The year 1985 will be one that Anthony Ray Hinton will never forget. It was the year that he was convicted of a double murder and sent to his death-bed as a 28-year-old man.
Vanilla Ice is just the person that comes to mind when one makes mention of the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama, right? All jokes aside, the “Ice Ice Baby” artist will be one of many performers in Selma this weekend at a three-hour BET concert crafted to honor the 50th anniversary of the historic […]
Kiera’Onna Rice, a 14-year-old Alabama girl was shot and killed after a group of teens gathered over a Facebook feud to fight and film the event to be posted onto social media. Two persons were slapped with murder and assault charges and are being held on a combined $3 million bond.
Austin Pledger, a 20-year-old autistic man in Alabama, has won a $2.5 million dollar lawsuit after an antipsychotic drug caused him to grow 46DD breasts. The suit was won as a result of doctors not warning Pledger of the potential side effect of taking the prescription drug.
Ava DuVernay‘s Selma film is enjoying critical success along with the approach of the Selma-To-Montgomery Marches’ 50th anniversary and the historic Civil Rights Movement moment will be commemorated by President Barack Obama. On March 7, the President will travel to Selma, Ala. to attend a celebration of the marches and also highlight the signing of the […]
An Alabama woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot and killed another woman for not showing enough emotion after a hotly contested college football game.
An Alabama man accused of sleeping with another man’s wife, pulled out a machete to quiet the allegations. Police in Mobile say Eric McFadden brandished the weapon amid the love triangle dispute Monday (May 27).
A 24-year-old Birmingham, Ala. woman was gunned down while holding her 10-day-old son Monday (April 29) afternoon. According to police, the victim was hit by a stray bullet.
An Alabama man was arrested for stripping naked outside a high school, Monday (March 18). The suspect was taken into custody over indecent exposure, but claimed that Jesus was his inspiration.
President Obama honored what will be the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ birth next week, releasing a proclamation spotlighting the civil rights figure, today. “On December 1, 1955, our Nation was forever transformed when an African-American seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger,” reads […]
The U.S. Postage stamp featuring the image of Rosa Parks will be unveiled on what would have been her 100th birthday, Feb. 4. Two national unveiling ceremonies will be held in Detroit and Dearbon, Mich.
At least he’s consistent. Katt Williams is moving along swiftly in his attempt to irritate and confuse as many of his fans as possible.
