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Preserving the Black Church Is a Job for All Americans
Black churches have a long history of being the central focus of the community. More than a religious institution, Black churches are safe spaces where people can come to seek shelter from a storm, fill their empty belly, educate their children, find employment opportunities, and have their mind, body, and soul blessed. The church is a place where one can come broken and be made whole. These institutions represent so much good it is puzzling why so much bad happens to their structure and people.
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Garrison Mathews Confidence Helps Him Out Of Shooting Slump
“When you have a good shooting game, your confidence starts to build back up,” said Mathews about having back-to-back good games. “I had a tough few games, but that is just going to happen. The main thing for me is to not get so high or too low. When you are a shooter, you are going to have games like that or little stretches like that, but it is very important as a shooter to just keep your confidence all the time.
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Fashion icon André Leon Talley is dead at age 73
André Leon Talley, the former longtime creative director for Vogue and a fashion icon in his own right, has died at age 73, according to a statement on his official Instagram account.
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André Leon Talley, the former longtime creative director for Vogue and a fashion icon, pictured here, in New York on February 12, has died at …
Published on January 19, 2022
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French actor Gaspard Ulliel, best known for playing Hannibal Lecter in "Hannibal Rising," has died at the age of 37 after a skiing accident in …
Published on January 19, 2022
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Grammy Awards relocate to Las Vegas and move to April
The Grammy Awards have a new date and location. CBS and the Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the music event will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, one week after the Academy Awards. The ceremony was originally going to occur later this month in Los Angeles, but it was postponed due to the pandemic.
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Steve Harvey 'uncomfortable' with Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey's PDA
Some things your dad probably isn't meant to see. During a recent appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Steve Harvey said he was "uncomfortable" looking at a photo of his daughter, Lori Harvey, sitting on the lap of her boyfriend, actor Michael B. Jordan.
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During a recent appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Steve Harvey said he was "uncomfortable" looking at a photo of his daughter, Lori Harvey, sitting …
Published on January 19, 2022
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Takeaways and new details from the New York AG's investigation into Trump's business empire
New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be "misleading or fraudulent" financial statements from former President Donald Trump's business empire in a late-night court filing on Tuesday.
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Teen convicted of killing Tessa Majors in a New York City park will be sentenced today
More than two years after the killing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, the third and final teen who pleaded guilty in her case will learn his fate Wednesday.
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More than two years after the killing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, Rashaun Weaver, who was 14 when Majors was killed, and pleaded guilty …
Published on January 19, 2022
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Palestinian family home demolished in sensitive East Jerusalem neighborhood
A Palestinian family has been removed from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem in an overnight operation carried out by Israeli police.
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‘Humble, generous, hardworking’ owner of iconic bakery unexpectedly dies
A longtime baker and beloved member of the community passed away unexpectedly Monday.
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Ben Borsik, left, with his grandpa, Willi Carsten, in 2016. Carsten passed away this week. Carsten was a longtime baker and beloved member of the …
Published on January 19, 2022
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Worker injured in explosion at Table Mountain Casino suffered second, third-degree burns
Maria Magallon wasn't sure how much she should worry when she got the phone call telling her what happened to her son Monday afternoon.
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Senate Republicans again expected to block Democrats' voting legislation
Senate Republicans are expected to once again block a voting bill put forward by Democrats in the latest partisan showdown over voting rights, an issue Democrats are seeking to spotlight despite the fact that they lack the votes to pass the legislation.
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Europe rolled out 5G without hurting aviation. Here's how
Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over aviation industry fears that 5G technology could interfere with crucial onboard instruments.
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Boston Police Subdue Knife-Wielding Man With Bean Bag Round On Mass Ave.
Police officers subdued a knife-wielding man with a bean bag round during an incident Tuesday afternoon on Mass Ave. in Boston. Cell phone video captured the suspect backing down Huntington Ave., yelling at the swarm of officers tracking him as they demanded he drop the knife.
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Another Wolf Attack In Colorado: 1 Cow Euthanized Afterwards, Another Injured
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported another wolf attack in Colorado. Officers received a report of the attack on two cows in Jackson County on Tuesday morning.
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Biden signs memo to boost spy agencies' cyber defenses
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a national security memorandum to bolster cybersecurity for sensitive computer systems used by the Pentagon and US spy agencies amid an array of hacking threats from foreign governments.
