culture
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Man Imprisoned 13 Years After He’s Convicted Is Set Free
A clerical error kept Cornealious “Mike” Anderson, 37, out of prison for 13 years. As a free man, Anderson started his own construction-related businesses, married and had children. He also coached youth football and volunteered at his church. Basically, Anderson was an upstanding, taxpaying citizen. But after the mistake was caught, the Missouri man was…
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Meet the 16-Year-Old Who Graduated From College Before High School
Grace Bush has already graduated from college. That may not be fascinating in and of itself, but the 16-year-old has yet to receive her high school diploma. That graduation ceremony will happen this Friday, the Sun Sentinel reports. The clever teenager attends Florida Atlantic University High School, which has a special program with FAU that…
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Virginia Boy, 8, Fondly Remembered by Mom as ‘Man of the House’
Martin Cobb was his family’s “man of the house,” raised as he was in a home without a father, the 8-year-old’s mother told the Associated Press. “As soon as he could talk, I told [him] he’s the man of the house,” his mother told the newswire. “That’s what he did. He’s a hero.” Facts about…
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Rutgers Offers Paralyzed Player Commencement Speech and Then Takes Back Offer
Updated Tuesday, May 6, 2:18 p.m. EDT: Eric LeGrand will, in fact, speak at Rutgers University’s commencement later this month, according to university President Robert Barchi, who issued a statement viewed by ESPN.com. “It was never our intention that Eric would be the only speaker,” Barchi’s statement says. “We have resolved that miscommunication and are delighted to…
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Cops Keep Raiding Home Looking for Man Who Died 8 Years Ago
James Jordan Sr. died eight years ago, and yet the New York City Police Department keeps on barging into his home, demanding that his wife and kids surrender him, the New York Post reports. Since the man’s passing in 2006 at the age of 46, the cops have entered the Jordan family’s Brooklyn home more…
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Jada Pinkett Smith to Return to TV
Jada Pinkett Smith is heading back to the small screen, with Fox ordering a series that plans to dive into the early detective days of Batman police commissioner James Gordon, the Associated Press reports. The show, slated to be called Gotham, doesn’t have an air date but producer Warner Bros. Television told AP that it…
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Woman Saves Boy at Basketball Game: ‘I Did What Any Parent Would Do’
Melody Burrell was at an Illinois basketball tournament with her son over the weekend when a 16-year-old player made a shot and then collapsed. Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School player Jermaine Cullum wasn’t breathing, according to reports. Burrell, a nurse who had been watching a different game at the tournament with her 15-year-old…
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Donald Sterling Searching for Lawyers to Fight NBA Sanctions
Donald Sterling isn’t going quietly into the night, with TMZ Sports reporting that the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, caught on tape telling a female friend not to bring black players to the games, is looking for lawyers to fight the NBA’s lifetime ban and possible forced sale of the team. According to…
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Where Was All of This Leslie Jones Haterade When Chris Rock Did His Slavery Joke?
Saturday Night Live writer Leslie Jones’ recent on-air appearance on the iconic sketch show has sparked outrage among those who have argued that when it comes to comedy, certain topics should be off-limits, including slavery—the subject of Jones’ remarks. In case you missed it, she did a bit Saturday night describing how, as a taller black…
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Richard Williams: Driven to Make Tennis History
How many times have we watched that stern, focused visage give way to a knowing grin as Richard Williams awaited the inevitable embrace from one of his just-won-a-grand slam daughters, Venus and Serena? Their names synonymous with tennis dominance, the sisters are the embodiment of a blueprint for success once laid out by their driven…