Idoma: A brief walk into the life of one of Africa's humblest people

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  644 words  |  Billy Koelling

Known to be the second largest ethnic group in Benue State and occupying nine local government areas in the western part of the state, the Idoma people are chiefly found in Ado, Agatu, Apa, Obi, Ohimini, Ogbadibo, Oju, Okpokwu & Otukpo local government areas. Although the above local government areas seem to be the only places where the present-day, it suffice to say that there are other Idoma groups in parts of Nasarawa and Cross Rivers States. [Read More]

Imani Perry's Search for Answers About Her Enslaved Ancestor

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2141 words  |  Martina Birk

A few years ago, I began to look every so often at the two Census reports where my one known ancestor from Maryland appears: 1870 and 1880. I’m always hoping to discover something I missed—about myself, about my past. Every gaze is a moment of wonder and frustration. There she is, twice. In 1870, she is Easter Lowe. Born in Maryland in 1769, 101 years old, Black. In 1880, she is Esther Watkins, born in Georgia in 1789, 91 years old, widowed, Black. [Read More]

Janet Mock Pays Tribute to Michelle Obama

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  904 words  |  Kelle Repass

As I waited in line for a bathroom outside the Vermeil Room of the White House, Jacqueline Kennedy, painted in a floor-length peach gown, looked down at me from the wall, and I wondered if the other trans, queer and bi women in line with me felt as out of place as I did. We were from across the country and were considered the next generation of LGBTQ leaders, all under the age of thirty, by the Obama White House. [Read More]

Jeremy Renner (Actor) - On This Day

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  238 words  |  Patria Henriques

Full Name: Jeremy Lee Renner Profession: Actor Biography: Jeremy Renner is an American actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He had a successful and critically-acclaimed film career prior to this, including his early work in independent films such as Dahmer (2002) and his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in The Hurt Locker (2008). Since starring in Thor (2011), Renner has reprised his role as Hawkeye a number of times including in The Avengers (2012) and in the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021). [Read More]

King Charles Admitted to Hospital For Planned Prostate Op

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  304 words  |  Martina Birk

King Charles III was admitted to hospital on the morning of Jan. 26 to undergo a planned procedure to correct his enlarged prostate. "The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment," Buckingham Palace said in a statement. "His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that his diagnosis is having a positive impact on public health awareness. [Read More]

Kylie Minogue Announces Las Vegas Residency

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  658 words  |  Billy Koelling

Kylie Minogue is officially bringing her beating heart to Las Vegas. The “Padam Padam” hitmaker will launch her debut U.S. residency on Nov. 3 at the new Voltaire performance venue at the Venetian Resort. Tickets go on sale Aug. 9. Minogue made the announcement Thursday afternoon at a press preview and reception at the Pendry Hotel in West Hollywood. “I’ve performed a couple of times at Vegas, but as part of a tour, and particularly when I did the Showgirl tour in 2004 — at that time we said, ‘Oh, this feels like a Vegas show. [Read More]

Lessons From the Most Corrupt Judge in U.S. History

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1122 words  |  Billy Koelling

We tend to think of our judges as black-robed monastics cloistered in their temples of justice, hermetically sealed off from worldly temptations. History teaches us this is not always so. Long before recent news reports about current U.S. Supreme Court Justices accepting gifts from private parties, a sordid and shocking case of judicial corruption–the worst in our nation’s history–unspooled in a downtown courtroom in Depression-era Manhattan. Though largely forgotten today, it serves as an enduring reminder that judges, too, are human. [Read More]

March 4th, 2002 | Vol. 159, No. 9 | U.S.

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  7 words  |  Billy Koelling

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Meet man who spent 30, 000 to become a real-life freak

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  Tandra Barner

A 37-year-old Venezuelan man has spent £30, 000 in a bid to look like the real-life version of Marvel comic villian, Red Skull. Henry Rodriguez, who is a father-of-one has always dreamed of looking like Red Skull, and when he had a chance meeting with a surgeon into extreme body modifications, it was dream come through for him. ADVERTISEMENT Images Rodriguez shared online show his transformation, beginning by getting his eyes tattooed black, having implants inserted into his head and then a painful operation to have part of his nose cut off. [Read More]

MLB Opening Day 2015: Map Gives You An Idea of Support Before Season

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  137 words  |  Patria Henriques

April 1, 2015 1:33 PM EDT Guessing what baseball team a state supports may be easy in some cases—Massachusetts supports the Red Sox, and Georgia likes the Braves, for instance—but what about all the states without a team? A new map released by Facebook will give you an idea, just in time for Major League Baseball’s opening day on April 5. The map breaks down the amount of Facebook likes each baseball team had from users located in particular counties in the United States. [Read More]