Gawker is reporting that Ferguson, Mo., could soon be seeing a billboard that declares, “#PantsUpDontLoot.” According to the report, a supporter of Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson has crowdsourced enough funding to pay for at least one such controversial billboard, to be erected in the city as it grapples with racial tension following the Aug.…

Although she’s still just a teenager, Mo’ne Davis, this year’s “it” girl in the sports world—the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game—has landed a book deal for a memoir about her yet brief, but amazing, life, the Associated Press reports. The memoir, titled Mo’ne Davis: Remember My Name (surely, we…

As the nation awaits a grand jury decision in the case of Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, Mayor James Knowles sat down with Al-Jazeera America Monday to try to clarify the assertion he made months earlier that “there are no racial divides” in Ferguson,…

Bill Cosby has had a difficult time trying to stay out of the public eye in recent weeks, and as more and more women come forward to accuse the TV icon of sexual assault, the Internet has dredged up audio from his 1969 album, It’s True! It’s True!, on which the comedian jokes about having a…

The Associated Press reports that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., and surrounding areas in advance of a pending grand jury decision on whether to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Nixon also activated…

A Cleveland man is grieving after police killed his mentally ill sister outside her family’s home, Cleveland.com reports. Tanesha Anderson, who reportedly suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, was declared dead at a clinic Thursday, two hours after a dispute with officers, during which they allegedly slammed her to the pavement outside her house. “They…

Renowned Atlanta entrepreneur and developer Herman J. Russell died on Saturday at the age of 83 after a brief illness, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. “He made his transition in a peaceful way,” his youngest son, Michael Russell, said in a family statement on Saturday. “We know he’s at rest.” The founder and former CEO…

Thaiya Spruill-Smith was declared legally dead in Brooklyn, N.Y., last Friday, but her body is still being preserved by medical equipment as her parents battle over what to do with her organs, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Daily News, the 2-year-old girl’s father, 26-year-old Terrell Smith, believes that his daughter should…

A St. Louis woman was sentenced to 78 years in prison for repeatedly abusing her children in what prosecutors called “systematic torture,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.  According to the Post-Dispatch, Lakechia Schonta Stanley admitted to beating, whipping and waterboarding her children. Stanley was caught after the abuse was reported to a school librarian in…

Sexual assault accusations against beloved actor and comedian Bill Cosby aren’t new. However, until recently the star had largely escaped public scrutiny. But in recent weeks, Cosby has been dealing with fallout from a series of allegations as, on Sunday, a new alleged victim came forward with a story of abuse, sharing her story at Hollywood…