When the Democratic National Convention comes to town next week, the city will be abuzz with activity at a time when marijuana activists find themselves making political progress much quicker than they’d imagined they ever could. Marijuana activists plan to bring a 51-Foot Joint to the Funk Parade during the DNC, next Saturday carrying it […]
Make sure you say a prayer for the Williams sisters’ father, 74 year Richard Williams, who has suffered a stroke. The stroke was so severe that their father–who famously trained his two daughters to become the tennis champions they are today– now has massive memory loss. “He needs speech therapy, psychological therapy and physical therapy but for […]
A Georgia state officer found 19 years old Fred Barley sleeping in a tent outside a local college. The biology major told the officers he had ridden his little brother’s bike six hours from Conyers to Barnesville to register for classes for his second semester of college. He had two duffel bags carrying all he […]
North Carolina state Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 972, restricting the release of police body cam and dashboard videos, though officers are not allowed to keep said recordings in their personal files. Under the new law, only civilians who appear in the recordings are allowed to request the footage — pending approval of a police chief […]
Wendy Williams has been getting smash in the media after backlash she received for criticizing historically black schools and the NAACP. “…I would be really offended if there was a school that was known as a historically white college. We have historically black colleges. What if there was the National Organization for White People, only? There’s […]
Wendy’s says hackers were able to steal customer’s credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, including 35 Philadelphia-area locations. Here’s the list of Philadelphia-area Wendy’s restaurants where customers who used a payment card between Dec. 2, 2015 and June 8, 2016 could have had their information compromised by hackers. Pennsylvania […]
After 13 years, the three time champion, 12-time All-star, and the 2006 NBA Finals MVP, Dwyane Wade will leave South Beach for his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. Wade has committed to join the Chicago Bulls with a two-year deal worth $47 million. “Watching the Bulls growing up inspired me at an early age to pursue my dream […]
In the aftermath of Alton Sterling’s death, many responded to the call to action to make this ongoing dialogue of police brutality in black and brown neighborhoods louder than ever. Actress and writer, Issa Rae, launched a GoFundMe for the 37-year-old’s kids which would help to further their education. Within nine hours, people raised nearly $300,000.
Algae blooms are a normal summertime occurrence at Florida’s Lake Okeechobee—but this year, the bloom has grown out of control, covering 85 sq. km. and affecting water quality all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. On July 2, the Landsat 8 satellite captured this natural-color image of the lake’s blue-green algae bloom. The lake is […]
37 year old Alton Sterling, father of five, was shot and killed Tuesday by two police officers in Baton Rouge, La. Video of the incident reveals that Sterling was pinned to the ground by both officers at the time he was shot at point-blank range. The officers involved in the shooting were likely not interviewed […]
While the U.K. was busy separating from the European Union, Africa wants to become more unified with the introduction of an all-Africa passport. The electronic passport is proposed as an anecdote for dissolving border restrictions, thus building greater opportunities for trade within the continent, in hopes of boosting the overall economy. Anyone with a A.U. passport […]
Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe had the honor of performing at President Obama’s last Fourth of July party at the White House also joining the president in wishing Malia a very happy 18th birthday. “And just because it’s a job of a father to embarrass his daughters, I’ve got one last job,…”It just so happens that we celebrate our […]