Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member convicted in the 1973 killing of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster, fugitive since 1979, and the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list, has died at 78. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry and Shakur’s family confirmed she died in Havana on Sept. 25, 2025. Born JoAnne […]
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has appointed McArthur Holmes as chief deputy, marking the first time a Black officer has held the role since the agency was founded in 1732. Sheriff Richard Coleman, the county’s first Black sheriff, announced the historic promotion and presided over Holmes’ pinning ceremony on Sept. 23. “Some things in life […]
For many families, rewards come with simple rules: do the chores, keep the grades up. Kandi Burruss took it a step further. The singer, entrepreneur, and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum told People she required her daughter, Riley, to sign written agreements before she could get coveted gadgets. The goal, Burruss said, was to build […]
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 […]
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