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A family is distraught after learning that a pregnant woman who was taken into custody and awaiting trial after a traffic stop, died after complaining of stomach pains, WJTVreports. Lanekia Michelle Brown and Marcus Anthony Redrick of Hutchins were arrested in November when officers found 103 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Brown was awaiting trial for a Trafficking of a Controlled Substance charge in the detention center. But on Sunday the Mississippi Highway Patrol told Brown’s mother, Margaret Johnson that the 37-year-old mother of two had died while still in custody. Johnson said her daughter was three to four weeks pregnan

An ambulatory surgery center in New Jersey may have exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis due to "lapses in infection control" and sterilization, the state's department of health said Monday. More than 3,700 patients who had procedures at HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to a statement from the center. The patients at risk were treated at the surgery center between Jan. 1 and Sept. 7, 2018. The discovery came after an investigation of the surgery center by state department of health, though it was not immediately clear what prompted the investigation. The dep

Mo'ne Davis, who rocketed to stardom in the Little League World Series, will attend Hampton University and play softball, her parents told The Philadelphia Tribune. In 2014, Davis became the first girl to pitch her team to a LLWS victory while playing for Philadelphia's Taney Youth Baseball Association. She went on to become a three-sport star at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, playing basketball and soccer in addition to softball. Hampton coach Angela Nicholson told the Daily Press that Davis, a senior, won't be pitching when she joins the Pirates in the fall; she is a middle infielder. "As you could imagine, she has great hands and a great transfer," Nicholson told the ne

A few years ago, Nija Charles was a student at Union High School, posting songs on Instagram. Well before she turned 21 this fall, she was being flown out to recording sessions with high-profile producers and artists. Now, Charles is an in-demand songwriter making her mark on the music industry in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, two albums Charles worked on — Beyonce and Jay-Z’s “Everything is Love" and Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy" — were nominated for Grammy Awards. But that’s not all. Charles' name has been attached to major albums from a string of marquee artists. It’s safe to say that 2018 was the year that Charles, a New Jersey songwriter on the rise, took the music industry by stor

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would make lynching a federal crime. The effort was led by two Democratic senators who are potential presidential contenders in 2020, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. Joining them as lead sponsors of the anti-lynching bill was the Senate's third African-American member, Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina. Efforts to pass legislation making lynching a federal crime have failed repeatedly in the past. The sponsors of the bill say there had been nearly 200 attempts in Congress. It's unclear whether the House will act on the anti-lynching measure this week before the Christmas holiday,

There's no doubt that Marvel's Black Panther—the second mainstream superhero movie featuring a black hero—was monumental for black America and was a celebration of black excellence. So when Forever 21 decided to use a white model to sell a "Wakanda Forever" sweater, people were understandably upset. Here's a photo of the model wearing a sweater with a slogan for the fictional Sub-Saharan African country of Wakanda, the home of the Black Panther. After the company tweeted a link with a picture of the model, Twitter was quick to tell them it was incredibly tone deaf. Of course, there are some people who think there is nothing wrong with using a white model to sell the sweater. Plus, some were

A new study reveals in stark numbers just how many American families have been affected by mass incarceration. Nearly half (45 percent) of adults in the U.S. ― or 113 million people nationwide ― have an immediate family member who has spent at least one night in jail or prison, according to a study released Dec. 6 by Cornell University and political advocacy group Fwd.us. And about 1 in 7 adults has a close family member ― defined as parents, children, siblings, partners or spouses — who was imprisoned for at least one year, the report found. For the study, researchers at Cornell University partnered with Fwd.us to survey people ages 18 or older across the country in the summer of 2018. Fwd.

New York — A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty on July 4 to protest the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border has been convicted of misdemeanor charges. Therese Okoumou got choked up as she testified Monday before a federal magistrate judge at her trial. She said images from the border gave her nightmares. Okoumou testified that she couldn't live with the sight of "children in cages" without bringing the issue to a wider audience. "Someone has to take a stand and say it's inhumane and cruel," Okoumou testified, according to Courthouse News Service. Judge Gabriel Gorenstein announced the verdict a short time later. Okoumou's attorney, Ron Kuby, defended the prote

Fresh out of prison, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos announced Friday he plans on running for Congress next election. “It is true,” Papadopoulos tweeted. “I will be running for Congress in 2020, and I will win. Stay tuned.” The 31-year-old politico — who was derided as a “coffee boy” by senior Trump campaign officials who sought to distance him from the President in light of his guilty plea — was released from prison last week after serving a 12-day sentence for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians during the 2016 election. Papadopoulos told the Daily News he will run as a Republican and, while he hasn’t made a final decision, he said he’s looking to launch a c

Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken another step to eliminate the regulations placed on school lunches during the Obama administration. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a press release on Thursday that a new and final rule will “empower local schools with additional options to serve healthy and appealing meals.” According to the USDA website, the rule will focus on three aspects of the regulations initially championed by Michelle Obama in the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The act reduced school lunch calorie maximums, cut sodium and trans fat, and required more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, Reuters reports. Delivering on a promise

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is investigating the possibility of clemency for Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim who was told by the state’s Supreme Court that she must serve at least 51 years in prison for killing a man when she was 16, ABC News reports. “I will say this, we’re reviewing a lot of cases, and while Cyntoia’s case has gotten a lot of publicity, I don’t think you want us to treat her’s any different than a whole lot of cases that I think people want us to review to see if it’s been handled well, because her’s has gotten publicity,” said Haslam. Brown, who was tried as an adult, was convicted in 2006 of killing Johnny Mitchell Allen, 43, in 2004, who hired her when she was 16

Buju Banton was finally released today after serving eight years at the McRae Correctional institution. The United States embassy in Kingston are tight-lipped about when the 45-year-old entertainer can return to the country. Buju, born Mark Myrie, was arrested in December 2009 after he was met by a convicted drug trafficker on a flight from Spain who planned to set up a cocaine deal for him. After his conviction of drug trafficking in February 2011, the reggae icon was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His initial release date was February 2019, but was later revised to December 8, 2018. Buju Banton recently released a statement making it very clear that his main focus upon his release is his

Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland debuts on HBO at 10 p.m. ET. @sayhernamefilm (IG & Twitter managed by the family for screenings. The family asks that you use the hashtag: #SayHerNameSandraBland tonight during the broadcast.) Sandra Bland hailed from a “girl family.” She was the fourth of five sisters. Her siblings’ names, like hers, all start with S—Shante, Sharon, Shavon, Sandy, and Sierra. They were a close-knit clan who always had each other’s backs, whether it was in Chicago or Villa Park, Ill., where their mother moved them for better educational opportunities. Sandy—that’s what they called her, Sandy—played trombone since elementary school and went to Prairie View A&M,