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Jan 18, 2025 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
Wendy Williams stunned her fans and others when she made a surprise call to “The Breakfast Club,” where she revealed deep frustrations with a conservatorship she described as “emotional abuse.” Despite her diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia and primary progressive aphasia in 2023, Williams was assertive. “I am not cognitively impaired,” she demanded.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
As flames tore through the picturesque foothills of Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, 2025, the Eaton Canyon fires left a historic Black community—rooted in the Civil Rights Movement—nearly wiped out. Among the hardest-hit areas in Los Angeles County, Altadena has seen its many Black-owned homes, churches, businesses, and landmarks reduced to ashes.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
In 2024, Black Americans encountered a series of political events that tested their resilience and commitment to justice. From court rulings affecting civil rights to landmark political milestones, 2024 was a year of challenges and pivotal achievements. Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first Black woman to lead a major party’s presidential ticket. Most experts viewed her nomination as a breakthrough in representation and a continuation of the fight for equity.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued an advisory linking alcohol consumption to an increased risk of cancer, calling for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages to inform consumers better. Alcohol is listed as one of the leading preventable causes of cancer in the United States, contributing to 100,000 cases and 20,000 deaths each year.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
spokesman-recorder.com | Tony Kiene |Stacy Brown |Nadine Matthews |Abdi Mohamed
Posted inTelevision FOX’s new medical drama Doc follows the story of a brilliant doctor who loses her memory and must fight her way back into her career at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, inspired by real-life events, and featuring a stellar cast and a unique premise.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
Federal judges are expressing concern over the future of justice for January 6 defendants as Donald Trump prepares to retake office and considers pardoning the participants in the Capitol attack. This week’s arrests and sentences of more alleged offenders show effort by the Department of Justice hasn’t stopped as they continue to attempt to hold those involved accountable for the violence that disrupted American democracy.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
James “Jimmy” Carter, the peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, who became the 39th president of the United States and later redefined the role of an ex-president through decades of humanitarian work, died Sunday at his home. He was 100. His son, James E. Carter III, known as Chip, confirmed the death but provided no immediate cause. Carter had been in hospice care since February 2023 after battling an aggressive form of melanoma that spread to his brain and liver.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
Pharrell Williams, the multi-talented artist and humanist known for his global hits and philanthropic work, has officially joined the ranks of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay announced the appointment and cited Williams’ commitment to education, culture, and peace. “A complete artist, Pharrell Williams is also a humanist who works to put culture at the service of peace and bringing people together,” Azoulay said.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
thecincinnatiherald.com | Stacy Brown
A Profile on the Wealth and Financial Well-Being of Renter Households highlights that renters today have a median net worth of just $10,400—a mere fraction of homeowners’ nearly $400,000 median net worth. According to the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program’s report, “From Rent to Riches,” the disparity is not solely due to home equity.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
spokesman-recorder.com | Stacy Brown
On November 29, 1982, Michael Jackson released “Thriller,” a record-breaking album that redefined the music industry and established him as the King of Pop. The album emerged in response to the 1980 Grammy Awards, where his critically acclaimed “Off the Wall” received just two nominations. The perceived snub drove Jackson to create a masterpiece that would command recognition and remake popular culture.
