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Fourteen-year-old Bresha Meadows took the life of her father in July. She is currently behind bars on charges of aggravated murder. But Bresha’s family is calling her a “hero,” who saved them all from the verbally and physically abusive Jonathan Meadows. Police allege Bresha shot her father as he slept in their Warren, Ohio home, using the same gun with which […]

Fantasia Barrino and her husband, Kendall Taylor, were a vision of love during their romantic beachside anniversary dinner. The couple celebrated their one-year anniversary this week with delicious desserts, champagne and roses. The former American Idol winner, who as a 19-year-old single mother, belted her way to victory in 2004, shared some intimate moments from […]

NY launches mental health initiative for young children. Researchers say that children of color disproportionately lack access to quality mental health services.

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In this week's CBC Message to America, Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL) the ranking member of Veterans Affairs discusses how the Veterans Crisis Line can help prevent suicides amongst our soldiers.

Article By Mae Davis // EEW Magazine Reporter We grow up in church hearing and quoting Nehemiah 8:10, “…the joy of the Lord is your strength!” But many Christians like Grammy® Award-winning gospel artist Tasha Cobbs struggle with depression and mental health challenges, and the singer says, the church needs to talk about it. “Growing […]

In a special editorial piece for The Huffington Post, FLOTUS shares why the mental heath of both children and army veterans is more important than ever, also explaining how the Affordable Care Act works with patients to help get the care they need.

When people tend to look at celebrities: be it singers, actors, or anyone in the spotlight. If they follow them enough and read about them…

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Kevin Tyrone Powell was charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury after walking into the salon -- owned by his mother, Derema "Miss Dee" Burch -- and shooting her in the face.

Last year's shooting of an unarmed mentally ill Black man in Atlanta has prompted prosecutors to seek an indictment against the White police officer involved in his death, The New York Times reports.

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Lark Voorhies, aka "she'll always be Lisa Turtle to us," is apparently no longer an African-American.

A man who's been arrested 29 times for transit-related crimes found himself behind bars again for stealing a Greyhound bus in NYC.

Details about just what happened on Wednesday remain unclear. And hours after the incident, the family's attorney, William H. Murphy, Jr. tweeted a statement requesting privacy.