Author: Gesi Lloyd

The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks meet this afternoon at State Farm Arena in a matchup that carries genuine weight for both franchises heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on FDSN. Atlanta enters at 35-31 riding an eight-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the NBA. A ninth consecutive win would give the Hawks their longest winning streak since the 2014-15 season, when the franchise won a record 60 games and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in team history. Milwaukee arrives at 27-38, having lost…

March 14 is Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical constant 3.14, and this year the food industry is taking the occasion seriously. Pizza chains, fast-food brands, and dessert shops have lined up a range of deals, many priced at exactly $3.14, for customers looking to mark the date with something other than a calculator. What Pi Day actually is Pi Day has been observed on March 14 since 1988, when physicist Larry Shaw started celebrations at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco. Congress formally designated the date a national holiday in 2009, partly to encourage interest in…

A Detroit courtroom erupted in grief and disorder Today as Jarvis Butts was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison for the second-degree murder of 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris, a case that has gripped the city for more than two years and remains unresolved in one critical way: her body has never been found. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Hathaway imposed the sentence in accordance with a plea agreement Butts reached last month, weeks before he was set to go to trial. In addition to the murder charge, Butts received concurrent sentences of 10 to 15 years on five…

A man rammed a vehicle through the entrance of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan,  Today, driving down an interior hallway before security personnel opened fire and killed him. The vehicle caught fire during the incident. None of the 140 children enrolled in the synagogue’s early childhood center were injured, and the one security guard struck by the vehicle was expected to recover. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the attacker drove through a set of exterior doors and proceeded down the hallway with deliberate intent. Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed the vehicle moving with clear purpose through…

Millions of Africans living abroad have built financial stability in their adopted countries while holding onto a longer-term vision: returning home with enough resources to live well and leave something meaningful behind. The challenge is rarely a shortage of capital. It is knowing how to deploy it wisely across borders that feel increasingly distant the longer you are away. The diaspora investor’s real obstacles Three barriers define the experience of most diaspora investors attempting to build wealth in African markets. The first is currency. Exchange rate swings can quietly erase months of gains, but they also create windows of opportunity.…

Lauryn Hill is managing two significant legal developments at once. The New Jersey Division of Taxation has filed two active liens against the Grammy-winning singer, and separately, her former Fugees bandmate Pras Michel has voluntarily dropped the lawsuit he filed against her in 2024. The two matters are unrelated but together paint a complicated picture for one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures heading into the spring. New Jersey filed nearly $900,000 in tax liens against Hill According to official state records, New Jersey filed two separate liens against Hill. The first covers an unpaid debt of $133,246. The second is…

The legal dispute between Ray J and the Kardashian family took a sharp turn this week after Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner filed sworn declarations denying his central allegations. Ray J responded by calling their statements outright false, and his mother, Sonja Norwood, stepped forward with a public challenge of her own directed at Jenner. The conflict centers on the 2007 release of a sex tape recorded by Kim Kardashian and Ray J in 2003 during a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The tape was distributed by Vivid Entertainment, which has maintained that it obtained the recording from a…

Jonathan Allen is heading to Cincinnati, and the backstory makes this one of the more unusual signings of the 2026 NFL offseason. The defensive tackle agreed to a two-year deal with the Bengals worth $26 million and up to $28 million through incentives, according to multiple reports. Allen, 31, was released by the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday after being cut for salary cap reasons. Most Bengals fans remember Allen for something that happened long before this deal. In November 2020, Allen and defensive end Montez Sweat converged on Joe Burrow during a game against Washington, and Burrow suffered a season-ending…

Chipotle is giving tattooed customers something to smile about this Friday. The chain is bringing back its buy-one-get-one promotion on March 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. local time at participating locations across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France and Germany. The catch is simple: show up with a tattoo. The offer covers permanent ink, temporary tattoos and even drawn-on designs, with restaurant staff making the final call on what counts. Customers can redeem up to five free menu items per check, with each free item requiring the purchase of an entrée of equal or greater value. How a meme…

Rep. Jim Clyburn announced Today that he will run for reelection this November, pushing back against a wave of Democratic retirements and a growing chorus within the party calling for new blood in leadership. The 85-year-old South Carolina Democrat made the announcement at the state party headquarters in Columbia, telling a room of supporters he was physically capable and politically ready to serve another term. Clyburn framed his decision around a sense of obligation rather than personal ambition. He pointed to the Constitution’s preamble as the foundation of his reasoning, describing the pursuit of a more perfect union as work…