Worth an estimated $2.1bn, Aliko Dangote is one of the richest men in Africa.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tropical Storm Nicole caused flooding and mudslides across Jamaica on Wednesday, leaving two confirmed dead and at least 12 more missing, even as the drenching system moved north and dissipated over the Florida straits. The outer bands of the storm hammered Jamaica, toppling bridges and knocking out power to thousands. Many streets […]
Not long ago, 16-year-old Ginger Howard figured she would be getting ready to watch her idol, Tiger Woods, lead the United States against Europe in the Ryder Cup later this week.
Spencer LeGrande says he decided to speak out after seeing others come forward with their stories.
By Tanya Wilson I have experienced firsthand what many of the members of New Birth may feel as the allegations against Bishop Eddie Long surface. Ten years ago, CNN broke a story exposing my pastor from Houston-based mega-church Brentwood Baptist. The report included recorded voicemail messages provided by a young man from Atlanta who was […]
In an interview with CNN, Lebron James and his manager/CEO of his marketing company, LRMR, Maverick Carter, pointed to race as a factor in how the media/public reacted to ESPN’s ‘The Decision.’
Thug Shotz is a new iPhone game where players “match the slime with the crime” and “pick the crackhead” using real mug shots. The app was first rejected by Apple on moral grounds, then approved. Thug Shotz ($0.99) is also available in a “Cell-ebrity” version ($1.99) where you can hook up the A-lister to the […]
A western Michigan man accused of fathering 23 children with 14 women and has been sent to prison for at least two years for failing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support. “Animals procreate. Human beings are supposed to nurture their children,” Kent County Circuit Judge Dennis Leiber said Thursday. Howard Veal, […]
Elizabeth Coleman, known also as ‘Bessie’, was the world’s first black female pilot. Born in 1892, Coleman rose to fame in national airshows in Europe and America.
President Obama and I went to school together. Our daughters do not. While Malia and Sasha are being educated at one of the most prestigious schools in the country, the Sidwell Friends School, my daughter and her brother attend E.L. Haynes, a Washington, DC Public Charter School after spending their early elementary years at Watkins […]
As much as I’ve enjoyed seeing Michael Vick’s electric talents blossom in Philadelphia and seeing him reclaim the life he almost threw away, I can’t shake this awful sense of foreboding as Donovan McNabb prepares for his first trip to Philly as a Redskin.
ESPN.com posted this picture of a so-called receipt from Dez Bryant’s $54,000-plus dinner with teammates.