Women who are obese are already at risk for a slew of health issues. Now, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of…
More teens are smoking dope, with nearly 1 in 10 lighting up at least 20 or more times a month, according to a new survey of young people. The report by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, being released Wednesday, also said abuse of prescription medicine may be easing a bit among young people in grades 9 […]
As most of us know the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown is currently resting and has cancelled a few engagements. Today sadly enough, there were twitterers tweeting that Chuck had passed. However Chuck Browns manager immediately released a press release putting the rumors to rest. Although he has been resting for a few weeks, […]
My wife MaLinda had a slogan, keep it moving, which she spoke to everyone. It was an admonishment about not being lackadaisical, slow or slothful…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta fire officials say they have put out a 4-alarm blaze at Tyler Perry Studios that damaged a building at the complex.…
Who says Black women don’t workout? Two sistas, Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founded “Black Girls Run!” in 2009 in an effort to fight growing…
(New Bern, NC) — A North Carolina father is using public humiliation as a form of punishment. Donnell Bryant told WCTI-12 that his daughter had become a “mean girl” and been suspended from school for being disrespectful. Bryant made the ninth grader walk along a highway while carrying a sign that read, “I have a […]
(Prince George’s Co., MD) — Trial is underway for the alleged mastermind of a 2010 acid attack on a mother and her young daughter. Katrina Watts and her three-year-old daughter were burned when an acid-like substance was thrown on them in Prince George’s County. Tamara Jackson is accused of planning the attack carried out by […]
(Chevy Chase, MD) — About 20 families are displaced and two firefighters are injured after a three-alarm fire at a Chevy Chase apartment complex. Montgomery County Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham says the fire started around 2:15 yesterday afternoon at the Round Hill Apartments in the 28-hundred block of Terrace Drive. Graham says the two […]
