by Jeff Lightsy Jr. Kansas Freshman Center Joel Embiid has suffered a stress fracture in his right foot according to ESPN. Embiid is one of the top prospects in the 2014 NBA draft and before the injury was a sure fire top 3 pick. Now, with this injury his draft stock is set to fall. The surgery date for the fracture is set for this Friday. Reports have stated that…
A 13 year old girl who was declared brain deαd after suffering complications during surgery to remove her tonsils will receive an honorary diploma at her school’s eighth grade graduation. Family members of Jahi McMath had been lobbying E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts to grant the honorary diploma and now it appears that they’ve been successful in their effort. McMath underwent routine surgery at Children’s Hospital & Research…
By April Taylor With all of the celebrities who have spoken publicly about the passing of James Avery on New Year’s Eve at the age of 68 due to complications from open heart surgery, the one voice that has been missing is that of his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air costar Will Smith. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired from September 1990 to May 1996. The story line focused on Will Smith…
By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert “I plan on having a baby next year,” the former pageant queen, Kenya Moore has recently stated. Kenya has decided to go the route of in vitro fertilization. “I’m going to do in vitro; I just have to figure out whose sperm to use!” The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star shocked fans last month when she revealed her plans to become impregnated within a six month period. …
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl on a ventilator has been declared brain dead by doctors. Her case reached the California Superior Court in an effort to have her body transferred to another facility. The court did say that her body could be transferred to another facility. The coroner for Alameda County issued a death certificate for Jahi. The date of death was December 12, 2013…
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III “Earlier this year, Valisia LeKae made a splash on The Great White Way in what many thought was to be the role of her lifetime as Diana Ross in Motown The Musical. A little over six months after the Berry Gordy-produced show became one of Broadway’s biggest box-office hits of 2013, the Tony Award-nominated performer discovered she had ovarian cancer.” Clearly, this was something that…
BY: John “Hennry” Harris Boston Celtics‘ Jared Sullinger had domestic charges filed against him by his girlfriend Deann Smith dropped after she refused to testify invoking her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. Sullinger was arrested after allegedly pinning Smith to the bed and throwing Smith to the floor of the townhouse on August 31. It was also reported that he smashed her cellphone to that she could not call police. The Boston Globe reports that…
Apparently, the singer Chris Brown hasn’t had enough of the troubled life. Brown was reportedly arrested for felony assault after allegedly attacking a man outside a hotel Saturday night. The victim in the assault claims that Chris Broke his nose and that he’s going to need surgery. Chris is in jail and isn’t allowed to make bail until he meets with a judge. He says that Chris threw homophobic slurs…
By: Madam Prezident Terry Ragland 55, went to the doctor’s office in Tennessee due to lower back pain, and the doctor diagnosed her with a ‘ghetto booty’. I’m no doctor, but I didn’t think a ‘ghetto booty’ diagnosis was possible. When I was reading this story I chuckled a little bit, but Ms. Ragland didn’t find the doctor’s offensive description of her booty appropriate or professional. Ms. Ragland takes her…
Mookie Blaylock is in big trouble. He is now being charged with vehicular homicide for driving in an irresponsible way and killing someone in the process. The former star for the Atlanta Hawks has been hit with the charges after playing a role in an afternoon crash where the former athlete is accused of driving in the wrong lane, making an improper lane change, crossing into a median and…
Fans of Lil Kim are buzzing about recent photos of the rapper that were taken during her surprise Hot 97 Birthday Bash appearance in NYC. The 38-year-old was at the peak of her career in the 90s when she teamed up with record executive Puff Daddy and her on-gain, off-again lover Biggie Smalls. Since Biggie’s death, who is rumored to have written mass majority of her lyrics, Lil Kim has…
Grant Hill is a great player and a model citizen for the NBA. He has been in the league for 19 years, and played in the All-Star game seven times. All of this happened despite being hit with a series of injuries that derailed him over the course of several seasons. Grant is leaving his latest team, the Los Angeles Clippers in a shower of respect and admiration from…
Baltimore is a sad place to be these days, and police say that it got sadder last week when a 16-month old baby was shot and killed. The baby’s shooting wounded his father and police are saying that it was a setup. Two men, Cornell Harvey, 26, and Eddie Tarver, 20, have been charged with first and second degree murder in the shooting death of Carter Scott. The young child’s…
Tamar Braxton has been getting a lot of buzz, in a surprisingly positive light. From her two hit reality series “Braxton Family Values” and “Tamar and Vince”, and now she has a little bun in the oven! There have always been speculations about the ‘realness’ of some of the Braxton sister ‘s features including the question of whether she has gotten her skin bleached or not. Tamar has decided to…
Kobe Bryant, perhaps the best player of his generation, suffered a torn left Achilles tendon Friday night, ending his season and putting into question his Hall of Fame career. With tears in his eyes, the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar confirmed the worst news to hit the team in a season already full of heartbreaking disappointments. Bryant sustained the injury in his left leg in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’…