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By Reniqua Allen Six months ago, 42-year-old Michelle thought her life was finally turning around. She had conquered her addiction and been sober for four years. She was paying off old college debt. Her daughter and grandson were staying with her and, despite battling dyslexia, she had been on her job as an administrative assistant […]
OMG! An Ohio woman is accused of raping her 10-month-old son, videotaping it and sending it to her Michigan boyfriend. 24 year old Ashley Jessup was indicted in Columbus on two counts of rape, one count of child endangerment and one count of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien says […]
The nationally-syndicated “Dr. Oz Show” on Tuesday revealed what it called the results of a comprehensive investigative report on arsenic levels in store-bought apple juice. Their findings? That the arsenic levels in some brands made them unsafe for consumption. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration refutes the show’s report and says drinking all brands […]
101-Year-Old Woman Evicted From Home In Detroit http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js DETROIT — A 101-year-old woman was evicted from the southwest Detroit home where she lived for nearly six decades after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage. Texana Hollis was evicted Monday and her belongings were placed outside the home. Her son, Warren Hollis, said he […]
The family of an African-American man who died after being allegedly beaten by a group of white teens and run over by a truck is asking state and federal officials not to seek the death penalty in the case. The family of James Craig Anderson asked the prosecutor to not impose the death penalty because […]
Earlier yesterday, Michael Baisden interviewed Vy Higginsen, founder and director of Gospel for Teens. Click here on the link to listen to today’s special interview: http://www.baisdenlive.com/podcenter.cfm?itemCategory=39369&siteid=217&priorId=0&eventSearch=8533 Make sure you continue to log on to WZAKCleveland.com! Don’t forget family, make sure you listen to Michael Baisden weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 3pm until 7pm…only on 93.1 […]
Michaele Salahi has been kidnapped, her husband claims. Tareq Salahi tells TMZ that he last saw the “Real Housewives of D.C.” star at their home in Virginia around 11 a.m. Monday before leaving to go to their winery, and that she has been missing ever since. Tareq says Michaele called him late Monday night and […]
It’s good to know that YBF chick Vivica A. Fox does good deeds all around the world. The engaged actress was recently over in Jamaica. And she gifted a few breast cancer survivors with exclusive wigs from her hair collection. See the pics below: Vivica A. Fox hosted Fashion’s Night Out for Jamaica recently at the Soho […]
http://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2011/09/tavis-smiley-ticked-obama-critic-label Tavis Smiley became more than a little defensive when he was recently referred to as a Barack Obama critic. “Your facts are wrong because I have never leveled a personal critique against the president ever. I’ve never said anything personal about Barack Obama,” Tavis told TheGrio.com. “I detest when people suggest that I’m an […]
When Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark in 2006 the overwhelming reaction was this is a perfect match. Here is a proud city, battered but never beaten, now being led by a brilliant, motivated and highly educated public servant. Their ambitions and aspirations appeared to be in sync.
UPDATE: An autopsy performed Friday reported that Hardt died of peritonitis, a severe abdominal inflammation initiated by a bacterial infection in her colon, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. According to the medical examiner’s office, infections from the injections in her face did not cause her death, which was ruled to be natural. **** A south […]
T.I. (a.k.a. Clifford Harris, Jr.) remains in prison at the moment for supposedly violating the terms of his furlough, but his lawyer and manager are disputing the Bureau of Prisons report that has landed him in hot water.