Written by The self-proclaimed Greatest of All-Time (G.O.A.T.), heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, will appear on a postage stamp, and customers will be able to purchase it starting Jan. 15. The Muhammad Ali Center announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) would issue a new commemorative stamp honoring the three-time World Heavyweight Champion. The USPS recently revealed … Continue reading “The Greatest Of All-Time, Muhammad Ali, Has Commemorative Stamp Being Released Jan. 15”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department feels a type of way after a deputy was served a hot cup of disrespect—specifically, a hand-drawn pig on a Starbucks cup. Social media thinks it’s not that serious. The incident occurred Jan. 9 when the unidentified officer stopped in the middle of a 16-hour shift for some caffeine … Continue reading “LA County Sheriff’s Department Feels Grande Aggravation Over Drawn Pig On Deputy’s Coffee Cup”
Although Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee did not commit any legal violations regarding a “Wild ‘N Out” stop, questions remain over ethical concerns. Lee became the center of a $50,000 probe regarding whether legal or ethical violations occurred during the Nick Cannon-hosted show’s appearance in Stockton. While the investigation found Lee innocent, its findings still … Continue reading “Jason Lee Cleared Of ‘Wild ‘N Out’ Investigation, Stockton Leadership Remains Concerned”
Mary J. Blige fans are heading to Las Vegas this May and June for the singer’s first-ever residency in Sin City. The “Be Without You” singer shared the news on Instagram on Jan. 12, a day after turning 55, announcing her first-ever Las Vegas residency, Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story, set for May … Continue reading “Mary J. Blige Announces First-Ever ‘My Life, My Journey’ Las Vegas Residency”
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has filed a lawsuit against a former project manager, alleging that the manager and his attorneys wrongfully placed a $1.8 million lien on his former Malibu house. According to the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit, recently filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, by the music producer and his real … Continue reading “Ye Files Lawsuit Against Former Project Manager For Placing Lien On Malibu House”
Nearly 15,000 nurses across New York City have hit the streets, marking the largest nurse strike in the city’s history over stalled contract negotiations. The strike began on Jan. 12 and carried into the following day, affecting major New York City hospitals, including Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian, … Continue reading “Nearly 15,000 Nurses Stage Largest Strike In NYC History”
Members of the Black Panther Party were seen at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest in Philadelphia following the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, saying “if we were there, not a single person would have gotten touched,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The group, which identifies as part of the Black … Continue reading “Black Panther Party Says No One ‘Would Have Gotten Touched’ If They Were Present In Minneapolis Amid ICE Protests”
There is a certain tone governments adopt when they believe they have won an argument by force of length. Nigeria’s presidential tax committee has produced such a document in response to KPMG’s critique of the new tax laws: sprawling, lawyerly, and studiously confident. It is also curiously evasive of the question that matters most; not … Continue reading “Focus: KPMG vs Nigeria’s Presidential Tax Committee”
There are tragedies that wound. And there are tragedies that indict an entire system. The death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi Adichie-Esege is not merely a private grief for his parents; it is a public scandal for Nigeria’s medical profession. A toddler taken into a hospital for what were described as routine, preparatory procedures – an … Continue reading “Editorial: Chimamanda’s Son – When Routine Care Becomes a Death Sentence”
Washington’s gaze has once again fixed itself on Nigeria; this time with an intensity that is unsettling officials in Abuja. Barely weeks after reported US airstrikes on Christmas Day against terrorist targets in northern Nigeria, the administration of President Donald Trump is signaling that America’s military footprint in Africa’s most populous country could expand … Continue reading “Exclusive: Trump’s Nigeria Obsession Deepens After Christmas Airstrikes”