Tennessee Woman Experiencing Freak Accident in Jamaica, Forced Ice Baths Lead to Tragic End For 12-Year-Old, Family of Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police Receive Huge Settlement Amount, T.D. Jakes Reveals Shocking Truth About On-Stage Collapse and More From Week in News

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Tennessee Woman Experiences This Unthinkable Freak Accident While Swimming in Jamaica

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A Black Tennessee womanโ€™s trip to Jamaica did not go as planned. Now, sheโ€™s wondering how and when sheโ€™ll be able to return home.

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Dominique Thorne Reveals Why She Almost Passed on <em>Ironheart</em>
Dominique Thorne Reveals Why She Almost Passed on <em>Ironheart</em>

Last week, while enjoying her time in Jamaica with family, Cierra Stockard thought it would be a good idea to swim with some dolphins, who have a reputation for being one of the most gentle and friendly sea creatures. However, she learned quickly that you should approach the mammals with caution. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Forced โ€˜Ice Bathsโ€™ and โ€˜Push-Upsโ€™ Allegedly Led to A Tragic end For a 12-Year-Old Ohio Boy

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A family is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old Ohio boy as police investigate why someone he knew would force him to engage in cruel acts of corporal punishment that would ultimately cost him his life. Jadako Taylor was in the care of 23-year-old Anthony McCants between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, McCants forced the tween to take two 45-minute ice baths with rounds of โ€œpush-ups and other physical activityโ€ in between. - Angela Johnson Read More

Finally! Family of Unarmed California Black Man Killed by Police Receive This Historic Settlement Amount

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The family of an unarmed father who was shot and killed during a 2020 traffic stop just received a historic judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit. The award is the second-largest jury award in the stateโ€™s history associated with a police shooting case. - Angela Johnson Read More

T.D. Jakes Reveals Shocking Truth Behind 2024 On-Stage Collapse

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 13: Bishop T.D. Jakes on stage during the 9th Annual HOPE Global Forums at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta on December 13, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Getty Images Derek White

Well-known Texas pastor T.D. Jakes gave the congregation at his Dallas megachurch The Potterโ€™s House, a scare after enduring a health incident in the middle of a Nov. 24, 2024 sermon. At the time, not much was known about what caused Jakes to stop in the middle of his sermon to sit down, take off his glasses and wipe his forehead with a handkerchief, but friends and fans were grateful to hear from his family that he was recovering. - Angela Johnson Read More

Mom is Outraged After Her 5-Year-Old Son is Forced to Vape at School

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School should be one of the places a parent can feel that their children are safe. But one Milwaukee motherโ€™s faith in her kidsโ€™ school has been shattered after a disturbing video of her 5-year-old son being forced to vape in a public school bathroom has been circulating through the school community. Now sheโ€™s desperately seeking answers as to why he was placed in harmโ€™s way. - Angela Johnson Read More

Houston Rapper Sauce Walka Shot in Targeted Attack, But Thatโ€™s Not All...

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After being the target of a shooting, rapper Sauce Walka is happy to be alive. However, the person he was with was not so fortunate.

Over the weekend, according to a report from the Memphis Police Department (MPD), local authorities responded to a shooting at the Westin Hotel near W. 2nd Street and Beale Street in downtown Memphis outside the FedEx Forum (the arena where the Memphis Grizzlies play). They noted that the attack was โ€œan isolated incidentโ€ and not a โ€œrandom actโ€ of violence. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Why Boosie Badazzโ€™s Gesture to Honor Slain Southern University Hazing Victim Went Completely Sideways

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In his attempt to create a scholarship in honor of Caleb Wilson, the Southern University scholar who died during a hazing ritual, Boosie Badazz is facing some backlash from the studentโ€™s family. As a result, the Louisiana attorney general is treating legal action against the โ€œWipe Me Downโ€ rapper. - Noah A. McGee Read More

This Washington Black Man Would Be Dead Without AI, Hereโ€™s What We Know

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There was thought to be no hope for Joseph Coates nearly a year ago. However, after his girlfriend begged for help from a Philadelphia doctor, the young Black man who had so much more life to live received help from the unlikeliest of places. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Why French Montanaโ€™s Lack of Control Over His Dog is About to Cost Him Big Time

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Rapper French Montana is being forced to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars after his dog viciously attacked a seemingly innocent landscaper who was simply doing his job. However, the judgment is much less than the victim initially requested. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Influencer Faces Black Twitterโ€™s Fury for Desecrating On Someoneโ€™s Grave

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Whatโ€™s the worst thing that you could do at a carnival? Whatever your answer was, what weโ€™ve got to tell you is worse. A Trinidadian influencer from America admitted in a now-deleted TikTok video that she โ€œliterally had to poop on someoneโ€™s grave.โ€ Now before you go off, like the whole of Black Twitter did, let us explain what really happened. - Mahalia Otshudy Read More

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