MEMPHIS–A Memphis mother is angered with Galilee Memorial Gardens, for failing to identify her deceased newborn child’s grave site in a desired time. The Grio Reports: The men at the cemetery could not identify the grave site since they were out of town until 6 pm on Thursday. They marked the grave early the next […]
CHICAGO — The former director of a historic Black cemetery south of Chicago was convicted Friday in a money-making scheme that involved digging up bodies and reselling plots, a development that left still-bitter relatives reliving the grief of not knowing their loved ones’ final resting place. The Grio Reports: Carolyn Towns, 51, of Blue Island, […]
While large babies are normally praised in some cultures, there are various health risks that come along with giving birth to them, for both the child and mother. The Grio Reports: Babies born larger than 9 pounds 15 ounces have a much higher risk of complications. As many as 10 percent of newborn babies weigh-in […]
First Lady Michelle Obama has been criticized for ordering a highly caloric meal, at a combined count of 1,700 calories, at a new Shake Shack in Washington D.C. Mrs. Obama, who is the spearhead of the Let’s Move! campaign, geared toward the end to childhood obesity and exercise awareness, has been criticized for ordering a […]
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Even 20 years later, the first minute of Boyz n the Hood, the near-iconic movie about young black men struggling to survive the concrete jungle of South Central Los Angeles, can be a jarring experience. There are no pictures, just sounds and words thrust onto a pitch black screen that are symbolic of the bleakness […]
Is Herman Cain a man of many talents? You already know him as a GOP candidate for president, the CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, but did you know he released a gospel album? Fifteen years ago, he released a gospel album and it was recently leaked on the Internet. Take a listen below and judge for […]
TODAY’S SPECIAL GUEST ON THE LINCOLN WARE SHOW AUTHOR & PERFORMANCE POET SAPPHIRE She brought us the raw, tear-jerking story of young, battered, scarred and poverty stricken mother Clarieece Precious Jones in the film adaptation of her original masterpiece “Push” in 2009’s breakthrough Academy Award-winning movie “Precious.” Today, the story everyone should experience is continuing […]
NEW YORK — Frank DeTucci, a 70-year-old prison chaplain at the Queensboro Correctional Facility has admitted to paying an inmate to let him perform oral sex on him. The New York Daily News reports: When questioned, DeTucci admitted that on July 5 he paid the same inmate $120 and $150 on two separate occasions to […]
WEST HARTFORD — Two dancers for rapper Lil Wayne, Della Hamby and Jennifer Slaughter, have been charged with beating up a waitress at a P.F. Chang’s in West Hartford, Connecticut over an argument about splitting the check. The Hartford Courant reports: The women paid and left, but they later returned to retrieve a cell phone […]
