CLEVELAND – Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus spoke out again about the horror they endured at the hands of Ariel Castro, Friday night. They appeared on the Greta Van Susteren show on the Fox News Network. Berry and DeJesus recounted their story from beginning to end, how Castro started assaulting them on the very first day […]
Some of our faith in humanity has been restored. A GoFundMe initiative has raised enough money to move Samaria Rice out of a homeless shelter and into a new home after her heartbreak over the death of her son Tamir forced her to leave her home and move into a homeless shelter. Rice couldn’t bear to reside in the home so […]
*Marlon Wayans and producer-writer Rick Alvarez are taking their spoofing talents to the “Fifty Shades of Grey” phenomenon for his next film, “Fifty Shades of Black.” IM Global, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA, is fully financing the film, which reunites the team behind Marlon’s “Haunted House franchise, including director Michael Tiddes. The project […]
*Is the verdict from the “Blurred Lines” case having an affect on royalties from the hit Mark Ronson song “Uptown Funk!?” This looks to be the case as more people stand to benefit from the tune, which credits Ronson, Bruno Mars, Phillip Martin Lawrence and Jeffrey Bhasker as songwriters. According to Billboard, “All Gold Everything” […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) –Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic announced Friday that he is resigning his position after decades in office, effective May 31. City Council President Garry Moneypenny will take over the position on June 1. Plusquellic released the following letter to the citizens of Akron, citing an ongoing dispute with the Akron Beacon Journalnewspaper as […]
https://twitter.com/DailyNew5/status/596588676747894786 A 19-year-old woman was caught attempting to smuggle an 8-year-old boy out of West Africa in a suitcase, the NY Daily News reports. The boy, who told authorities his name was Abou, was discovered when an X-ray scanner revealed the outline of the child in the luggage, prompting border control agents to detain the woman and the boy’s father, […]
UPDATE: 11:00 AM EST U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday announced a Department of Justice civil pattern and practice investigation into the Baltimore Police Department in the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray, who sustained fatal injuries in police custody last month. Lynch, speaking at a late-morning news conference at the Department of […]
Are you Black? Check. Do you live in America? Check. Do you fear getting shot and killed just because you’re Black? Check. Are you sick of unchecked racism? Check. Then Comedy Central’s Key & Peele have imagined just the place for you in a funny as hell musical sketch called “Negrotown.” Jordan Peele unveiled the […]
1. Never admit that your man has lost interest in you. 2. Make sure you’re the cutest one in your inner circle. 3. Always wear heels. Always. 4. Always know your position in life. 5. Double your wardrobe by using bandanas as tops. 6. Don’t be afraid to say you don’t know. 7. Ask for […]
Conflicting reports surfaced Monday about a shooting that took place in Baltimore. The official Twitter account for the city’s police department said Monday that a Black man had been shot “multiple times” by police. According to reports, the shooting took place in the same area as the Baltimore uprising in support of Freddie Gray. Several news outlets, […]
Loni Love is the resident funny co-host on The Real, so when she came to our office to pay #TeamBeautiful a visit, we just had to have her do something that would make us all giggle. MUST READ: Loni Love’s Hilarious Dating Advice For Black Women Who Put Too Much Pressure On Men [EXCLUSIVE] After […]
Shaquille O’Neal had one great fall during the NBA on TNT halftime show Wednesday night. And we can’t stop watching it. In a moment witnessed on live television, the former basketball player was ready to give his analysis on the Rockets vs. Clippers game when he tripped over a wire, tumbled to the floor, and broke a monitor. […]