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SAN DIEGO-Tyson Smith, a man who was suffering form heart failure was given a second heart in a transplant at UC San Diego’s Thorton Hospital. The two hearts are working together and beating together. Related: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians RELATED STORIES Star Athlete Receives Life-Saving Kidney From Coach Tragedy And A Dream Reunite Ex-Basketball […]
Florida — A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly beating her roommate over Girl Scout cookies. RELATED: Top 9 Black TV Hosts Hersha Howard was arrested this past Sunday after launching a tirade about her Thin Mints at 1 a.m. and ravaging the apartment and her roommates. Howard, who weighs 400 pounds, allegedly chased […]
Chicago — Rahm Emanuel won the Chicago mayoral election today in convincing fashion collecting the required 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. With 85 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel, the former White House Chief of Staff, garnered close to 55 percent of the vote. Gerry Chico finished with 24 percent of the […]
ILLINOIS — Preliminary results from the Chicago mayor’s race show Rahm Emanuel with a decisive lead over his opponents, but the results are not certain until votes are fully counted. Chicago polling stations closed at seven this evening. RELATED: WBW Honors Cornel West Fox News reports: With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel had more […]
New York — Former Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Roy Johnson is out as Editor-in-Chief at Men’s Fitness Magazine. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan Johnson, who was hired at the magazine four years ago, posted the following message to his Twitter account: Johnson tweeted out the following message on Monday afternoon: Tweets: I just […]
OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount […]
Chicago — For the first time in nearly two decades, the mayoral casting ballot in Chicago will not have a Daley’s name on the list. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan The election, a historic one for Chicago, will mark the first time either a person of Jewish ancestry, a Black woman, or Hispanic […]
MIAMI-The NAACP is requesting that a civilian panel investigate the killing of eight black men in the past ten months. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The Miami Herald reports: Meanwhile, the ACLU presented a letter Tuesday to the city’s Civilian Investigative Panel, listing dates and names of the men killed by police between […]
Wisconsin — New polls have emerged that show a majority of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Walker and agree with the protestors in support of the unions. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research showed 51 percent of Wisconsin voters disapprove of the job Walker is doing in […]
Ohio — In a new report released by Ohio State University, oral sex has become the leading cause of increased cancer rates in the U.S. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show Researchers found a 225 percent increase since 1974 in oral cancer cases stemming from the human papilloma virus. There are almost 150 […]