NEW YORK — Two female African American police officers have made history by becoming the first top cops to command a city precinct. Deputy Inspector Juanita Holmes and Capt. Vanessa Kight are now the top cops at Brooklyn’s 81st Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvestant. Women comprise 17.2% of uniformed officers in the NYPD. African-Americans make up 16.5% […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — A good samaritan who distributed meals to the homeless and less fortunate was killed in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday. Paris Powell, 29, was shot in the head while delivering food from his family’s van on the 1000 block of 47th Avenue in Oakland. Powell’s wife and 3-year-old step daughter were also struck, but […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — A good samaritan who distributed meals to the homeless and less fortunate was killed in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday. Paris Powell, 29, was shot in the head while delivering food from his family’s van on the 1000 block of 47th Avenue in Oakland. Powell’s wife and 3-year-old step daughter were also struck, but […]
When will he learn? Former NBA star Jalen Rose, who was sentenced to 20 days in jail this past Tuesday for a DUI, was cited for speeding a day after his sentencing. Rose was clocked going 46 m.p.h. in a 25-m.p.h. zone shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday night, Clawson Police Chief Harry Anderson said. He […]
When will he learn? Former NBA star Jalen Rose, who was sentenced to 20 days in jail this past Tuesday for a DUI, was cited for speeding a day after his sentencing. Rose was clocked going 46 m.p.h. in a 25-m.p.h. zone shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday night, Clawson Police Chief Harry Anderson said. He […]
Work hard and play hard’. Taken out of context, this saying could land you in a world of irresponsible trouble; but if applied responsibly, it advises you to work hard but also make time to enjoy your life. Basically, it’s all about balance. As busy women, juggling multiple professional and even domestic duties, creating balance should surpass […]
Work hard and play hard’. Taken out of context, this saying could land you in a world of irresponsible trouble; but if applied responsibly, it advises you to work hard but also make time to enjoy your life. Basically, it’s all about balance. As busy women, juggling multiple professional and even domestic duties, creating balance should surpass […]
Investigative reporter Dale Russell of Atlanta’s Fox 5 I-Team revealed on the July 27 6 p.m. broadcast that Bishop Eddie Long had a fifth accuser in his sexual misconduct case. The accuser never filed a lawsuit and his name was kept a secret, but the settlement negotiations revealed the individual as Centino Kemp. Russell has […]
Investigative reporter Dale Russell of Atlanta’s Fox 5 I-Team revealed on the July 27 6 p.m. broadcast that Bishop Eddie Long had a fifth accuser in his sexual misconduct case. The accuser never filed a lawsuit and his name was kept a secret, but the settlement negotiations revealed the individual as Centino Kemp. Russell has […]
It’s been a long time coming, but the time is apparently now for Earnest Pugh. On the heels of the success of 2009’s Rain On Us – which earned the title of Billboard’s #4 gospel radio airplay artist of 2010 – Pugh’s fourth CD, Earnestly Yours, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart […]
It’s been a long time coming, but the time is apparently now for Earnest Pugh. On the heels of the success of 2009’s Rain On Us – which earned the title of Billboard’s #4 gospel radio airplay artist of 2010 – Pugh’s fourth CD, Earnestly Yours, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart […]
I’m grateful to have had some kind of steady employment since the age of sixteen, and with the job scarcity that exists in the present day of this country, people no longer have the luxury of jumping from one job to the other. For this reason, thousands of Americans are overworked, underpaid and filled with a […]