COURT DATE SET FOR MAN CHARGED IN VIDEOTAPED FATAL SHOOTING
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A white man charged with manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man whose videotaped shooting in a store …
Preseason run defense still looks shaky for Dolphins
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE DAVIE, Fla. (AP) – Adam Gase says the Miami Dolphins’ run defense will be better than last year. The preseason says …
Love, Oliver, Grier lead AP Preseason All-America team
PHOTOS COURTESY OF YOUTUBE AND THE ATHLETIC Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love of Stanford and Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of Houston highlight The Associated …
Reflections on powerful legacy of Kofi Annan
PHOTO COURTEsY OF gRaPHiC OnlinE UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, …
Beaumont’s oldest black church celebrating 150th anniversary
By PHOEBE SUY Beaumont Enterprise PHOTO COURTEsY OF FaCEBOOk BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – From its beginnings in the years after the Civil War, Beaumont’s …
REPORTER SHARES HER SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THE Queen of Soul
NEW YORK (AP) – When I got the chance to interview Aretha Franklin for the first time in 2001, I was already a bundle of …
Diversity-focused academy program boots Hollywood dreamers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -The diversity crisis in Hollywood may rage on, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is trying to open up …
Demi Lovato cancels tour dates to focus on recovery
NEW YORK (AP) – Demi Lovato has canceled the rest of her fall tour to focus on her recovery. The singer was scheduled to perform …
Issa Rae, Childish Gambino part of Rihanna’s Diamond Ball
NEW YORK (AP) – Issa Rae will host Rihanna’s fourth annual Diamond Ball next month, and Childish Gambino will perform. Rihanna’s black-tie event will take …
Coca-Cola investing in sports drink maker BodyArmor
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOODBEV.COM NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is buying a minority ownership stake in sports drink maker BodyArmor, for an undisclosed amount, marking …