news
-
Philly Mom Accused of Ditching Disabled Son in Woods to Visit Boyfriend
A 41-year-old Philadelphia woman is accused of abandoning her disabled son for five days in a park with only a blanket and a Bible, according to the New York Daily News. Police on Saturday said that they’ve issued a warrant for the arrest of the victim’s mother, Nyia Parler, 41, according to the News. She…
-
Rapper Nelly Busted After Cops Allegedly Find Drugs on His Tour Bus
Nelly, the rapper and reality-TV star, was arrested Saturday on felony drug charges after Tennessee Highway Patrol officers allegedly recovered drugs from his tour bus in Nashville, according to USA Today. Nelly, 40, was released from Putnam County Jail on a $10,000 bond, writes the news outlet. The rapper, whose real name is Cornell Haynes,…
-
Walter Scott Is Laid to Rest in South Carolina
Mourners gathered Saturday at funeral in South Carolina to say goodbye to Walter Scott, a black 50-year-old father of four, who was senselessly gunned down by a white officer during a traffic stop last week. Hundreds assembled on a rainy afternoon at W.O.R.D. Ministries Christian Center in Summerville, S.C., to “celebrate his life and death…
-
Empire’s Cookie Lyon Hits Up Sesame Street in Funny SNL Sketch
Taraji P. Henson, who became the 10th black woman to host Saturday Night Live, brought fire to the set with her portrayal of Empire’s Cookie Lyon. In the best sketch of the night, Cookie, dressed to the nines and sporting her trademark purple fur stole, hit up Sesame Street, talking trash and stealing, well, cookies.…
-
Chicago Prepares to Pay $5,000,000 to Family of Teen Shot 16 Times by Officer
Chicago officials are prepared to approve a $5 million settlement with the family of a black teenager who died when he was shot 16 times by a police officer on the Southwest Side, reports the Chicago Tribune. The settlement with Tina Hunter, the mother of Laquan McDonald, is to be discussed at Monday’s monthly finance-committee…
-
Unarmed Teen Shot by LAPD Cop Seeks $20,000,000 in Damages
A lawyer for a 15-year-old youth who was shot and injured by a Los Angeles police officer this year has filed a $20 million claim against the city on behalf of his client, according to the Los Angeles Times. John W. Harris, the lawyer for Jamar Nicholson and another teenager, told reporters Wednesday that the…
-
Fla. Prosecutors Drop More Than 36 Cases Linked to Racist Cops
Prosecutors in Broward County, Fla., have dropped more than three dozen criminal cases connected to four former police officers embroiled in a racism scandal, according to CBS Miami. The move comes after three Fort Lauderdale police officers—Jason Holding, 31; James Wells, 30; and Christopher Sousa, 25—were fired last month after a five-month investigation into a…
-
Solange Knowles’ Business Partner Stabbed 10 Times in New Orleans
A friend and artistic partner of Solange Knowles’ was in critical condition Friday after she was stabbed 10 times during an altercation outside her home in New Orleans, according to the website NOLA. Arronesia Christophe, 26, was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after, police say, she stabbed Mussa, 24, during the incident about…
-
2 Miss. Women Sentenced in Hate Crime Murder of Black Man
The two women who were part of a 10-person group responsible for specifically targeting black people in Mississippi’s capital were sentenced on Thursday for their roles in the attacks that ultimately caused the death of James Craig Anderson in 2011, NBC News reports. Sarah Adelia Graves, 22, was sentenced to five years in prison, while…
-
NJ Teacher Is Suspended for Having Students Write ‘Get Well’ Letters to Mumia Abu-Jamal
School officials in Orange, N.J., said they had no idea that schoolteacher Marylin Zuniga had instructed her students to write “get well” letters to convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, NJ.com reports. School officials suspended Zuniga on Friday. Orange Superintendent Ronald Lee said that Zuniga didn’t get permission from her students’ parents, or receive clearance from…