Entertainment

via BlackAmericaWeb: Twenty-one years after the unsolved murder of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace  we’re no closer to finding out who killed him (or Tupac). A movie about LAPD officer Russell Poole’s attempt to find out the truth first changed titles and now it appears its been shelved. Whether indefinitely or not remains to be seen. Johnny Depp, […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb Another tragedy has hit the sports and entertainment world. Philly-born former NBA journeyman Rasual Butler who played in the league for 13 seasons and his wife,American Idol contestant Leah Labelle have been killed. The story, first reported by TMZ, says that Butler was operating his Range Rover at high-speed before crashing in the early morning hours in Studio […]

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Sadly, this week another sibling member of a well-known group has died. Brenda Jones, 62, of the Jones Girls was killed when she was struck by several cars while on the way to visit her daughter in Wilmington, Delaware. According to her sister, Shirley Jones, the singer was struck on Monday, April 3, by several […]

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland man was identified Monday as one of 49 killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20, who went by Omar, is originally from Cleveland and his mother still lives here. His sister tells Cleveland 19 reporter Lydia Esparra, “Omar was a baby.” A GoFundMe account […]

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Ohio State Alumni as well as former New Orleans Saint football player, Will Smith, was shot and killed over the weekend due to road rage.  His wife, also shot in the incident, survived. Will Smith’s killer has been apprehended and charged. See video

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The family of unarmed 50-year-old Walter Scott, who was shot and killed by a North Charleston, South Carolina police officer, has reached a $6.5 million…

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland is experiencing a record number of homicides. The City recorded 83 killings up until Sept. 7, then 17 more homicides in the past…

Black History Month

This year marks 50 years since Freedom Summer, when nearly 1,000 volunteers travelled throughout the Southern United States to register black Americans to vote. Many…

National

BOSTON, MA (RNN) – A man brought in for questioning on the Boston Marathon bombing has been cleared of any connection to the attack by…

National

The aunt and uncle of San Francisco 49ers tight endDelanie Walker were killed in a car accident Monday shortly after 5:30 a.m. CT, hours after the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana State Police confirmed Wednesday. Walker’s agent, Vincent Taylor said Alice, 42, andBryan Young, 54, were staying in a hotel in Baton […]

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OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – – The family of Charlie Kho released this statement on Thursday: Thank you to the Olmsted Falls and Township community and the parish of St. Adalbert’s for your outpouring of support. It is greatly appreciated. We’ve made the decision to donate Charlie’s organs. This week is Charlie’s 13th birthday and […]

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Police in Cleveland are on the scene of a deadly one car accident on 90 eastbound at W. 84th. It happened just after 3 PM. Traffic is moving very slow as two lanes have been shut down. It is unknown at this time if any other vehicles were involved. Check back later for more details. http://www.19actionnews.com/story/15743001/fatal-accident-shuts-down-two-lanes-of-i-90-east-near-w-84th Article Courtesy […]