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’80s Club Singer Colonel Abrams Dies at 67
2016 has taken yet another person of note. Eighties R&B and dance-music artist Colonel Abrams has died. The singer with the deep voice best known for his smash singles “Trapped” and “I’m Not Gonna Let You” succumbed to various ailments Friday. He was 67. Abrams was born Colonel Abrams Page in Detroit on May 25, 1949.…
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Major HIV-Vaccine Trial Set to Begin in South Africa
In a promising nod to World AIDS Day, which is Thursday, South African health officials will begin a new HIV vaccine trial Monday, the Washington Post reports. South Africa has been especially hard hit by HIV and AIDS. Nearly 20 percent of the population, or 7 million people, is infected, and in some parts of…
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Ga. Couple Throws Thanksgiving Wedding at Grocery Store
Well, bowl me over with a turkey feather. A South Georgia couple decided to make their love official by marrying not only on Thanksgiving Day but also at the grocery store where they reconnected. Four years ago, Charles Larry Tinson reportedly ran into the Harvey’s Supermarket to pick up some cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. As…
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Ron Glass of Barney Miller Fame Dies at 71
Actor Ron Glass, best known for his role on the police sitcom Barney Miller, has died of respiratory failure. He was 71. Glass died Friday night, his agent, Jeffrey Leavitt, confirmed to CNN. “Ron was a private, gentle and caring man. He was an absolute delight to watch on-screen. Words cannot adequately express my sorrow,”…
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Another Black Chicago Teen Shot and Killed by Police; No Gun Recovered
Yet another Chicago police officer has shot and killed a 19-year-old black teen he says twice pointed a gun at him, but so far, no weapon has been found. Nineteen-year-old Kajuan Raye was described as his family as a “fun-loving and happy kid who had a bright future.” On Wednesday, police say, a sergeant was…
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#NoDAPL: Army Orders Protesters Out by Dec. 5; Concerns Rise Over Trump's Stock in Pipeline Company
The conflict between those who oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline and those who want to see it built may soon end in massive arrests. CNN reports that the Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that the protesters fighting pipeline construction must vacate the property near the Cannonball River in North Dakota by Dec. 5 or be taken…
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Fidel Castro, Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Has Died at 90
Fidel Castro, the leader and face of Cuba’s revolution, died Friday at age 90. The iconic leader who for years was not seen without a Cohiba cigar was as beloved as he was despised. One of his greatest legacies was his fierce resistance of 50 years of U.S. attempts to topple him. Raúl Castro, Fidel’s…
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NYC Pays $1,500,000 to Family of Man Who Screamed ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and Died in Police Custody
Four years before Eric Garner died after an altercation with New York City police officers on Staten Island, N.Y., another man also died in the same neighborhood, his last words eerily echoing Garner’s: “I can’t breathe.” The New York Daily News reports that New York City has agreed to pay $1.5 million to Stanley Streeter’s fiancee…
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E-Cigarette Explodes in Man’s Pants in NYC’s Grand Central Station
A popular e-cigarette exploded in a New York City man’s pants, resulting in second- and third-degree burns on his hand, leg and arm, according to his attorney. The scary incident was captured on video, where Otis Gooding can be seen jumping in surprise and pain as a huge spark bursts forth from his pants leg.…
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Dylann Roof Determined Fit to Stand Trial for Charleston, SC, Church Massacre
A court in South Carolina ruled today that shooting suspect Dylann Roof is fit to stand trial for the deaths of nine black parishioners at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., last year. As The Root reported earlier this month, a federal judge acknowledged that he had ordered an evaluation regarding whether…
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