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In the second installment of our interracial relationships series for On The Corner, we asked folks what reactions have they received to dating outside of their race from strangers and close friends and family. Peep the video below, watch the first part here, and stay tuned next week for the last installment. RELATED: On The […]
Arizona Senator Lori Klein is catching flack from local politicians and gun activists for pointing a loaded gun at a reporter during an interview last month. The story made news after Richard Ruelas reported on the incident in an article published in the Arizona Republic on Sunday. The story was part of the newspaper’s five-part series […]
A night of violence left one dead and 12 wounded after three separate shootings ravaged Newark, New Jersey this past weekend. Police are looking for suspects in each of the incidents. A 15-year-old died and eight people were wounded in the South Ward. Authorities say the victims ranged in age from 12 to 32 and […]
OKLAHOMA — In a controversial court case, an Oklahoma pharmacist was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with parole for shooting a Black teenager in a 2009 robbery attempt. Jerome Ersland told the court he was defending himself when he shot Antwun Parker, 16, after Parker and another young man confronted […]
About a week or so ago, I woke up feeling spontaneous and sexy, so much so that I made the decision to wear a dress–a spandex body con type dress to be exact. While I’ve always been pretty on point attention-wise, being in New York, my attention has become much more keen and alert. Needless […]
There have been a total of 272 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. Over 150 of the exonerees were African-American. Historically, a disproportionate number of African-Americans have been wrongly convicted of crimes due to false confessions, incriminating statements, and other dubious evidence. Fortunately, the criminal justice system implemented DNA forensics in 1989, offering a […]
In the second installment of our interracial relationships series for On The Corner, we asked folks what reactions have they received to dating outside of their race from strangers and close friends and family. Peep the video below, watch the first part here, and stay tuned next week for the last installment. RELATED: On The […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams estimates that the city has saved an estimated $2 million since his office decided to prosecute certain marijuana possession cases as a summary offense, rather than misdemeanors. Williams instituted the Small Amount of Marijuana (SAM) program in June 2010, which allows offenders with less than 30 grams of marijuana topay […]
Former President Bill Clinton reportedly made more than $75 million in speaking engagements in the last decade, according to an analysis of financial disclosure filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the year 2010, Clinton earned $10.7 million dollars for 52 speaking engagements, and reportedly earned an additional $15 million advancement for […]
Cassie is still succeeding as a model while she works on her upcoming album. She recently posed for photographer duo Gomillion and Leupold for the August 2011 issue of Blank magazine – we’ve never heard of it, but the pics look amazing! Classic cars and yards serve as a backdrop to Cassie’s big hair and […]
Foxy Brown dodges another felony case once again. A judge dropped the charges that the rapper violated a court order by mooning her neighbor. Prosecutors said Foxy violated the order in July 2010 by screaming at neighbor Arlene Raymond before bending over, baring her buttocks and showing her underwear while shouting an obscenity. Brown, 31, […]
MEMPHIS–A Memphis mother is angered with Galilee Memorial Gardens, for failing to identify her deceased newborn child’s grave site in a desired time. The Grio Reports: The men at the cemetery could not identify the grave site since they were out of town until 6 pm on Thursday. They marked the grave early the next […]