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A Florida high school senior who collapsed during a football game has been taken off of life support. According to FOX News, 17-year-old Jacquez Welch was in a coma when he was removed from life support by his mother on Monday, September 23. Welch, who was a senior linebacker, and team captain at St. Petersburg […]
Police say two white girls in upstate New York attacked a little Black girl on a school bus. The bus attendant allegedly stood by and did nothing to stop the assault. Now, an 11-year-old Gouverneur Middle School student has been charged with a hate crime, reports WWNY 7 News. “It is probably the most professionally devastating […]
In the 1980’s Alfred Berry terrorized women in New Orleans. He raped a number of women and the assaults haunted them for years. One victim reportedly ended her life after jurors deadlocked on one of Alfred Berry’s rape charges. But on Friday, survivors stood together and hugged after a judge sentenced Berry to 35 years […]
A Georgia man was arrested on a number of felony charges after his alleged victim texted 911 and reported being held captive, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The woman texted 911 about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to a statement from Brookhaven police Monday. Dispatchers began receiving messages in Spanish, and used an online […]
The Detroit Youth Choir (DYC) didn’t land first place in this year’s “America’s Got Talent” competition but second place isn’t looking to shabby. The choir earned America’s heart with their rousing and energetic performances but it wasn’t enough to overtake Kodi Lee. However the loss is a triumph for the choir who returned home with […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-fPyipgp-0&feature=youtu.be From one icon to another. Hip-Hop icon MC Lyte takes a minute to honor Tom Joyner for his years of hard work on and off the mic. “Thank you for blessing us with all of your many talents [and] for being the soundtrack to our lives,” she shared. Adding later, “We are forever […]
Events surrounding the death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris are beginning to unfold and the police have reportedly made an arrest. On the afternoon of September 16, a group of teenagers gathered in a parking lot and 18-year-old Tyler Flach allegedly attacked Morris because he was seen with another boy’s ex girlfriend walking home from school the day […]
Over three months after 18-year-old Ty’Rese West was shot and killed by Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Police Sgt. Eric Giese, Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson announced no charges would be filed against Giese. However, West’s family said their fight isn’t over. According to Fox6, DA Hanson determined that “Sergeant Giese’s actions in this case fall […]
16-year-old Khaseen Morris walked a girl home and it ended up costing him his life. After school on Monday, more than 50 teenagers gathered in a strip mall parking lot a few blocks away from Oceanside High School. Morris was there. He was reportedly told to show up. Just days before, Morris was seen walking […]
Dr. Keith L. Black is a pioneering neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of brain tumors, introducing a pair of innovative techniques that advanced the field. Dr. Black was born September 13, 1957 in Tuskegee, Ala. At eight years old, Black’s father, a high school principal, fostered his son’s interest in science by allowing him […]
