Could Apollo Nida Get An Early Release?
Apollo Nida might actually be catching a break. Despite his eight-year sentence for committing bank fraud and money laundering, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” husband could be looking at an early...
View ArticleNYPD Officer Loses Gun and Badge Following Chokehold Death
The NYPD officer caught on video putting a chokehold on a Staten Island man has been stripped of his gun and badge following the public outcry and pending investigation. On Saturday, authorities...
View ArticleFight for the Right: The Connection Between Fair Housing and Civil Rights
In 2012, when Evergreen Terrace residents in Joliet, IL, learned that the city wanted to demolish their Section 8 housing complex to make room for “development,” they fought back. Employing eminent...
View ArticleA Joy Ride: Joy Reid Talks Thriving and Her New Book
Born in Brooklyn to a Guyanese mother and Congolese father, Joy Reid, who made a splash covering politics for the Miami Herald before serving as managing editor of TheGrio.com, is one of MSNBC’s...
View ArticleShe’s Got Next: Prince’s Protégé LiV Warfield
You’d be surprised to discover that amazon singer, LiV Warfield, who rocks a short, platinum do with perfectly winged eye liner, was once a shy and ashamed. But the Illinois native has come out of her...
View ArticleNFL Players Say Farrah Franklin Was Doing Drugs, Drinking Before Arrest
It looks like a former member of Destiny’s Child can add an arrest to her ‘record.’ Farrah Franklin was arrested Sunday morning for disorderly conduct in Conway, South Carolina. The 33 year old was...
View ArticleGrandmother’s Dog Kills 7-Month-Old Baby
A Sunday of babysitting ended tragically for a Dayton, Ohio grandmother. The woman was watching her 7-month-old step-grandson, Jonathon Quarles Jr., when her dog jumped a gate and viciously attacked...
View ArticleChild Groom: 9 Year Old Boy Weds 62 Year Old Bride, Again
Growing up, most people play “house” with a bride and groom and lots of pretend children. It’s reality for a 9 year old in South Africa. Saneie Masilela has become one of the world’s youngest groom...
View ArticleHomeless Mom Learns the Hard Way Not to Use Craigslist to Find Shelter
Using Craigslist to find apartments, jobs, and cheap items seems to be a thing of the past. A North Carolina mother of five sought the help of Craigslist to find a home for her children, but instead,...
View ArticleStudy: HIV Diagnosis Rates Drop by 1/3 in the US
The United States seems to be making progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. According to a new study, HIV diagnosis rates have significantly declined in recent years. The study, released on Saturday...
View ArticleKanye West Addresses Rumors in GQ Interview
Kanye West is basically a new man. Now a father, a husband, and a rising fashion designer, the controversial rapper has some new things to talk about, especially in his GQ interview. In the upcoming...
View ArticleDetroit Water Crisis vs Ukraine: Guess Who’s Getting Doused?
Take a few moments – if you can spare it – to jump from one major news channel to the next and you’d be as lucky to find news on Detroit’s water crisis as you are at finding a pot of gold at the end...
View ArticleSilicon Valley vs. Government: Be Careful Who You Trust
If you haven’t heard, everyone is dumping on government these days. And it’s not just Republicans: if it’s not a high profile wine from any fill-in-the-blank-here GOP House or Senate lawmaker (who,...
View ArticleWoman Released After Shooting Lover For Lackluster Sex
Don’t anger a senior citizen in the bedroom! This is the mugshot of Sadie Bell, a Detroit woman who admitted to shooting her lover, after a less-than-satisfactory sexual encounter back in April. Bell...
View ArticleMan Who Fatally Beat Daughter to “Turn Her Gay” Sentenced
A Michigan man was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 18 years and nine months in prison for beating his young daughter to death in an attack, he says, was an attempt to make her a lesbian. Donovan...
View ArticleStar Style: Nicole Richie is ‘Candidly’ Chic [PHOTOS]
Nicole Richie is one of our favorite stars to watch on the red carpet and is once again a favorite reality TV personality. She has proven to have a bit of a funny bone with her show “Candidly Nicole,”...
View ArticleMajor Supermarket Chains Institute Fruit Recall
Wawona Packing Co. is voluntarily issuing a recall of its peaches, nectarines, plums and pluots that were packed at its Cutler, Calif. warehouses between June 1 and July 12. The fruit recall is...
View ArticleNaya Rivera Married, Moving on Up
Naya Rivera is married, yes! Married! The 27-year-old Glee star surprised fans and foes all over when she confirmed that she wed Ryan Dorsey over the weekend. Ryan is also an actor and has starred in...
View ArticleNene Leakes Goes Off On Wendy Williams Over Defaced Birkin Bag
Wendy Williams always seems to find herself on somebody’s bad side, but this time it looks like she’s offended the stylish sensibilities of a particularly outspoken housewife. Nene Leakes took off to...
View ArticleStyle Out: Get Keke Palmer’s Appropriate-At-Any-Age Look
It’s rare that an outfit is appropriate for women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, but that’s exactly what we thought when we came across Keke Palmer wearing a white peplum top, ripped jeans, and...
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