Mother Discovers Son's Murder As She Walks Home From The Grocery Store, Sleeping Mom of Six Killed in Drive-by, CNBC Commentator Turned Fugitive Caught and More

An otherwise normal night turned tragic when a North Carolina mother of six was killed in a drive-by shooting that could’ve ended much worse.

On the night of June 10, 39-year-old Latasha Cureton was sleeping in her home in Gastonia, N.C. while her children watched television. A loud sound that witnesses thought were fireworks interrupted the peace, according to WSOC. - Noah A. McGee Read More

A Bronx mother was returning home from buying groceries Monday evening when she saw a slew of police cars down the block. She told The New York Daily News she ran toward the yellow tape, trying to call her son’s phone but it never answered. The mother said bystanders and neighbors surrounding the scene looked at her with a “worried” expression. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Uh oh… the CNBC financial commentator turned fugitive of the law has been captured by federal law enforcement, bringing an end to a three-year goose chase for the guy. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Fresh off of backlash from the fatal shooting of Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson just last month, Florida’s Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is facing another suit following an incident that left a Black mother and her children traumatized. - Kalyn Womack Read More

“Juneteenth” marks the second American Independence Day. What does that Mean? Let’s get to it.

In 1865, enslaved Americans were freed. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to mean the end of enslavement, but slavery still dominated in Confederate states during the Civil War. It wasn’t until Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19 to share news of the war’s end that all enslaved people were freed. A broken promise? In a way ...yes. Regardless, Juneteenth is considered the oldest running African American holiday, according to History.com. It was declared a national holiday in 2021, 156 years after slavery’s end. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Updated as of 6/20/2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET

Last month, a dismembered arm washed up from Lake Michigan on the shore of Illinois. The Lake County, Michigan Coroner’s Office says the remains match the DNA of a Black girl whose body has been found in pieces since her disappearance. - Kalyn Womack Read More

It’s official: the viral “Bling Bishop” Lamor Whitehead from Brooklyn is about to trade his Gucci-down ensembles for an orange jumpsuit.

Whitehead was sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison following a conviction on several charges of conning millions of dollars, including from his own congregation. Whitehead was accused of being a con man after an elderly member of Leaders of Tomorrow International claimed she was scammed out of $90,000 on a false promise he’d buy her a home, per the U.S. Attorney’s Office. - Kalyn Womack Read More

When you look at Jarell Lee’s credentials, you may assume he had everything easy. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from a tony private high school. He then attended Harvard University where he earned a degree in sociology and African-American studies. His early life has even been chronicled in a book about unlocking the secrets to raising successful and purposeful children . If that wasn’t enough, he has also received two Master’s degrees from Hunter College and the University of Houston. - Noah A. McGee Read More

What’s going on with grown men assaulting middle schoolers lately?! First, there was the Michigan middle school employee who was caught on camera choking a 14-year-old student with a t-shirt, and now this. - Noah A. McGee Read More

History books are notorious for leaving out information, especially about racism in America. Have you ever heard of Black Wall Street? Or were you ever taught in school about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921? - Phenix S Halley Read More