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A police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan should be reprimanded – and fired – for handcuffing a terrified 11-year-old girl at gunpoint and forcing her into the back of his squad car. The incident happened on Dec. 6 but on Thursday Grand Rapids Police Chief David Rahinsky said the officer who handcuffed Honestie would not […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: The trailer for Lifetime’s new TV film “Faith Under Fire,” starring Toni Braxton, just dropped and the film looks like it’s going to be an intense emotional ride. Braxton plays real-life hero Antoinette Tuff, the single mother who convinced an armed man prepared to execute a mass shooting at a GA elementary school to surrender. In […]
via fox8: “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is taking a break from the popular game show to recoverfrom brain surgery. Trebek said he is taking medical leave after undergoing surgery to remove a subdural hematoma that formed after he fell and hit his head in October. “Some of you may have heard by now that during the […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: As of this New Year’s Eve, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been married for 20 years. Pinkett Smith is Will’s second wife and the duo have raised Will’s first son Trey (with his first wife Sheree Zampino Fletcher) and their children Willow and Jaden. Will recently joined Instagram and already has 4 MILLION followers. Take […]
It’s a new year and Rev. Al Sharpton is determined to get the year started right by reminding us why we need to keep fighting. “I would hope that one of the things that we do in the new year is take a look at where we are,” explained Sharpton. This year will be the […]
In the annals of Black history in the state of Colorado, late Boulder native Dr. Ruth Cave Flowers commands a lofty space. She was the one of the first African-American women to graduate from the University of Colorado. CU’s first Black female graduate was Lucile Berkeley Buchanan, a fact revealed in the early 90’s. Ruth […]
On New Year’s Eve, R&B crooner Brian McKnight wed his long time girlfriend, Leilani Malia Mendoza. No expense was spared as Mendoza wore a sheer Sabrina & Mannings gown that featured 50,000 Swarovski crystals. According to the company, it took over a month to complete. Wow! Who hasn’t had a Brian McKnight song sung at […]
After all the drama Tamar claims, “We’re family” even though she had him arrested on Christmas day. Tamar was spotted with estranged husband Vincent Herbert along with their son after getting off a plane together. But what did Vince have to say, “God is good”… We have no idea if this means the couple are […]
via newsone: The vision of an expanded space for the world famous Motown Museum is closer to fruition with the donation of $500,000 from the Hudson-Webber Foundation, Business Insider repor “Every time we get another one of these significant lead gifts in the campaign, not only does it encourage us as a team, but also sends a […]
For many 2018 started out great but for one family new year started out devastating with the first homicide of the year. It was less than fifteen minutes into 2018 for Columbus Police to respond to a shooting on the south east side of town that marked the first homicide of 2018. Sign Up For […]