From ESPN: LeBron James put the NBA on notice Thursday night, joining Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.
From the LA Times: A former transit police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man at an Oakland train station was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, capping a racially charged case that raised fears in the Bay Area of possible violence after the verdict. Prosecutors accused the ex-officer of intentionally firing his handgun as he […]
The case of 34-year old mom Otty Sanchez was shocking and sad. Â Sanchez was arrested after chewing off the toes of her three week old child and eating part of his brain. Â Even more surprising to some was the fact that Sanchez wasn’t sent to prison for her crime after being ruled to be insane.
From WSJ.com: In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have detailed exactly what part of the virus it targets and how it attacks […]
From the BBC: A man carrying bags containing more than 70 dead babies has been arrested in Nigeria.
From TheState.com: Authorities have found the body of 2-year-old Rodricus Fred Williams in a trash can in rural Orangeburg County, sources say.
From TheRoot.com: The trailer for the French film My Baby Is Black (Les Lâches Vivent D’espoir), originally released in 1961, is making its rounds on the web again.
From TheGrio.com: If you know anything about gospel music the name Tonex will strike a chord. In 2004 he took the gospel world by storm when he released his Grammy nominated album Out The Box. Not only was it number one on the gospel charts, it also made a mark on the Top R&B charts.
From BostonGlobe.com: Every night at bedtime, former Celtic Ray Williams locks the doors of his home: a broken-down 1992 Buick, rusting on a back street where he ran out of everything.
From Bloomberg.com: The music industry has long sold black culture to white Americans. Now McDonald’s Corp. is doing much the same. It’s taking cues from blacks, Hispanics and Asians to develop menus and advertising, in an effort to encourage middle-class whites to buy smoothies and snack wraps as avidly as they consume hip-hop and rock […]
