Tom Joyner
SYDNEY – A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) that damaged dozens of homes in the South Pacific island chain Wednesday, but authorities canceled warnings for tsunamis on more distant coasts. Solomons officials reported two 1.5-meter (4 foot, 11-inch) waves hit the western side […]
Insisting his only motivation is ridding the world of its “generational cycle of poverty,” a Tennessee lawmaker is nonetheless proposing legislation that could leave more children hungry and even more destitute in the here and now. Republican State Senator Stacey Campfield is seeking to tie state welfare benefits to student performance by mandating that state […]
SANFORD, Fla.— The murder trial for the Florida man charged in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin remains set for a June start after a judge Tuesday denied a defense request for a postponement. George Zimmerman‘s lead attorney Mark O’Mara presented a motion to have the trial pushed back to November. He argued that […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/97940/say-what-2-la-students-lose-fingers-during-tug-of-war/ SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. — Authorities in Southern California say a boy and a girl had fingers torn off during a game of tug-of-war at their high school. Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Miguel Garcia told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune (http://bit.ly/WpolN8 ) that doctors will try to reattach the fingers belonging to two […]
[s2smagazine.com] Beyoncé admitted that she’s a little scared about sharing her life in her upcoming HBO documentary. From her documentary to Super Bowl XLVII and her reunion with Destiny’s Child, Beyonce has been making a lot of news in 2013 so far. But lately the biggest thing she’s had to contend with is the fall […]
[s2smagazine.com] Mary J. Blige said co-starring in Lifetime’s “Betty & Coretta,” gave her the opportunity to learn more about the wives behind the men who helped shape this nation. The TV movie, premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. EST, focuses on the friendship that blossomed between Coretta Scott King, played by Angela Bassett, and Betty Shabazz, […]
[blackamericaweb] A Dallas mother of five and her boyfriend are dead after their neighbor killed them over a dispute over dog poop. According to reports, 75-year-old Chung Kim, who lived below Jamie Stafford and Michelle Jackson had a long-existing dispute with the couple over their dog’s poop. Reportedly, the couple’s dog would poop on Kim’s […]
[blackamericaweb] Officers stormed an underground bunker in Alabama where a 5-year-old boy had been held hostage for nearly a week. Authorities rescued the child leaving the boy’s abductor dead, officials said Monday. Steve Richardson with the FBI’s office in Mobile said at a news conference Monday afternoon that negotiations had deteriorated with 65-year-old Jimmy Lee […]
[blackamericaweb.com] NEW YORK — Beyonce was just warming up at the Super Bowl: The singer has announced a world tour. “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” will kick off April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia. The European leg of the tour will wrap up May 29 in Stockholm, Sweden. Super Girl Beyonce Performs With Destiny’s Child […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/97473/oprah-winfrey-and-own-sued-by-former-employee-for-sex-discrimination/ Oprah Winfrey‘s got female problems and paying the cost to be the boss. The lady who owns OWN has to deal with a lawsuit because a former employee claims she was let go because she was pregnant. Deadline says Carolyn Hommel, who was hired in 2010 as senior director of scheduling and acquisitions, filed […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/97378/super-girl/ Prince can rest easy. His Super Bowl performance won’t be topped this year. Beyoncé’s Super Bowl XLVII show was classic B – a run-through of some of her hits featuring her all-girl band and a backup crew of hundreds of female dancers. And as expected in the worst kept secret in Super Bowl history, […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/sports_blogs_local/baltimore-ravens-beat-the-san-francisco-49ers-34-31-to-win-super-bowl-47 NEW ORLEANS – A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation’s biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Flacco, voted […]