UPDATE: Mesac Damas Tells Reporter: ' I Want Death Right Away...'

By Alicia Cruz, Senior writer, Theblackurbantimes.com In a country all too familiar with tragedy, the heinous crime Mesac Damas has been accused of comitting has locals in Damas'  native, Haiti, sickened and saddened. “He’s a crazy man,” said Pierre...

'Michelle and Barack' Story Tells of Marital Tension...

                    ...That Nearly Ruined The Obamas'...

Nicholson v. Scoppetta Class Action Lawsuit Decision

Nicholson Class Action lawsuitNew York, NY - The city's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has agreed that it will follow the law in child welfare cases involving domestic violence: ACS will not remove...

Everyone Deserves Life, Liberty and Justice

Integrity and honesty are not the rule in todays's society. Many times integrity and honesty and fairness are being replaced by deception, manipulation, attitude and greed. Father John Shaloub says: "Justice and...

Sharwline Nicholson: The Face of an ACS Survivor

Sharwline Nicholson is a mother of four and domestic violence survivor who set a precedence in how the Department of Child and Family services in New York deals with future victims of domestic violence who have...

Hasselhoff: 'Don't Blame it on The Alcohol!'

David Hasselhoff is saying, "Don't blame it on the alcohol." Reports stating Hasselhoff has "relapsed" are wrong, says the Knight Rider star. Hasselhoff was rushed to a hospital on Sunday night from his Encino,...

Breaking News: Murder at the Reserve Apartments

A murder occured in Jacksonville, NC at the Reserve Apartment complex off of McDaniel Drive today. Police are not releasing many details, but they have confirmed that they do have a suspect in custody. They are...

Man of Family Found Murdered in Florida in Custody in Haiti

The man whose wife and five children were found murdered in their home is now in the custody of Haitian authorities. Collier County Sheriff’s officials have not officially named 33-year-old Mesac Damas as a...

54 Years Later: The Life and Death of Emmett Till

1955 was a tumultuous year for African Americans in the south. In Mississippi, over 500 blacks had been lynched since 1882. Racially motivated murders were not uncommon in the Mississippi Delta and Mamie Till...

It's An Emmy's Three-Peat For NBC's ‘30 Rock’

NBC's "30 Rock" was honored for the third time as best comedy series at the Emmy awards. Alec Baldwin won his second award as best comedy actor. Baldwin stars on the show as Jack Donaghy,...

Murder at New York's Essex House

Murder paid a visit to one of New York City's finest of the finest hotels on Central Park yesterday. It was a gruesome scene as a maid discovered  the body of a woman  with a knife sticking out of her neck. The victim has been identified as 44-year-old Andree...

Crime and Rental Properties

On the 6 0’Clock news, I saw a segment about criminal activity increasing in and around rental property in North Carolina. The featured landlord said that providing more thorough criminal background checks would...

The Kanye West Mea Culpa: An Act of Contrition?

By the time this hits cyber land all of you, like me, will have heard about and/or watched the recaps of Kanye West’s’ embarrassing and reprehensible “act” on stage at the 2009 Video Music Award show Sunday...

Murder in Memphis: The Monique Johnson Story

New Love: Monique Johnson and Tony Hayes In April of 2005, 36-year-old Monique Johnson, a matron at the men’s jail in Memphis, Tennessee, met Tony Hayes, a handsome young Memphis police officer while he was...

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