*Tommy Chong is defending his daughter Rae Dawn Chong, telling TMZ she was just being honest when she said Oprah Winfrey would have been a “field n***er” during slavery … because that’s just the way things were. “If you think of what [Rae] said, she said back in the day Oprah would be working in […]
Actress Stacey Dash took some heat on Twitter after offering support to embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen, who has been accused of racism. The 66-year-old Deen is embroiled in controversy after she admitted to using the N-word 20 years ago, an acknowledgement she made during testimony for a lawsuit filed against her and her brother […]
Reverend Al Sharpton defended Paula Deen, saying she should be held accountable for acts committed now and not those committed 20 years ago. The disgraced celebrity chef is in the midst of a media firestorm following the revelation she admitted to using a racial epithet. Lisa T. Jackson, a manager at Deen’s Savannah, Ga., restaurant, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – RTA leaders met with Cleveland City Council on Wednesday to discuss the recent surge in assaults on drivers. In the end, RTA came under attack for not having cameras working, for not prosecuting attackers and not doing enough for safety as violence against drivers has escalated. There were nine attacks on drivers […]
BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) – The RTA bus driver at the center of a beating caught on tape speaks out. Artis Hughes walked out of Beachwood City Hall Monday after turning himself in. He’s charged with assault on a female passenger. Hughes says, “I’m hoping to get my job back. I’m praying to get my job back. That’s […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “Give that man his job back!!!” That’s what one woman yelled at an RTA stop near Tower City in Downtown Cleveland. RTA police say that the video that’s now become a youtube sensation shows Artis Hughes, 59, being harassed, spit on and then hit. In the video Hughes loses it. He stops the bus and […]
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Rapid Transit Authority of Greater Cleveland (RTA) has filed a disorderly conduct charge against Shidea Lane of Shaker Heights, and an assault charge has been slapped against the bus driver. This, after the RTA rider approached the bus driver and an argument ensued. Lane is seen on cellphone video shoving […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The union for the bus drivers is defending the RTA driver at the heart of the viral video showing him punching an abuse passenger. William Nix from the Amalgated Transit Union says he will fight to save that driver’s job. Nix told 19 Action News that bus drivers are frequently assaulted and they can […]
When Jennifer Livingston, a local news anchor in La Crosse, Wisconsin, received an email from a viewer attacking her for her weight, she decided to address the issue on air. Her moving response made national headlines and landed her on “Today” on October 3rd, speaking with Savannah Guthrie. The subject line of the email criticizing […]
Sean Hannity has landed the first interview with Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman. Hannity interviewed both Zimmerman and his attorney, Mark O’Mara, for an episode that will air on Wednesday night. A press release said that “Zimmerman will open up about what happened the night of Trayvon Martin’s death and his experience in the aftermath […]
The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with murdering unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has launched a new website, Facebook and Twitter account designed to dispute misinformation and provide “a voice for Mr. Zimmerman.” “We understand that it is unusual for a legal defense to maintain a social media presence on behalf of a […]
Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law has been at the center of the Trayvon Martin case because former neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 28, claims that he acted in self-defense and, under the law, he had every right to meet force with force. SEE ALSO: Will Trayvon Swing Florida’s Vote? The nation watched as Zimmerman […]