Reported by Kacie Whaley The grandson of rapper/”Law & Order: SVU” star Ice-T has been detained by police for accidentally shooting and killing his roommate. On Tuesday afternoon, 19-year-old Elyjah Marrow was in his Marietta, Georgia apartment playing around with a hand gun when it unexpectedly went off. The stray bullet hit Marrow’s roommate, 19-year-old Daryus Johnson, police told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Johnson was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital…
A black New York driver says the NYPD arrested him for driving a nice car while wearing a bandana. “I was a black man driving a nice car,” Melvin Brown told the New York Daily News. “I don’t see any other reason why they stopped me.” Brown, 51, says he was wearing a bandana as part of his job with the Department of Transportation. Although Brown says the bandana protects…
After the family of a disabled man filed a wrongful deαth lawsuit against the state institution that was caring for him at the time of his passing, they received an $11 million dollar medical bill in the mail. Rasheen Rose, 33, died two years ago at a state institution in Queens, New York and his family have since filed a lawsuit accusing the staff of being responsible for his deαth….
By Andrew Scot Bolsinger Jean Valjean has nothing on Robert Coston. The fictional hero of the Broadway musical “Les Miserables” went to prison for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. But the real life Robert Coston was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 years for a two month crime spree in 2012. Both cited feeding their family as their motivation for the crimes. Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson said Coston’s long sentence…
by Barry Burch Jr. Growing up, sometimes even on into adulthood, parents are the ones who are able to spot trouble first. Whether it be regarding someone you believe is your friend who actually is not or going to a party that seems safe on the surface level, but is really detrimental to your well-being, for some reason, they just know. Sadly for one 16-year-old teenager; however, he was either…
Adrian Peterson’s life has just gotten more and more complicated since the death of his two-year old son. Right after being the MVP for the NFL, Peterson is being exposed as a man who doesn’t keep up with all the kids he keeps having. According to TMZ, Peterson is the father of a three-month old girl born to a woman who works as a waitress in Indianapolis. This is yet…
A group of pastors in New York city have decided to make it their mission to undermine the growing political power of Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton has gained national prominence and a stronger mainstream presence during the last five years since the election of President Barack Obama. Critics claim that Sharpton has used his power for personal gain, fame and fortune and left behind the interests of black people in…
There are places in the world where women are treated in ways that are simply unspeakable. A woman from the Sudan got international attention after a video showed her being flogged in the streets for getting into a car with a man to whom she was not related. A crowd watched the poor women get beaten and didn’t try to intervene. Apparently, women are disallowed by Sudan’s public order law…
By Staff Blogger Known almost as much for his freshly permed hair as his humorous stories, there was a point when Katt Williams was in a position to inherit a ‘King of Comedy’ title. During the height of his career, Williams was one of the most sought after comedians. He would sell out shows and many people purchased his DVDs, making Williams a fortune. Unfortunately, a series of bad choices, run-ins…
Can we please stop it with young kids dying over stupid stuff? It’s one thing to go off to war and be killed, but being murdered down the street from your own family over nonsense is just sad. But this is the world we live in and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to get any better. Let’s stop the violence, implement gun control and help our kids have…
A total of sixteen Black and Hispanic employees at the Coca-Cola soft drink company have filed a lawsuit claiming that they have been forced to work under conditions that can be categorized as being “a cesspool of racial discrimination,” reports the New York Daily News on Monday. The Brooklyn Federal Court lawsuit which was filed against two of the company’s five production plants in Maspeth and Elmsford, New York,…
Whitney Houston‘s mother, Cissy, reportedly wants the late singer’s “secret” son, Nick Gordon, to move out their Atlanta home, but Gordon refuses to reveal the details of his relationship with the Houstons. Soon after Whitney Houston’s death on Feb. 11, TMZ broke the news that Houston took Gordon, 22, in more than 10 years ago after his mother could no longer take care of him. Gordon grew so close…
Beyonce reportedly broke down into tears when husband Jay-Z performed the tribute to their newborn daughter Blue Ivy during his show at the Carnegie Hall earlier this week. The new mother was in the audience to support her rapper husband as he made history performing two nights at the prestigious venue. However, it seems Bey missed her daughter, who was being looked after at home, and became emotional…
Ja Rule currently sits in jail serving a two-year prison sentence on weapons and tax evasion charges. While he pays his dues for the crimes committed, the ‘Always on Time’ creator has managed to hit the books and earn his GED in the process. According to the New York Daily News, the 36-year-old father of three, who went to prison in June 2011, was inspired to continue his…
A bitter war of words has broken out between 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan and his estranged mother. Alicia Warden has hit out at her son for failing to stump up the cash to help her make mortgage repayments on her Ohio home. The 61-year-old faces – who owes $25,000 – faces foreclosure on her house unless she makes a minimum payment by February 23. Morgan, who is…