The choice of Marva Johnson as the 13th FAMU president rattled many in the Rattler Nation. In an 8-4 vote after an emotional meeting, in which some trustees called the vote a “foregone conclusion,” the Board of Trustees tapped the vice president of the internet and cable TV company Charter Communications to take the reins of the Read More…
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT – Mississippi Man Gets 25 Years in Prison After Stealing Child’s Piggy Bank
Dennis Anthony Walker, who is from Mendenhall, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for breaking into a Rankin County home and stealing a child’s piggy bank. Investigators linked him to the October 2023 burglary using surveillance footage, witness reports, and items left behind at the scene. According to WLBT, Walker broke into a Read More…
Black Woman Handcuffed All Because She Parked in a Handicap Parking Space
Breshari Faulkner, a 31-year-old African American mother from Senatobia, Mississippi, was forcibly arrested by police in front of her children on Mother’s Day after being confronted in a Walmart parking lot while parked in a handicap space. The arrest occurred on May 11 in Senatobia, where Faulkner says she was waiting for her disabled grandmother, Read More…
Black Twin Sisters Vanished in 2004 — 20 Years Later, Only One Came Back
On a Thursday evening in March 2004, 15-year-old twin sisters Janelle and Jalisa Morgan left Murphy Middle School in Augusta, Georgia, just as they always did. They cut through familiar streets, stopped at their cousin’s apartment for cable TV and frozen pizza, then made their way to the Pump-N-Shop gas station on 12th Street. Security Read More…
The hidden dangers in your kitchen: How cooking methods impact diabetes, cancer and aging
High-heat cooking harms health. Grilling, frying and broiling produce harmful compounds like AGEs and mutagens, linked to diabetes, cancer, and accelerated aging. Steaming, boiling, slow cooking, and sous-vide reduce AGE formation by up to 80%. Marinating meats in acidic solutions (e.g., citrus) also lowers risks. Bacon, deli meats, and ultra-processed snacks contain additives and undergo Read More…
Kenyan woman finds success in snail farming despite being called a ‘witch’ for rearing the animal
Despite dealing with stigma and accusations related to witchcraft, Waweru pressed on, motivated by her conviction in the potential of snails as both a food source and pets. Photo credit: Kenya News Agency Wangui Waweru has struck gold with snails. After accidentally eating snail meat in 2017, her newfound fascination with the shelled creatures led Read More…








