Archive for January 2023
Pele,’ the legend, is dead
Pele’ the world’s greatest footballer of all time died on December 29 due to many health problems. He was 82. Pele’ was admitted to the hospital recently to re-evaluate his cancer treatment and was later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports. Relatives and friends said prayers at his bedside because they knew…
Read MorePayton Gendron will plead guilty if…
Payton Gendron, who massacred 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket, said he will plead guilty to the murders if his life is spared. He faces separate federal hate crime charges that could result in him going to the gallows. Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. asked lawyers at a status conference in the federal case Friday…
Read MoreMen sentenced for shooting baseball player David Ortiz
Ten men were convicted Tuesday of the attempted murder of Hall of Famer David Ortiz when the gunman confused Ortiz with someone who was seated next to him. The hitman mistook Ortiz for his cousin Sixto David Fernandez. After he was shot, Ortiz underwent two surgeries in the U.S. and another in the Dominican Republic.…
Read MoreFranco Harris is dead, but the “Immaculate Reception” lives in the minds of football fans forever
Franco Harris, who made the “Immaculate Reception†part of the football lexicon as the most exciting play in football, has died. He was 72 and he died in his sleep, his son Dok said. Harris became a hero after he made the catch on December 23, 1972, at Three Rivers Stadium which helped the Steelers win…
Read MoreThe cop is guilty of the murder of a Black woman
A cop was sentenced for the manslaughter conviction of Atatiana Jefferson, but some of her friends said he should have been tried for murder. A jury found Aaron Dean, a former Ft. Worth police officer, guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday in the murder of Atatiana Jefferson which occurred around 2 a.m. on October 12, 2019.…
Read MoreGate honors the Central Park Five
New York City opened a gate to honor the five boys, now men, known as the Central Park Five who spent decades in prison, having been pressured by police to confess to a crime they didn’t commit. Called the Gate of Exonerated, the gate is the first and only gate added to Central Park’s official…
Read MoreHenrietta Lacks’s statue defeats General Robert E. Lee
Henrietta Lacks’ statue will replace that of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, a slaveholder, in Roanoke, Virginia. Robert E. Lee’s statue, situated in Lee Plaza, was erected in 1960. The plaza will now be renamed Lacks Plaza in honor of Henrietta Lacks who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at John Hopkins Hospital. In July 2020,…
Read MoreWorld Health Organization pushes nations for clean water and sanitation
The World Health Organization reported that accelerated action is needed to ensure safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene to prevent devasting impacts on the health of millions of people. “We are facing an urgent crisis: poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene claim millions of lives each year, while the increasing frequency and…
Read MoreHe was in and now he is out
That’s how long Mickey Joseph went from being the first Black coach of the Nebraska Corn Huskers to losing his job after he had been hired on September 11. Priscilla Arzaga Joseph had her husband, Mickey Joseph, arrested on November 30th after she alleged that he pulled her hair, strangled her, and punched her during…
Read MoreEddie Murphy to receive Golden Globe Award
Comedian and serious actor Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January. “We are thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career in front of or behind the camera has through the decades,†said Helen Hoehne, president of the…
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