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Whoopi Goldberg ‘livid,’ threatening to quit ‘The View’ over her suspension: source
Read more: Whoopi Goldberg ‘livid,’ threatening to quit ‘The View’ over her suspension: sourceWhoopi Goldberg is “livid” after she was suspended from “The View” over her claim that the Holocaust was “not about race” — and is telling co-workers she is going to quit the show, according to a source. Goldberg, 66, feels “humiliated” at being disciplined by ABC execs after she followed their advice to apologize for the ill-conceived…
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Shooting aboard California greyhound bus leaves one dead, several injured
Read more: Shooting aboard California greyhound bus leaves one dead, several injuredOne person was killed and at least four others wounded in a shooting on a greyhound bus in California on Wednesday night, officials said. The gunfire erupted aboard the bus that was parked outside of a convenience store in the city of Oroville at about 7:35 p.m. local time, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s…
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The First African Americans to Win Olympic Medals
Read more: The First African Americans to Win Olympic MedalsAlice Coachman Born in Albany, Georgia in 1923, Alice Coachman was one of 10 children and a sports prodigy from an early age. As an African American, she could neither practice in local training facilities like gymnasiums or tracks, nor compete in local competitions, due to Jim Crow segregation laws in the South. Instead, she tied rags, ropes…
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Burning facility could cause “one of the worst explosions in U.S. history”
Read more: Burning facility could cause “one of the worst explosions in U.S. history”Residents in the area near a North Carolina fertilizer plant that caught fire Monday night are urged to stay away from their homes for an “undetermined” amount of time, as a massive amount of ammonium nitrate within the burning facility is at risk of an explosion, officials said Wednesday. “At the beginning of this incident…
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Rihanna blesses fans with pregnancy shot on Instagram
Read more: Rihanna blesses fans with pregnancy shot on InstagramShining bright like a diamond. Rihanna is giving fans another look at her pregnant self, posting a shot of her bare belly to Instagram Wednesday. “how the gang pulled up to black history month,” Rihanna captioned the picture, which preceded several snaps from her pregnancy announcement shoot that was published Monday. The comments were duly flooded with a range…
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Reveals Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Black Activism
Read more: ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Reveals Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Black ActivismAt the heart of Hansberry’s ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ is the universal message of the desire for social progress amid the differing opinions on how to achieve it. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African American family aspiring to move beyond segregation and disenfranchisement in 1950s Chicago. Despite its specific era,…
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A$AP Ferg – Green Juice (Official Video) ft. Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes
Read more: A$AP Ferg – Green Juice (Official Video) ft. Pharrell Williams, The NeptunesView post to subscribe to site newsletter.
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Brawl breaks out at a Golden Corral over alleged beef in the buffet line
Read more: Brawl breaks out at a Golden Corral over alleged beef in the buffet lineThe war of words escalated the second an unidentified customer at the Golden Corral lifted a high chair over his head and wielded it like a hatchet. Some diners scattered for safety. Others looked for other potential weapons inside the Bensalem, Pa., restaurant. Some started filming the melee on their phones, with added commentary that…
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1 student dead, another injured in shooting at Minnesota school
Read more: 1 student dead, another injured in shooting at Minnesota schoolOne student was dead and another in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday outside a school near Minneapolis, officials said. Officers were called to the South Education Center at 12:07 p.m., and upon arrival, discovered “two students had been shot on the sidewalk outside of the school, Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne said. Henthorne said…
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Tesla recalls 54,000 cars over autonomous ‘rolling stop’ function
Read more: Tesla recalls 54,000 cars over autonomous ‘rolling stop’ functionTesla will recall 54,000 electric cars in order to disable a self-driving feature that prevents them from coming to a full stop at intersections with stop signs. The Teslas being recalled have an autonomous “rolling stop” function in which they move slowly through a stop sign without coming to a full halt. In most states,…
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Freak accident leaves Rachel Pighills in danger of ‘internal decapitation’
Read more: Freak accident leaves Rachel Pighills in danger of ‘internal decapitation’A UK woman injured by a ceiling fan was left with a rare condition that could “internally decapitate her” — and she is trying to raise enough money to travel to a Long Island surgeon for a complex operation, according to a report. Rachel Pighills, 35, of Worcestershire, suffered the debilitating injury when she was…
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Tom Brady officially retires after 22 legendary seasons
Read more: Tom Brady officially retires after 22 legendary seasonsOK — now it’s official. After 22 seasons, three MVP awards and seven Super Bowl rings with the Patriots and Buccaneers, Tom Brady officially announced his retirement Tuesday morning. “I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition — if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed and success is…
