They say times are tough. Today’s economy has many 9-5ers opting to pick up a second job. A society events reporter for the Houston Chronicle in Texas has done just that as she picked up an unconventional profession for a woman in her field. Sarah Tressler, 29, is a reporter by day and a stripper… Continue reading Woman is News Reporter by Day and Stripper by Night
Month: March 2012
Former Black Panther Escorted off House Floor for Wearing Hoodie
Rep Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), a former black panther, was escorted from the House for donning a hoodie and dark sunglasses while giving a moving speech in support of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old slain teen murdered as he walking to his father’s fiancé’s home from getting snacks at a store. “Racial Profiling has to stop,” Rush… Continue reading Former Black Panther Escorted off House Floor for Wearing Hoodie
College Basketball Player Charged with Posting Video of Sexual Encounters on Facebook
A 21-year-old University of Rhode Island basketball player has been arrested and charged with posting his sexual encounters with two female students on Facebook, the Providence Journal reports. Johnathan Holton, who averaged 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season, reportedly was charged with two felony counts of video voyeurism. The sex acts, though… Continue reading College Basketball Player Charged with Posting Video of Sexual Encounters on Facebook
3rd Suspect Arrested in Death of Mississippi State University Student
John Sanderson All three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Mississippi State University student John Sanderson in a dormitory Saturday, March 25. The third suspect Trent Crump turned himself into police Tuesday near Gainesville, Fla., The Associated Press reports. The other two suspects Duntae Harvey, 21, and Mason… Continue reading 3rd Suspect Arrested in Death of Mississippi State University Student
Suspect in Mississippi State University Student’s Death Arrested
A 21-year-old Jackson, Miss. man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of John Sanderson, a 21-year-old Mississippi State University student, Reuters reports. Mason Perry Jones was arrested Monday on a capitol murder charge and the sale of a controlled substance after U.S. Marshals reportedly found him traveling on a bus in Memphis,… Continue reading Suspect in Mississippi State University Student’s Death Arrested
FAMU Emails Show Hazing Major Problem at University
Hazing at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was never an isolated incident with the Robert Champion case. It has been a continuous problem at the university, according to hundreds of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press and Tallahassee Democrat. Robert Champion, a 26-year-old member of FAMU’s famed Marching 100, died from injuries sustained… Continue reading FAMU Emails Show Hazing Major Problem at University
Clark Atlanta, Spelman and Morehouse Students Rally for Trayvon Martin
Students from Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities rallied in honor of Trayvon Martin at the Georgia State Capitol Monday. More than 3,000 people were in attendance to protest the death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy who was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s home from picking up snacks. Those in attendance chanted “No Justice,… Continue reading Clark Atlanta, Spelman and Morehouse Students Rally for Trayvon Martin
Amber Alert Issued Missing Cleveland Toddler
Raevon Ruffin A 4-year-old Cleveland boy has been reported missing, according to WKYC. Raevon Ruffin reportedly was taken from his home at 1334 West 95th Street around 7:55pm. The boy is described as 3 feet tall, African American, wearing a grey coat, blue and grey pants and red and black tennis shoes, WKYC reports. Ruffin… Continue reading Amber Alert Issued Missing Cleveland Toddler
LSU chapter of Alpha Phi Omega organizes Rally for Trayvon Martin
In a rally organized by the Louisiana State University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, demonstrators wore hooded sweatshirts and carried red bags of Skittles candy this past weekend, the Advocate reports. The demonstrators, which included college students and parents with children, appeared at the candle light rally to protest the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin,… Continue reading LSU chapter of Alpha Phi Omega organizes Rally for Trayvon Martin
2 Mississippi College Students Shot to Death
Two Mississippi college students were murdered this past weekend, according to Fox News. John Sanderson, 21, a student at Mississippi State, and Jackson State University student Nolan Ryan Henderson, 19, were shot in separate incidents. Sanderson was shot in a school dormitory, while Henderson was shot in the face at an off-campus apartment pool party,… Continue reading 2 Mississippi College Students Shot to Death