Lakesha Michelle Gilchrist, 38, walked into a local Wal-Mart and told her young daughters to help her steal items from the store, according to Cobb County, Georgia police. She was arrested as she was attempting to leave with several baskets worth of merchandise, but was released because she’s 39 weeks pregnant. After she delivers the […]
*Cue elevator jazz music now.* Ah, suki, suki now! We didn’t know whether to file this under politics or entertainment. Who knew that GOP Rep. Allen “Harriet Tubman” West, with his pompous and pious demeanor, had it in him to be such a little freak? According to Gossip Extra, they have exclusively obtained a love […]
Sahara Davenport, a favorite of the Logo reality show competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” is reportedly dead at age 27, according to the Huffington Post. Davenport, a female impersonator whose actual name is Antoine Ashley, fiercely competed for the much-coveted title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” on the hit show’s second season in 2010. SEE ALSO: Michael ‘Kramer’ Richards’ […]
Barack Obama has garnered up to 70 percent support among likely Latino voters, according to a new poll by CNN. Mitt Romney holds a meager 26 percent of that voting block’s support in comparison. SEE ALSO: Haiti’s Elephantitis Crisis Both campaigns have been fighting aggressively for this rapidly growing voting demographic that Obama won back […]
It is hard to believe that Bow Wow, the scrawny little teenager we saw in the BET videos back in the late 1990s, has grown up and is now the baby daddy of a 1-year-old daughter, Shai. Well, of course, being a baby […]
In one of the more high-profile cases of voter suppression ahead of the November presidential elections, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge has issued an injunction that blocks the state’s strict Voter ID law and effectively clears the way for voters to cast regular ballots without government-issued identification cards, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. RELATED: BREAKING: Pa. […]
A pregnant Ohio woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing a tow truck with her repossessed SUV attached to it on Friday, the Massillon Independent reports. SEE ALSO: The Root’s 100 Female Honorees Tow truck driver, Ed Meadows, claims that when he hooked 21-year-old Sophia Davidson‘s (pictured) 2004 Mercury Mountaineer to his truck, the woman […]
President Barack Obama, your long-lost Ghanaian niece Sister Deborah (pictured) really loves you. So much so that she penned a song in your honor, with some visuals to match. SEE ALSO: The Evolution Of Obama The Debater Sister Deobrah’s “Uncle Obama” song just hit the Internet three days ago. While the song, itself, debuted earlier […]
Ashley Bellamy (pictured) was arrested Monday morning, along with her boyfriend Marcus Gibson, for trying to sell crack vials at a Philadelphia-area Wawa convenience store, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. But what got the attention of local police, was where Bellamy concealed the drugs: her vagina. SEE ALSO: Rick Ross, Young Jeezy Brawl At BET Awards […]
This week, the American Federation of State, County, and Muncipal Employees (AFSCME) released an anti-Mitt Romney ad that criticizes Romney’s 47 percent comments with the plight of Richard Hayes, a garbage man who actually services Romney’s house and neighborhood. To Hayes, Romney’s disparaging comments prove that he — and other workers like him — are […]
“Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta” (L&HHA) cast member Lil Scrappy–real name Darryl Richardson–was arrested in Atlanta on Monday for violating his parole, TMZ reports. SEE ALSO: 7 Of History’s Most Racist Political Ads Listed at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds, Lil Scrappy was booked at the DeKalb County Jail. The arrest stems from his marijuana conviction in […]
Most people believe that the gang culture in Oakland, California is only on the streets. We are slowly finding out that it’s also prevalent in the school system — and the administration is the ring leader. Due to the disparities in discipline of White and Black students in the Oakland Unified School District, the U.S. […]
