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The University of Alabama at Birmingham was rocked Saturday morning after two football players were stabbed at the campus’s Football Operations Center, per AL.com. “UAB Police and Public Safety is investigating an assault that took place this morning at the Football Operations Center. Injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
Tessa Thompson has generally kept her dating life relatively private. But that didn’t stop her from making a few jokes about her “Creed” co-star Michael B. Jordan at the American Cinematheque Awards. Jordan, this year’s guest of honor, was feted by several of his previous collaborators, including Thompson, who delivered
The basketball world is mourning one of its quiet giants. A man whose game was thunder and whose heart was pure gold. Rodney Rogers, the Wake Forest powerhouse who carved out a 12-year NBA career and claimed the league’s Sixth Man of the Year honor, passed away at 54 on
by Ahsan Washington November 22, 2025 Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. Over the years, a growing group of artists have moved from the studio to the concert hall. Artists
A doctor and nurse who allegedly turned away a woman while she was actively in labor at an Indiana hospital are no longer employed. Hospital officials at Franciscan Health Crown Point announced the individuals’ termination, saying both failed Mercedes Wells’ care while she was due to give birth to her
A federal grand jury has indicted two Texas men over an alleged year-long plot to travel to a remote Haitian island, kill its male population and enslave the women and children. Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, are charged with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in
Three days after a scary fall during the preliminary evening gown round during Miss Universe, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, Miss Jamaica remains hospitalized with her sister saying she “isn’t doing as well as we would have hoped.” Henry, 28, was walking down the stage in Thailand when she missed a step
Mara Brock Akil is finally receiving the kind of industry-wide recognition her influence has long deserved. The Producers Guild of America has named the award-winning writer and showrunner the 2026 recipient of the Norman Lear Achievement Award, which will be presented at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards on Feb.
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for Texas to use its newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Civil rights groups say the map was engineered to dilute the voting power of voters of color. The order came late Friday (Nov. 21) from Justice Samuel
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 22, 2025 As federal SNAP benefits start returning to low-income households, many recipients must now brace for new work requirements that take effect in December. The 43-day government shutdown halted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which supports more than 40 million Americans, averaging $190 per
The University of Alabama at Birmingham was rocked Saturday morning after two football players were stabbed at the campus’s Football Operations Center, per AL.com. “UAB Police and Public Safety is investigating an assault that took place this morning at the Football Operations Center. Injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
Tessa Thompson has generally kept her dating life relatively private. But that didn’t stop her from making a few jokes about her “Creed” co-star Michael B. Jordan at the American Cinematheque Awards. Jordan, this year’s guest of honor, was feted by several of his previous collaborators, including Thompson, who delivered
The basketball world is mourning one of its quiet giants. A man whose game was thunder and whose heart was pure gold. Rodney Rogers, the Wake Forest powerhouse who carved out a 12-year NBA career and claimed the league’s Sixth Man of the Year honor, passed away at 54 on
by Ahsan Washington November 22, 2025 Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. Hip-hop is more than beats and bravado. It is a cultural force that can change any stage it touches. Over the years, a growing group of artists have moved from the studio to the concert hall. Artists
A doctor and nurse who allegedly turned away a woman while she was actively in labor at an Indiana hospital are no longer employed. Hospital officials at Franciscan Health Crown Point announced the individuals’ termination, saying both failed Mercedes Wells’ care while she was due to give birth to her
A federal grand jury has indicted two Texas men over an alleged year-long plot to travel to a remote Haitian island, kill its male population and enslave the women and children. Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, are charged with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in
Three days after a scary fall during the preliminary evening gown round during Miss Universe, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, Miss Jamaica remains hospitalized with her sister saying she “isn’t doing as well as we would have hoped.” Henry, 28, was walking down the stage in Thailand when she missed a step
Mara Brock Akil is finally receiving the kind of industry-wide recognition her influence has long deserved. The Producers Guild of America has named the award-winning writer and showrunner the 2026 recipient of the Norman Lear Achievement Award, which will be presented at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards on Feb.
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for Texas to use its newly redrawn congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Civil rights groups say the map was engineered to dilute the voting power of voters of color. The order came late Friday (Nov. 21) from Justice Samuel
by Jeroslyn JoVonn November 22, 2025 As federal SNAP benefits start returning to low-income households, many recipients must now brace for new work requirements that take effect in December. The 43-day government shutdown halted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which supports more than 40 million Americans, averaging $190 per