Posts by Kathleen Cross
Oprah Shifting Focus at OWN: Will Network Air More Black Programming?
Oprah and her execs over at the struggling OWN cable network are rethinking programming strategy to appeal more to her African American audience. According to The Hollywood Reporter, execs at…
Read MoreSandusky Arrested on New Charges Involving Additional Victims: His Wife Finally Speaks
Police arrested Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky again after a grand jury brought nine more indictments against him involving two more alleged victims, bringing the total number…
Read MoreHospital May Take 1-Year-Old Shooting Victim Off Life Support: Parents Plead for More Time
One-year-old Hiram Lawrence was in his father’s arms in the parking lot of a liquor store in Oakland, Calif., during the filming of a rap video, when gunfire erupted and…
Read MoreBlack Boy, 9, Suspended for Calling Teacher ‘Cute,’ White Principal Given Ultimatum
Internet comment boards lit up recently when news reports surfaced of a 9-year-old black boy in Gaston, N.C., who was suspended by his school’s principal after a teacher overheard the…
Read MoreMumia Abu-Jamal Will Leave Death Row: Widow of Slain Officer Says He Belongs With ‘His Own Kind’
For 30 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s murder conviction and pending death sentence for the shooting of Daniel Faulkner, a white police officer, have been the subject of reasonable doubt and furious…
Read MoreFather of Missing 2-Year-Old Receiving Death Threats After Failed Polygraph
D’Andre Lane and his attorney fielded questions from the press on Dec. 6 in response to growing speculation that Lane is somehow involved in his 2-year-old daughter’s disappearance. Lane failed…
Read MoreChicago Cop Investigates Shooting Scene: Discovers Dead Victim Is His Own Son
A Chicago police sergeant responded to a report of a shooting at 1 a.m. on Nov. 27 and arrived at the scene to find a dead body in the driver’s…
Read MoreLifetime Debuts ‘America’s Supernanny’ Starring Black, Beautiful, Deborah Tillman
If you have watched even one episode of the Lifetime show “Supernanny” featuring Londoner Jo Frost as a professional nanny who provides parents with the skills they need to discipline…
Read MoreBlacks and the Economy: Detroit Mother of 6 Trades House for Minivan
“I lost a friend over this. She felt my decision made me look bad.” –LaWanda Flake Detroit homeowner LaWanda Flake posted an ad on Craigslist offering to trade her four-bedroom,…
Read MoreAndre ‘Gangsta of Love’ Davis Convicted of 14 Felonious Assaults Against Women: HIV Positive
One of the most dangerous myths about HIV/AIDS is that you can tell by looking at someone if they are infected. Contrary to what many people think, the HIV virus…
Read MoreKentucky Church Bans Interracial Couples, Rescinds the Policy After Community Outcry
A tiny church in Pikeville, Ky., made international news when its leadership voted 9 to 6 to “promote greater unity” by barring mixed-race couples from joining the congregation or serving…
Read MoreGayle King Says Letter ‘From Oprah’ Wendy Williams Read On-Air Was Fake
On Nov. 30, Wendy Williams showed her audience a letter she said she received from Oprah addressing a rumor Williams had sparked about Gayle King and O’s friendship being in trouble.…
Read MoreBlack Mom Arrested in South Carolina and Jailed Because Son Weighs Too Much
Jerri Gray, a single mother who says her child gained weight while she was away from the home working overtime to provide for her family, was arrested and charged with…
Read MoreBlack College Student Says Confederate Flag a Symbol of ‘Respect, Southern Pride’
Byron Thomas, a black college student at the University of Southern Carolina Beaufort drew complaints from fellow students and their parents for displaying a Confederate flag in his dorm room…
Read MoreChild Molester Says His Conscience Wouldn’t Let Him Walk Away From Suicidal Teen
A convicted child molester who had evaded Georgia authorities for six years, saved the life of a suicidal teenager and rescued a police officer who might have died without his…
Read MoreAtlanta Sheriff’s Deputies Refuse to Evict 103-Year-Old Homeowner
On Nov. 29, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Atlanta home of Vinia Lee, a 103-year-old woman, who, along with her 83-year-old daughter, was scheduled to be evicted from the…
Read More5 Things Every Black Woman Should Do on Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day)
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, a day on which all of us are asked to help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, and to create a sense of urgency about preventing,…
Read More8-Month-Old Baby Boy Plucked From Raging Inferno
FDNY firefighter Neil Malone and his colleagues braved a raging apartment fire to rescue 8-month-old Josiah Alexis, but the infant wasn’t breathing. Malone administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the tiny boy, but Josiah had…
Read MoreShar Jackson Finds Her Former Assistant Hanging From a Tree
Shar Jackson, who starred alongside Brandy in the show “Moesha,” and became famous for being Kevin Federline’s baby’s mama, is struggling to overcome a horrible tragedy that happened near her…
Read MoreHerb Wesson Named 1st Black President of L.A. City Council: Why Did the Other Black Council Members Stay Home?
Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson made history on Nov. 23 when his colleagues voted unanimously to name him the first African American president of the City of Angel’s council…
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