NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – Three money managers awarded a $254 million Powerball jackpot said Tuesday there’s no fourth participant despite a claim they’re covering for a winner who wants to stay anonymous. Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson, who work at an asset management firm in Greenwich, one of the most affluent towns in […]
NEW YORK-While sentencing Jaquan “Jay Cash” Layne, to twenty years in prison, Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin lectured their families and members of the community. Layne was the boyfriend of Afrika Owes who helped him traffic guns and received a god deal of media attention due to her private school background. The New York Daily […]
The sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray to four years in prison by no means ends the injustice suffered by Michael Jackson nor does it in any way mitigate the fact that his children have lost a father and the Jacksons have lost a son for the rest of their life. While I approve that the […]
It is no secret that America is experiencing a child obesity epidemic. But this story reveals how severe the problem truly is. SEE ALSO: The Jackson 4 The Associated Press reports that an 8-year-old boy from Cleveland was taken from his family because he weighs more than 200 pounds. The boy was removed from his […]
While America’s economic downturn has been devastating to the middle class as a whole, middle-class African-American government workers have suffered disproportionately in terms of layoffs and unemployment. See also: First Black American Billionaire, Proposes Plan To Reduce Black Unemployment About one in five black workers have public-sector jobs, and according to economists and recent government data, tens […]
DALLAS (AP) — The parent company of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel prices and expensive labor contracts that its competitors shed years ago. The company also replaced its CEO, and the incoming leader said American would probably cut its flight schedule “modestly” while it […]
Comedian Patrice O’Neal died Monday night from complication of a stroke he suffered in late October, TMZ is reporting. See also: Comedian Patrice O’Neal’s Stroke Highlights Risks For African Americans, Diabetics O’Neal, 41, a regular on the “Opie and Anthony” radio show was also popular for his stand-up act and appearances on Comedy Central’s Roasts, “The Office,” and […]
LOS ANGELES — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson has been sentenced to the maximum term of four years behind bars. Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced Tuesday, three weeks after a jury convicted the cardiologist of involuntary manslaughter. The judge chastised him for a “horrific violation of trust” in caring for Jackson. Prosecutors had […]
James Fortune is always well-dressed and well-groomed, but this Gospel superstar has a new look on the cover of Identity, his album with FIYA. He’s rocking a pair of glasses reminiscent of Malcolm X, and it’s nice to see him trying something a little different. Identity will be released on January 17th, 2012, and you […]
A family who found out that their son’s brain was on display in a New York City Mortuary when his sister visited on a field trip was awarded $1 million by a jury. See also: Man Robs 7-Eleven Dressed As Gumby See also: Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Man As He Collapses, Dies