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Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard’s relationship with her husband is anything but conventional. In 1996, while on a dating hiatus, the law student moved home to Harlem to care for her cancer-stricken mother and support her sister. Her aunt encouraged her to attend a New Jersey business conference where she met Craig Drinkard. He would eventually become her lifelong...
Sgt. Saira Flores is receiving many accolades after using her quick thinking and skills to save a stranger’s life. During a routine parking lot patrol at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, Hospital Police Sergeant Flores heroically turned a life-threatening situation into a life-saving mission by administering Narcan to an overdosing patient and coordinating a...
Sharona Stewart, a guest who booked a stay at a 6-bed, 6-bath property in the Atlanta area, was rejected by the host after he discovered she was Black, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent. Initially, Stewart exchanged “cordial” messages with the owner, George Yu Shihfang, a “superhost” on the online rental platform,...
Jermaine Dupri has sued Sony Music Entertainment (SME) for 18 million, alleging that the company failed to pay royalties on releases by Mariah Carey, Usher, Xscape, Kris Kross, and others. The suit, filed on July 6 and reviewed by Variety, accuses SME of having “not been lawful” in its dealings with Dupri since May 1992,...
Michael Thompson, a former doorman and amateur boxer, has been found guilty of Kimberley Thompson’s murder, rape, and two counts of perverting the course of justice, raising concerns about his connection to the passing of another ex-wife, Rhonda Anderson, whose death was ruled to be a suicide 25 years ago. Rhonda, 29, loved music and...
Zaire Wade, the son of Dwyane Wade, has been charged with a felony after his arrest in June related to suspected domestic violence. The 24-year-old was formally charged on July 9, as detailed in a felony criminal complaint obtained by People. Zaire was charged with felony injury to a cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend, or child’s...
Kely Nascimento, the eldest daughter of the Brazilian legend Pele, said a profound lack of transparency and accountability has “broken” Brazil’s football system, with this failure being directly reflected in the performances of the national team. “Brazilian football is broken. Whether it is corruption it’s like a closed, very incestuous ecosystem where no one...
More than 10 years after Tiger Woods invested in Full Swing, the golf simulator company is being purchased by the parent company of Golf Channel, Versant, in a 530 million deal. Versant is acquiring the simulator company from George Pyne’s Bruin Capital, which bought it in 2021 for 160 million. Woods reportedly has a stake...
Former NBA star Lamar Odom recently clarified comments that he made about his ex-wife Khloe Kardashian on his Netflix documentary, Untold: The Death Life of Lamar Odom. During an appearance on the Nothing’s Off The Table with Louis Ruggiero podcast, Odom, 46, denied saying that he married Kardashian, 42, for fame, E! News reported....
The body of a missing 10-year-old boy was found on Thursday after he left home while he was sleepwalking, the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said. Per KMBC 9, the deceased minor, identified as Jackson S. Georgari, was last seen around midnight. His relatives told police that the deceased 10-year-old is a sleepwalker, and he...
