Brownsville, Tennessee, has quietly celebrated Tina Turner for years. On Sept. 27, the city unveiled a new tribute cast in bronze: a life-size statue of the Rock ’n’ Roll icon near Carver High School, across from Heritage Park and a short drive from Nutbush, where she grew up. Designed by Atlanta-based sculptor Fred Ajanogha, the […]
Damon Dash’s bid to end hostilities with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has been swiftly rejected, extending a public feud that now touches business as well as pride. After trading jabs with longtime friend and It Is What It Is co-host Cam’ron, the Harlem mogul posted a video inviting both Cam’ron and 50 Cent to “work […]
After being waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at final cuts, former Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Shilo Sanders is drawing interest from the San Francisco 49ers (3–0) as injuries test the depth of the undefeated team, according to CBS News. The 49ers have invited multiple defenders for tryouts, not just Sanders. The group includes defensive […]
The death of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk has exposed sharp political and theological rifts, including within Black churches, as clergy debate how faith should respond to a figure celebrated by the right and criticized by others for incendiary rhetoric. Several pastors condemned efforts by conservative politicians to cast Kirk as a champion of Christian values […]
Boston officials have approved a $150,000 settlement for Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson, two Black men wrongly identified in the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart, a pregnant white woman whose husband, Charles Stuart, later emerged as the orchestrator of the crime. Under the agreement, Bennett will receive $100,000 and Swanson $50,000. Their wrongful implication, based […]