Retired Baltimore Police Officer Gets Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Children At Ex-Wife’s Daycare Center
by Sharelle Burt April 17, 2025 Data revealed Weems looked at pornographic materials over 170 times between January and July 2022 while in close proximity to numerous elementary schools James Weems, a retired Baltimore police officer, received a life sentence in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing children at his ex-wife’s daycare, […]
BREAKING: Multiple People Injured in Florida State University Shooting; Shelter-In-Place Ordered
by Keka Araújo April 17, 2025 In 2014, a gunman opened fire in the campus library, wounding three people before being killed by police Multiple people were injured, one critically, in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University, prompting a campus-wide shelter-in-place order. FSU issued an alert shortly after noon telling individuals on its Tallahassee […]
Over 300 Female Physician Assistants Sue Michigan Medicine, Claiming Wage Discrimination
by Sharelle Burt April 17, 2025 The plaintiffs claim UM knew about this disparity for years but failed to act on it More than 300 current and former female physician assistants (PAs) have sued the health system affiliated with the University of Michigan (UM), Michigan Medicine, over allegations of wage discrimination. In the lawsuit, filed […]
DOGE Deactivates 200K Federal Credit Cards
by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 DOGE claims to have found thousands of ‘unused or unneeded’ federal credit cards The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has deactivated more than 200,000 federal credit cards across 16 agencies as part of an initiative to minimize government spending. The move follows an audit that […]
Bobby Brown tells ‘Club Shay Shay’ he couldn’t take Britney Spears’ butchering of his hit song ‘My Prerogative’
Bobby Brown is a national treasure. The pop star who started out in the legendary group New Edition with Ronnie (DeVoe), Ricky (Bell), Mike (Bivins), Ralph (Tresvant), and Johnny (Gill), too–and married Whitney Houston–is also the artist behind one of the most popular albums of the 1980s: 1988’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” The album, which hit […]
Gayle King ‘Very Disappointed’ By Backlash Over Blue Origin’s All-Women Spaceflight
by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 17, 2025 Gayle King is responding to criticism over the all-woman Blue Origin spaceflight she took part in. Gayle King addresses the backlash she and her fellow Blue Origin passengers have faced following their brief spaceflight on April 14. The CBS Mornings anchor spoke out during an April 16 interview with […]
Tennessee Republican lawmakers condemned by Black Caucus for posing with whips
Republican members of the Tennessee State Assembly are catching backlash after taking photographs with whips in what harkens back to the violent horrors that African Americans endured during U.S. slavery, particularly in the South. Last week, six members of the House Republican Caucus in Nashville were appointed as deputy whips–leadership roles that involve counting House […]
Near-Death Delivery: DoorDash Driver’s Close Call Caught On Doorbell Camera
by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 DoorDash drivers are facing increasing danger. A shocking video from a doorbell camera shows a DoorDash delivery driver narrowly avoiding gunfire during a recent delivery. In the footage, the unnamed worker is seen placing an order at a customer’s doorstep. Moments later, the sound of gunshots is heard, prompting […]
Tracee Ellis Ross opens up about experiencing grief that comes from not having kids or a partner
Tracee Ellis Ross has always proudly spoken about her decision not to have kids or prioritize finding a partner. During an appearance on the “IMO” podcast with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, Ross opened up about being a “choiceful” woman and dating on her own terms. “I’m a very unique sort of unicorn of a […]
An unknown number of people are being treated after a shooting at Florida State
.A shooting Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare was receiving and treating people affected by the shooting, said Sarah Cannon, a hospital spokesperson. She said the hospital cannot yet confirm the number of people in care, […]
