GETTY IMAGES: Tuesday, August 30th.  On this date 50 years ago, the federal court system received its first African-American female judge. Constance Baker Motley was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and took her seat on the federal bench in the Southern District of New York. She served until her death in 1986, by which point […]

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas will join the judges panel for the Miss America 2017competition, the organization announced exclusively to USA TODAY Monday. Fresh from a winning performance with the Final Five women of the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team in Rio, Douglas will head to Atlantic City for the final round of competition, which will be […]

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https://instagram.com/p/6vtpwTIg8m/ A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina. According to ForHarriet.com, Jasmine Twitty — a graduate of the College of Charleston — has long been recognized for her dedication to developing young people into professionals. Now, the young woman is solidifying her place […]

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A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina. According to ForHarriet.com, Jasmine Twitty —…

Judge Joe Brown (pictured), whose syndicated and wildly popular and now-defunct eponymous TV show ran for 15 years, has now entered a political race, running for…

  (WOIO) - An Ohio federal judge announced Friday he intends to issue a written order by April 14, striking down Ohio’s ban on recognizing…

It’s official: Kierra Sheard has joined the judging panel of BET’s hit gospel music singing competition ‘Sunday Best’. With Season 7 of BET’s Sunday Best getting kicked off…

  *Good news came last September! Parents Jawaan McCullough and Jaleesa Martin found out they could keep their baby’s name as Messiah after judge Lu Ann…

  *A Tennessee judge ruled that Jaleesa Martin will be allowed to name her son ‘Messiah.’   The judge’s ruling overturned the order from another…

CLEVELAND – New details in the case of three Cleveland area women held captive for nearly a decade. The Cuyahoga County Capital Review Committee gathered…

CLEVELAND – A judge has declared that Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro is competent to stand trial. Castro appeared in court Wednesday morning…

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – It has been called the punch heard round the world, largely because it went viral on the Internet. Shidea Lane, the…