wrongly believed was carrying a semiautomatic pistol, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said. The boy suffered what police called non-life-threatening injuries to a “lower extremity,” Davis said. The weapon turned out to be spring-air-powered BB gun — not a real firearm. […]