Rochelle Robinson becomes 1st Black mayor of Georgia city

A run-off election in the city of Douglasville, GA has resulted in a historical first. Rochelle Robinson became the first female mayor of the city and the first Black person elected to that office. The run-off was a heated competition

Black protester may sue Donald Trump for hate crime

Campaign rallies for Donald Trump are often bigoted, racist and, in the case of Mercutio Southall, led to a violent beating. Now Southall is ready to sue for a hate crime in the state of Alabama. According to his attorney,

10 cops gun down Black man on sidewalk in San Francisco

[jwplatform 0P0BEA0w] San Francisco police killed a disturbed Black man holding a knife on a busy sidewalk. At least 10 officers surrounded and opened fire on the dazed looking man, killing him. The man was a suspect in a nearby stabbing.

Is Chagas disease the new AIDS?

There is a new disease that is spreading across the U.S. that mimics the symptoms of HIV infection called Chagas. The disease is carried by an insect known as triatomes. The insect is also known by the name kissing bugs,

San Bernardino mass shooting; 2 suspects killed

The horrific mass shooting that killed 14 people and injured at least 17 injured  in San Bernardino, California, ended with two suspects being killed during a gun battle with police. This latest massacre is the worst mass shooting since the Sandy

Music Midtown founder, Alex Cooley, has died

If you are a music lover and lived in Atlanta in the 1970s, the name Alex Cooley legendary. Cooley was the top concert promoter for big name acts in the city and the founder of Music Midtown. From Janis Joplin and Jimi

Adorable drug kingpin is DEA official’s daughter

A recent arrest of an alleged drug kingpin in Texas is turning heads. Most of the time we expect to see a male running the dope game, but this time it is a female. What makes this particular arrest interesting

Man mysteriously dies the day he was getting huge settlement

Former Rikers Island inmate Robert Hinton was the target of vicious beatings and other abuse by corrections officers at the notorious jail. In April 2012, he was hogtied and beaten by five guards and a supervisor and placed in solitary

1 year later: Mike Brown’s grave has no headstone

The murder of unarmed teen Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO by a white police officer spawned the Black Lives Matter movement. But what is now being reported has many people wondering why the dead teen is in an unmarked grave.

Donald Trump blasted by Chuck Todd on ‘Meet the Press’

[jwplatform BEQT3yH9] Donald Trump has been getting bashed in the media lately. This is mostly due to his own words and actions over controversial issues. The latest journalist to take Trump to task is Chuck Todd of NBC’s “Meet the

Boxer Yusaf Mack looking forward to transgender relationship

[jwplatform ydLR3gv9] Pro boxer Yusaf Mack made a surprising announcement last week. Mack appeared in the gay porn video Holiday Humpin and caused a controversy with his accusations that he was drugged when he did the film. Now Mack has

Prominent artist Eldzier Cortor dies at 99

Prominent Black artist Eldzier Cortor died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Long Island, NY. He was 99. Cortor was born Jan. 10, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia and moved to the South Side of Chicago as a young boy. He graduated from the

Black Friday mass shooter identified

Black Friday started in horror for the residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado as a mass shooting took the lives of three people. People ran and screamed in horror as a gunman opened fire inside a Planned Parenthood in the downtown

Man kills Waffle House waitress over smoking

A waitress at the popular restaurant chain Waffle House was killed in Biloxi, Mississippi early Friday morning.  The waitress had requested that customer Johnny Max Mount, 45, stop smoking inside the restaurant. After a heated argument, Mount pulled out a

Cops and civilians injured in Black Friday mass shooting

A reported mass shooting has taken place in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and police are stating that an active shooter alert has been issued at a Planned Parenthood location in the city of 400,000. Early reports are that at least three police officers

White House fence climber causes alarm on Thanksgiving

A man draped in an American flag climbed over the White House fence on Thanksgiving Day. The Obama family was at the residence when a security lockdown was initiated by the Secret Service.  The man was immediately confronted and apprehended

Ex-boxing champion O’Neil Bell killed in Atlanta

Atlanta police have announced the murder of former boxing champ O’Neil Bell on the day before Thanksgiving. Police report that Bell and another passenger were getting off a bus, when a car with four men drove up.  Someone in the car