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Missouri executes Johnny Johnson, convicted of murdering a 6-year-old girl, despite his claim he was mentally ill
Missouri has executed a death row inmate for the 2002 murder of a young girl over the objections of his attorneys, who argued he was mentally incompetent and thus ineligible to be put to death.
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Empowering Anthems: Hip-Hop Artist Zauntee Inspires Underdogs with Music That Hungers for GOD
On February 23, Tampa native and rising hip-hop sensation Zauntee unleashed his full-length album, "We Already Won," radiating with a powerful message of hope and determination. With tracks like "The City is Mine," Zauntee aims to ignite a fire within listeners from the very first beat, evoking the spirit of resilience akin to the iconic Rocky movie.
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Rob $tone Addresses XXXTENTACION Beef, Being Cut From Rolling Loud
Rob $tone speaks his omission from Rolling Loud.
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The Black Fashion Files: Taking A Look At Reebok's Iconic Freestyle Hi aka 5411's
Black history month is in full effect and what better way to celebrate our history than to take a look at the styles and trends that shaped our culture?
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Lamar Odom Regrets Affairs, Says Cocaine Helped End Career
Lamar Odom says he’s “a walking miracle” after being found unconscious with cocaine in his system in a Nevada brothel in 2015.
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Texas Official Defends Racist Stereotype
A Texas school superintendent apologized and then defended his racist stereotype of Black NFL quarterbacks. Lynn Redden, the superintendent of Onalaska school district, though he was commenting privately on a Houston Chronicle website about blaming Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for losing the game Sunday, Yahoo Sports reported.
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Black Chef Charging White People More than Black People For Their Meals -- And His White Customers Don't Mind It!
A nice meal and a purposeful advocacy? Tunde Wey, a chef from Nigeria, has been offering both through his pop-up stalls that serve meals and aims to change people's racial perspectives.
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PFAW Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Pioneer Rev. Joseph Lowery
In response to the news that Civil Rights Leader Rev. Joseph Lowery, has died at 98, Rev. Timothy McDonald, co-chair of the African American Ministers in Action program at People For the American Way, released the following statement:
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Jimi Hendrix Honored in Hometown of Seattle with Post Office Renamed in his Honor
According to the Seattle Times, musical artist, counterculture figure and guitar legend Jimi Hendrix will have a post office renamed for him in his Washington state hometown.
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Obama Faces the Future as Sessions Confronts His Past
In Washington, the next attorney general insisted at his confirmation hearing that he is not a racist. And in Chicago, the nation's first black president offered a fiery farewell -- and a warning.
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When Will Justice Anthony Kennedy retire?
With Justice Neil Gorsuch sworn in and the Supreme Court's 422-day era-of-eight over, attention has turned to Anthony Kennedy, the jurist who administered Gorsuch's oath at the White House ceremony and on whose key vote the law in America has long turned.
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Antonin Scalia's legacy looms over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice known for his rigid conservatism and wicked turn of phrase, might appreciate that his specter lurks over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings.
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Undisputed 154-Pound Champion Jermell Charlo Faces No. 1 Contender Tim Tszyu Live on SHOWTIME® on Saturday, January 28 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
Undisputed 154-Pound Champion Jermell Charlo Faces No. 1 Contender Tim Tszyu Live on SHOWTIME® on Saturday, January 28 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
PRE-SALE BEGINS MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 10 A.M. PT WITH CODE: BOXING Tickets Go on Sale Tuesday, December 13 at 10 a.m. PT!
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Problems at the post office could devastate these small businesses
Delays in mail delivered by the United States Postal Service have impacted veterans waiting to receive their medication and threatened mail-in voting in November. They're also hurting America's small businesses.
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The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights
Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort all but impossible, multiple sources familiar with negotiations told CNN.
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An Illinois Dad Gives Son (a Heart Transplant Recipient) One of His Kidneys: Father’s Day Will Be Extra Special This Year
June is a month full of family and fun, especially on the third weekend when families gather to celebrate dads. Father’s Day has become a very special holiday for the De La Cruz family of DeKalb, Illinois. Their prayers were answered when their son, Ricky, received a life-saving heart transplant from an unknown donor and then experienced another miracle nearly two years later when Ricky received a kidney, and a second chance at life, from his dad.
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World Sickle Cell Day is June 19th … Thanks to a Transplant, a North Carolina Student is Winning his Sickle Cell Anemia Battle
World Sickle Cell Day, which is June 19th, was created by the United Nations as a day to raise awareness of sickle cell at national and international levels. In creating this day of awareness the United Nations has recognized sickle cell disease as, “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The Brown family of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, knows all too well the challenges of this painful and debilitating disease. Their son, Kelvin Jr., has been battling sickle cell disease since he was diagnosed as an infant.
