Parenting During Stressful Times Mental Health America released a wonderful article on parenting in a tough economic climate, when adult stress and anxiety may be much higher than usual. Parents’ worries may be compounded when there is job loss, a loss of income, increased financial pressures, or even uncertainty in the workplace. This anxiety often […]
A 20-year-old Miami man was arrested for having sex with a minor and posting the act on Facebook, the Huffington Post reports. SEE ALSO: Artist Weaves Confederate “Black Hair Flag” Man Strips Nude At “Alvin And The Chipmunks” Screening But the details are a little muddled, based on information in the article. 20-year-old Rashad Hannibal […]
The recent arrest of a young father who uploaded a picture of his daughter bound with duct tape sheds light on the issue of child abuse. Whether the parents claim it was a joke or not, the criminal justice system does not take acts like these lightly — in most cases the parents are arrested […]
The Chicago father accused of duct taping his daughter and uploading a photo of her to Facebook, says the picture was a joke that has now been “blown out of proportion.” SEE ALSO: The Disappearing Black Journalist Andre Curry, 21, was charged with aggravated domestic battery after one of his Facebook friends forwarded the photo […]
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — An Irvine couple who suspected their 15-year-old son of smoking turned to a man believed to be relied on in their church to violently discipline children, authorities said. SEE ALSO: How Saturday Night Live Has Become The Place For Celeb Damage Control The parents asked Paul Kim, 39, to discipline their […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. Authorities say Sandusky was arrested and arraigned Wednesday. The charges were brought after the new accusers were questioned by a grand jury. Both alleged victims were part of Sandusky’s Second Mile charity. […]
MSNBC pundit Goldie Taylor opened up and told her own story of sexual abuse on Twitter after the Penn State molestation scandal broke. Taylor said she felt ashamed that she never had the courage to speak up earlier. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man In The World See Also: Black Travel: Visit Martha’s Vineyard Speaking to […]
Police arrested a Washington couple this week on homicide by abuse and assault charges months after their 13-year-old adopted daughter was found dead at their residence. Larry P. Williams and Carri D. Williams’ adopted daughter Hana, who was adopted from Ethiopia in 2008 and came to America in search for a better life, was found […]
CHICAGO— A Chicago mother smothered her 3-month-old son because he wouldn’t stop crying, strapped him into a stroller and went shopping. Authorities said Toyrianna Smith, 20, beat and suffocated her son, Ken Blackman Jr., at a friend’s home after drinking vodka with friends in South Chicago. The next morning Smith reportedly put a blanket over […]
A teen mom faces life behind bars after she was caught on tape attempting to smother her baby at a Forth Worth Tex. hospital. Shantaniqua Nykole Scott, 18, was convicted Thursday in Forth Worth, after a stunned jury watched video of Scott try to smother her 4-month-old son on two different occasions. VIDEO: http://www.kcentv.com/global/video/videoplayer.js?rnd=612199;hostDomain=www.kcentv.com;playerWidth=485;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=5866888;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.kcentv.com%252Fcategory%252F170056%252Fvideo;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript_EMBEDDEDscript The […]
WILMINGTON, Del. — Serena Wardlaw was arrested on assault charges for allegedly beating her 9-year-old son with an extension cord for taking a check from her checkbook so that he could buy a book from his school’s book fair. The Grio reports: An investigation revealed that Wardlaw was enraged when she found out that her […]
