Nationwide — Meet Darnell Wells, a 19-year-old barber who works at “The Shop” in Memphis, Tennessee. This summer, he took his skills to the streets, providing free haircuts for those who couldn’t make it to the barber shops. Under the blazing Memphis sun, Wells set up a barber shop with a red lawn chair, his Read More…
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NYPD Officer Sold Out Police For Gang Leader, Facing Decades In Prison
Mestre was booked into federal custody on Thursday, Aug. 17. By Stacy M. Brown, Former New York Police Officer Gina Mestre is accused of giving the Shooting Boys Gang confidential information about a federal grand jury investigation, leaking the name of a witness to gang members, and helping a gang leader flee the U.S. Read More…
Battles Over ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors’ Decisions Heating Up
“The record includes not a hint of misconduct,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote of Warren, who was serving as the state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa. “He was diligently competently performing the job he was elected to perform, very much in the way he told voters he would perform it.” Similarly, when Read More…
Founders Launch New Podcast, “Untold Stories:
Nationwide — Derrica and Natalie Wilson, the founders of BAMFI Enterprises, the production company for the Black and Missing Foundation, have launched a compelling new true-crime podcast called Untold Stories: Black and Missing that will feature the stories of missing people of color. Inspired by the award-winning HBO Documentary, “Black and Missing,” this groundbreaking series Read More…
When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street”
Credit: Children’s Television Workshop / Courtesy of Getty Images. Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children’s formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop’s Read More…
Why America Stopped Building Public Pools
The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…








