-
7-Year-Old Creates Afro-Puff Superhero Comic Book and Wins Big
The odds were stacked against Moxie Girl, but she had already saved the Jacksonville Public Libraries from a wild group of hungry monsters, so beating out 530 entries to win more than $16,000 for her creator would be easy, right? Well, that’s what happened after 7-year-old Natalie McGriff took her creation, The Adventures of Moxie…
-
Mich. Man Hangs Nooses From Trees Outside His Home and Business, Doesn’t Think It’s Racist
A Michigan man has the Confederate flag and nooses hanging from trees in the yards of his home and business and doesn’t think it’s a problem. He has no plans to take any of them down, and one of his business workers told news station WXYZ, “We’re gonna put more up.” Robert Tomanovich’s Livonia neighbors…
-
Michael Brown Memorial Tree Cut Down 24 Hours After It’s Planted
A tree planted in memory of Michael Brown, the unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen who was shot and killed by then-Police Officer Darren Wilson, was chopped down at the trunk and the concrete plaque was stolen. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, two trees were planted in Wabash Park in Ferguson on Saturday. One of the…
-
6 Baltimore Cops Suspended After Autopsy Shows Man Suffered Broken Spine
Freddie Gray, 25, died from severe spinal injuries while in the custody of Baltimore police, and now city officials have announced that six officers have been suspended with pay while the city conducts an investigation into a case that has a number of residents, including the mayor, searching for answers. “This is a very, very…
-
Mo. Officers and City Officials Resign After Black Female Mayor Is Elected
There were only six police officers in Parma, Mo., and after the small town voted in its first African-American female mayor, five of them resigned. According to KFVS, Tyrus Byrd beat incumbent Randall Ramsey, who had served as mayor for some 37 years, by 37 votes. After the election, in addition to the police officers,…
-
NY Teen Who Lost Everything in Hurricane Is Accepted at 7 Ivy League Schools
In the latter part of 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Baldwin, N.Y., family home of Daria Rose. The Long Island teen, then a sophomore in high school, lost everything she had accumulated in her young life: her clothes, photos, furniture—all gone in an instant. “It was hard because it’s really unpredictable when you don’t have…
-
GOP Senator: Loretta Lynch Vote Likely in 2-3 Days
A high-ranking Republican believes that the Senate is likely in the next few days to approve Loretta Lynch as the nation’s next attorney general, a nomination that has been delayed as Republicans jostle for political position. “My sense is over the next 48 to 72 hours that is going to be resolved, and we will…
-
Ride of His Life: Passenger Raises Money for Dying Grandfather to Pay Off Home
Sixty-nine-year-old Kenneth Broskey was given up to 10 weeks to live, but he refused to check into hospice because his family still needed his help. According to ABC News, Broskey, who has been battling cancer for some two years, was still working as a part-time real estate agent and a full-time Uber driver in Michigan…
-
Former Bethune-Cookman Student Claims She Wasn’t Allowed to Audition for Dance Squad Because of Her Weight
In 2009 Phylise Davis-Bowens was pursuing her master’s degree at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., when she decided she wanted to join the school’s dance team, known as the 14K Gold Dancers. But Davis-Bowens said that the band director told her she couldn’t even get an application until she lost 20 pounds, according to…
-
Ga. Governor Makes Medical Marijuana Legal … Sorta
On Thursday, Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation to make Georgia the 36th state, along with Washington, D.C., to legalize medical marijuana. But slow down: The Southern state isn’t loosening its staunch Bible belt all that much. According to MSNBC, it is legal “for people to possess up to 20 ounces of fluid cannabis oil.” However,…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
