Reported by Malcolm Morrow The youth in Chicago really need some better role models or some real guidance in their lives. A young man, William Strickland, has been arrested for the murder of his 72-year-old grandfather, also named William Strickland. The 19-year-old male is being charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. A superficial need for money was so strong in Strickland that he was willing to murder his own…
A fourth man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 73 year old Chicago man who was killed during a gang retaliation. Malcolm X. Terry, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder in the October 2012 shooting death of William Thomas. Three other men were already charged earlier this month. Aramis McKinzie, 18, Garlin Minor, 19, and Akeem L. Simmons, 20, were charged with first-degree murder and appeared…
Album release party gone wrong! Early Thursday morning an album release party at a Chicago nightclub ended in gunfire. There were 7 victims and they all have been reported to be in stable conditions by Chicago police spokesman Hector Alfaro. According to authorities 3 people pulled of their handguns and began firing shots carelessly both inside and outside the the club, “Mr. G’s Supper Club” located on the south side…
7 people were shot early Thursday when gunfire erupted inside a Chicago nightclub during a rap video release party. Police said three people pulled out handguns and started firing shots both inside and outside Mr. G’s Supper Club on the SouthSide. The Auburn Gresham neighborhood shooting was gang-related, said police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. A promotional poster indicated rap artists Nino, King Samson and Lil Mouse performed at the…
R. Kelly is finally free of his troubled Olympia Fields mansion (outside of Chicago, IL), which had been facing foreclosure for a few years. Fox News reports that the 11,140 sq. ft. mansion was sold off to J.P. Morgan Chase for $950K (they already held the mortgage). Once a judge approves the deal, the bank will be allowed to put the home back on the market. But it’s interesting that home…
The heart-breaking story of Jonylah Watkins had finally been put to rest today. The 6-month-old’s, who was shoot and killed in a drive-by shooting, funeral was held this morning. This tragedy has brought much attention to the issue of gun violence. Madame Noire reported: Today people will come together in the city to say goodbye to Jonylah Watkins, as her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. But visitation for…
Reported by Malcolm Morrow Rapper Chief Keef has been released from a juvenile detention facility where he was being held after violating his probation. During an interview with music website Pitchfork.com Chief Keef, actual name Keith Cozart, was seen brandishing a military grade assault rifle at a gun range. This is a major infraction when one is currently on probation; however can Cozart completely be to blame? Why would a…
Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose has offered to pay for the funeral of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins, who was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting Monday. Rose, who has been the subject of a lot of controversy surrounding his knee rehab and when he’ll rejoin the Chicago Bulls, made the offer, according to Rev. Corey Brooks, who is a spokesman for the family of little Jonylah. Rose was also said…
Transforming a beloved TV classic into a movie is a dicey proposition. But there are reasons to be hopeful about Good Times. Sony and Scott Rudin are teaming to bring the ’70s sitcom about a working-class black family to the big screen. Based in the south side of Chicago, Norman Lear’s socially-aware Good Times tells the story of James and Florida Evans and their three charismatic children J.J., Thelma and…
By Staff Twenty-two year-olds Terrance O. Rankin and his pal, Eric Glover, were invited to a party by four very disturbed individuals. The invitation unfortunately went very wrong once they arrived at the house. The young men, who had been friends for five years, were robbed of their cash and strangled to death by four white teens, who then copulated on top of the dead men’s corpses and continued to…
By Staff In 2005 Nicole Harris was convicted of killing her 4-year son, Jaquari Dancy, with an elastic bedsheet cord around his neck in the bedroom of his family’s Northwest Side home. At a lengthy 27-hour interrogation, Harris made a false confession, and was convicted for the crime and given a 30-year prison sentence. She served seven years of a 30-year conviction that was recently overturned when appeal judges said…