Author: Dorcas Onasa

A Toledo, Ohio, man has been sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to the rape of a 12 year old girl an assault that left the child pregnant and has drawn widespread attention to the ongoing need for stronger protections for young victims of sexual abuse. Isaiah Monroe, who was 19 at the time of the offense, appeared before Lucas County Judge Lori Olender on Feb. 26, when the sentence was formally delivered. In addition to the prison term, Monroe has been classified as a tier 3 sex offender, the most serious designation available…

Paris Jackson is deepening her legal challenge against the executors of her late father Michael Jackson’s estate, and the dispute has grown increasingly pointed. At the center of the conflict is a request for hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees that Paris and her attorneys are characterizing as excessive, insufficiently explained and emblematic of broader transparency problems within the estate’s financial management. The case offers a rare public window into the inner workings of one of the most valuable and closely watched celebrity estates in the world  and into the growing tension between Paris and the men entrusted…

For many families across America, learning to swim is simply part of growing up. For many Black families, it has historically been something far more complicated a skill tied not to leisure or summer fun, but to a long and painful history of exclusion, segregation and unequal access that has echoed across generations. One family’s story captures that history and the remarkable work it takes to rewrite it. Across four generations, they moved from a grandmother who never once entered a pool, to a great granddaughter standing on the starting blocks at a state swim championship and winning. A grandmother…

A confrontation at Carson High School in Carson, California, has ignited significant anger among parents, students and civil rights leaders, who are now pressing the Los Angeles Unified School District to take swift and decisive action. The incident, involving campus aide and football coach Daniel Mafoe, reportedly set off a chain of events that included multiple student fights and a sharp escalation of racial tensions across the campus. The community’s response has been swift. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, at 4:00 p.m. at Carson City Hall, located at 701 Carson St., where families and local advocates…

A new report from the Abell Foundation, a Baltimore based nonprofit focused on education and justice reform, is raising pointed questions about how juvenile crime data is collected, shared and understood in Maryland’s largest city. The central finding is both practical and consequential: the fragmented nature of data across multiple agencies is making it nearly impossible for the public, policymakers and journalists to form an accurate picture of youth crime trends in Baltimore and that confusion is actively distorting the conversation. The report, authored by Robin Campbell, draws on data from several agencies including the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services,…

Every genre that defines American music today has a foundation laid in part by Black women whose names deserve to be spoken as often as the songs they helped create. During Women’s History Month and in recognition of International Women’s Day, it is worth pausing to trace the lineage from folk praise houses in South Carolina to the earliest hip-hop stages in New York and acknowledge the ten women whose artistry, resilience and vision changed music permanently. 10 Black female music pioneers who shaped American sound Janie Hunter — folk spiritual Hunter’s work with the Moving Star Hall praise house…

Conservative commentator Candace Owens ignited one of the more polarizing political debates within the Republican Party this week after publicly calling on active U.S. military personnel to resign in protest of President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran. The post, published March 6 on X, has accumulated more than 1.2 million views and triggered an immediate and deeply divided response from across the conservative political spectrum. Owens, who endorsed Trump for the 2024 presidential election, framed the strikes which resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a fundamental betrayal of the America First principles Trump campaigned…

BMW has scheduled a world premiere for its electric 3 Series sedan, the i3, on March 18. Ahead of that reveal, the German automaker has released the first official technical specifications for the car, offering a detailed early look at what will become the second production model built on the company’s next-generation Neue Klasse platform. The first was the iX3 crossover, but for BMW enthusiasts who have followed the brand’s driving philosophy for decades, the sedan carries considerably more weight. The 3 Series has long defined what a driver-focused sports sedan should feel like, and the i3 represents BMW’s most…

Conditioning after shampooing feels like one of the most automatic steps in a hair care routine. Shampoo cleans, conditioner restores  the logic seems straightforward. But dermatologists who see patients regularly for thinning hair and increased shedding often find the same problem buried in the routine: the way most people apply and rinse conditioner is actively damaging their follicles, sometimes for years before the consequences become visible. The issue is not conditioner itself. It is where it goes, how much is used and how thoroughly it is removed. Three specific mistakes come up repeatedly, and correcting them can make a meaningful…

Hair gets its color from melanin, a pigment produced by specialized cells inside the hair follicle. When those cells slow down or stop producing melanin altogether, hair grows in without color  appearing grey, white or silver depending on how little pigment remains. The most common triggers include aging, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, oxidative stress, chronic stress, smoking and prolonged use of harsh chemical hair products. Certain health conditions can accelerate the process as well. Then there is genetics  the one cause that no natural remedy can address. If greying runs in your family and follows a clear hereditary pattern, lifestyle…