culture
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Dealing With Dementia: A Son Tells His Story
Todd Shurn braced his mother from behind, allowing her arms to rest on his as they shuffled into a restaurant in lockstep. Alice Shurn was frail and a fall risk, but she had no chance of hitting the ceramic-tile floor. Her only son was determined to keep her safe. It was what he had done…
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It’s Time We Recognize That ‘N–ga’ Isn’t ‘N–ger’
When it comes to the n-word, it’s fair to say that the NFL’s zero-tolerance policy represents a certain good-thinking brand of sensitivity. So for that reason alone, there’s some value in the Washington Post’s analysis, this Sunday, of our multifaceted understanding of the word in today’s context. But as a matter of practicality, the NFL’s…
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Calif. Man Accused of Killing Black Man Who Was Offering Food to Homeless
Joseph Paul Leonard Jr. is attempting to block prosecutors’ accusations that race was a motivating factor in his killing of a black man in Sacramento, Calif., the Sacramento Bee reports. Leonard, 62, claimed self-defense when he was arrested on vehicular-assault charges after, authorities say, he ran over Toussaint Harrison on June 6, 2013, the Bee reports. Harrison died two days later, and…
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Five Financial Tips For New College Grads
A milestone is quickly approaching. Those early morning lectures, late-night study sessions and lengthy terms papers will eventually lead to one thing – college graduation. Soon, you’ll officially enter the workforce and full-fledged adulthood. This transition period is a new chapter and it is one of the most exciting phases of your life. I remember…
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Report: Nigerian Suicide Bomber Dressed as Student Kills 48
A suicide bomber dressed up as a student is responsible for the deaths of dozens of people at a school in northeast Nigeria, according to the Associated Press. The bombing, which occurred Monday at the Government Technical Science College in Potiskum, reportedly killed an estimated 48 individuals and left approximately 79 injured, the report notes.…
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Pastor Myles Munroe and Wife Among 9 Killed in Plane Crash
Popular minister and motivational speaker Myles Munroe died Sunday afternoon following a small-plane crash in the Bahamas, NBC News reports. Nine people were on board when the plane went down. According to the news site, the Bahamian aviation ministry confirmed “some fatalities.” ABC News later reported that all passengers died in the crash. In addition…
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Detroit Mother of 2 Found Dead in Home
The father of Tiffany Couch’s two children became worried Thursday when Couch didn’t show to pick up the kids from school. Since this was highly unlike the 32-year-old mother, the man went to Couch’s Detroit home to investigate. It was there, in the basement, that he found Couch’s body, according to police officials who spoke…
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‘We Got Beat’: Obama Owns Democratic Loss in Midterms
President Barack Obama took full responsibility on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday morning for the public beating Democrats took in the midterm elections last week. He noted that government gridlock has added to public perception that the nation’s highest elected official isn’t doing his job. “We got beat. … Whenever, as head of the party, it doesn’t…
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Philadelphia Teacher Knocked Unconscious by Student
Last week an 18-year-old student walked into a classroom to talk with a friend. The substitute teacher overseeing the class at Bartram High School in Southwest Philadelphia told the teen to leave. The student refused. The teacher and the student had a verbal altercation that escalated, and the substitute was pushed by the student, authorities…
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Missing Black Women Are Usually Ignored Until They’re Proved Worthy
As relieved as many are that a kidnapped Philadelphia woman was found alive, the reality is that missing black women are often deemed unworthy of coverage by the media and criminalized by police, their humanity all but ignored. Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, 22, was violently abducted off West Coulter Street in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. We don’t…