High-ranking Dallas Police Lieutenant Regina Smith is under fire today, not for excessive force or being a dirty cop, but because of her side-hustle: rapping. Smith, who oversees burglary and theft investigative detectives, goes by the moniker “Lucille Baller” and spins lyrical tales of being a powerful woman (packing a gun) who won’t take any…
Jasmine Benjamin, the 17-year-old freshman at Valdosta State University, was found dead in a study room in her dorm on Sunday, November 18. Despite the odd circumstances surrounding her death—she was apparently found on a couch after being dead for hours–law enforcement authorities were initially slow to label Benjamin’s death a homicide. Now, however, police…
The images pouring out of the Middle East are shocking: bloody bodies, parents holding their children’s lifeless bodies, plumes of smoke engulfing cities. As the conflict between Israel and the Palestine group Hamas rages on, many are wondering if officials will be able to secure a ceasefire before things escalate into a full-blown war. While…
While public transportation is overwhelmingly safe and moves millions of people each day without incident, the past month might have you thinking differently. First, the infamous bus driver “uppercut” video went viral after a Cleveland, Ohio bus driver was caught on camera viciously beating a woman who spat on him, and now a Baltimore bus…
We’ve all heard the saying, “no good deed goes unnoticed”, but if you ask Pastor Tami Robinson, her good deed got noticed and also had her arrested. Pastor Tami Robinson said she was just doing God’s work by moving people into two abandoned homes in the Florida county of Hillsborough. Robinson filled out paperwork with the Property Appraiser’s Office…
Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street’s most iconic character, is under fire for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an underage young man. Clash, who was the subject of the critical acclaimed documentary “Being Elmo”, has admitted he had a relationship with the accuser, now 23, but says they did not have relations while…
Who cares that a severe hurricane ripped through New York City two weeks ago. Who cares that thousands of homeless people in NYC go hungry every day, especially due to overcrowding in shelters. Since last March, Mayor Bloomberg has halted all food donations because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content. Even during the…
Stephanie Nickerson is recovering this week after sustaining injuries due to an altercation with North Carolina police that turned unexpectedly violent. Nickerson, a 25-year-old Navy vet, claims a Durham, North Carolina police officer assaulted her after she informed her friend that she did not have to allow officers to search her home without proper cause….
I’ve always wondered if I’m the only person that doesn’t think all babies are cute and adorable. There are some babies that just aren’t that cute. Apparently I’m not the only person to think that. Jian Feng recently divorced and then sued his ex-wife for giving birth to what he called an extremely ugly baby girl, the Irish Times reported….
If you thought slavery ended in 1865 with the inclusion of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution you were wrong. Tuesday, Jean-Claude Kodjo Toviave, an immigrant from Togo, was convicted of enslaving and abusing four boys from his West African nation. According to law enforcement officials, Toviave, a former janitor at the University of Michigan,…
