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A typical day at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas turned into a nightmare after gunfire sent a mass of students fleeing up and down the hallways. New police documents detail what happened moments before the event. It's even more shocking than you think… - Kalyn Womack Read More
Life for Towana Looney hasn't been easy. After giving her mother one of her kidneys in 1999, the Alabama woman thought the routine procedure would give her mother a new lease on life and herself peace of mind. But instead, Looney would experience an onslaught of her own health problems putting her life in danger. - Phenix S Halley Read More
The Texas judge who reduced the bail amount for the teen accused of stabbing another teen at a track meet was met with an overwhelming response to her ruling. No, the response was not positive but forced the judge to take her own safety precautions. - Kalyn Womack Read More
A former Southern University football player and NFL prospect is in major trouble following the post of a horrifying video. His ex-girlfriend appeared to finally be ready to air out her grievances against the athlete. - Kalyn Womack Read More
Picture this: Stephen A. Smith, fresh off another heated 'First Take' conversation loaded with viral soundbites and meme-worthy takes, looks directly into the camera and blurts, 'I have no choice but to run for president.' It is the kind of move literally nobody asked for, and Black Twitter is letting him know just that. - B. Kadijat Towolawi Read More
Disgraced rapper-producer Sean 'Diddy' Combs is perhaps the most famous resident of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. He's been held at MDC since September 2024, while he awaits his trial for racketeering and sex trafficking charges which is set to begin next month. - Angela Johnson Read More
After the all-female Blue Origin spaceflight came back from launching beyond the sound barrier, a lot of people have been accusing the expedition of being a farce. A lot of people have even challenged the expedition asking, 'Did they even go to space for just 11 minutes?' - Kalyn Womack Read More
Black social media was set ablaze after Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell, founder of Atlanta's 2819 Church, shared a sermon that has him going viral. And not in that good, inspiring viral to which most pastors aspire. - B.Kadijat Towolawi Read More
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