An Alabama man who was serving a life sentence for stealing $50 will be released in the next few days — after spending 36 years behind bars. Alvin Kennard was 22 years in 1983 when a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Now, thanks to another judge’s curiosity, the 58-year-old…
Whistleblower exposes $7 billion no-bid Defense Department contract
Last decade, when American was embroiled in the Iraq War, a high-ranking U.S. Army Corps of Engineers put her career on the line to stand up to some of the most powerful men in America. She believed that a major corporation had been benefiting from a collection of well-connected contracts that were costing taxpayers tens…
32 Years Old & A Mum, Shelly-Ann Broke Usain Bolt’s Record & Is Now The World’s Fastest Woman
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a 2-time Olympic and a 4-time World Championships winner at 100 meters event. She is also the only woman to win a World Championships title after becoming a mother. And, wait, the oldest at that. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who was the first mom to win an Olympic or world 100m title in…
Opinion: Simone Biles penalized for having skills other gymnasts can’t pull off
SportsPulse: Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast her sport has ever seen and over the weekend she further cemented herself alone at the top. STUTTGART, Germany — Simone Biles is the last person international gymnastics officials should be using to try and make a point. In an effort to deter other gymnasts from trying skills they…
50 Cent Says Trump Offered Him $500,000 To Help Win Over Black Voters
“I was like, ‘Nah, that’s not good money.” 50 Cent has claimed that he was offered $500,000 to campaign for Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election. During an appearance on New York Hot 97′s “Ebro in the Morning,” Curtis James Jackson III, aka 50 Cent, was candid with host Ebro about the current president,…
Too Many Black Students Aren’t Learning Their History in Schools
When I was in school, I was starved for information about who I really am. I ached to hear stories about people who look like me, or see the names of Black scholars in math or science, or even to talk about Africa, without talking about poverty and slavery. Today, too many Black schoolchildren…
