Amy Wesley

35 posts

Former Beauty Queen and wife and mother of two. Freelance Journalist whose gift is providing a voice to the voiceless.

3 minute read

Sirhan B. Sirhan, Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, Denied Parole – Again

Sirhan B. Sirhan was denied parole Wednesday for fatally shooting Robert F. Kennedy after a confidante of the slain senator who was shot in the head forgave him and repeatedly apologized for not doing more to win his release.

byAmy Wesley

February 12, 2016

2 minute read

News

Google Parent Alphabet Surpasses Apple as World’s Most Valuable Company

Google Inc Parent company Alphabet overtakes Apple Inc in market value, but don't expect for it to last.

byAmy Wesley

February 3, 2016

7 minute read

News
Opinion

Black Women, Beauty, and BS

The good, the bad, and the ugly on Black women and beauty.

byAmy Wesley

February 2, 2016

2 minute read

Entertainment

Aretha Franklin Wants a Piece of the Pie

The Queen of Soul announces her forthcoming food venture.

byAmy Wesley

February 2, 2016

2 minute read

Who Stole the Cheese? $160,000 Worth of Cheese Stolen in Wisconsin

A 54-foot long semi-trailer containing cheese product was stolen shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday from D and G Transportation in Germantown.

byAmy Wesley

January 27, 2016

4 minute read

Entertainment

Academy Awards to Make Emergency Changes Over Diversity Controversy

On Thursday night, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unanimously elected to implement a sequence of amendments to expand the diversity of its members.

byAmy Wesley

January 24, 2016

6 minute read

Health
News

The Zika Virus: Cause, Prevention, and Treatment

Three Britons have recently contracted the Zika virus, which may cause severe birth defects.

byAmy Wesley

January 23, 2016

3 minute read

Entertainment

Stacey Dash Fires Back at BET

Actress Stacey Dash is not backing down from her controversial remarks.

byAmy Wesley

January 23, 2016

4 minute read

Politics

Governor Snyder: Race had no Role in Michigan Water Response

The Governor of Michigan said on Friday that race was not a factor in the state’s response to lead contamination in the drinking water in Flint.

byAmy Wesley

January 23, 2016

5 minute read

Adrian Ross: The Sports Agent, The Intellectual, The Man

Ex-NFL player Adrian Ross has used what he learned on the field, off the field, and has become a highly sought after sports agent who spreads his knowledge of the game of football, and the game of life to the youth.

byAmy Wesley

January 8, 2016

3 minute read

News

150 Muslim Workers Fired From Meat Packing Plant in Fort Morgan Colorado

Approximately 150 employees, most of them immigrants from Somalia, have been fired from a meat packing and distribution plant on Colorado's Eastern Plains for walking off their jobs in protest to a workplace prayer policy dispute.

byAmy Wesley

January 1, 2016

2 minute read

News
Tech

Block Trump From Your Internet With New Google Chrome Add-On

There’s a new Google Chrome extension by the name of the Trump Filter, and its creator said its purpose is to blocks all references to the Republican presidential candidate while you browse the Internet.

byAmy Wesley

December 31, 2015

3 minute read

Entertainment

Introducing Daisy Ridley

Whether you've seen "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" or not, you know newcomer Daisy Ridley plays a big part in the hit movie. The young actress plays the mysterious heroine Rey, a scavenger, who lives on the planet of Jakku.

byAmy Wesley

December 27, 2015

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Steve Harvey Invited To Host Miss Universe 2016

Mark Shapiro, the chief content officer of WME IMG (the company that owns the Miss Universe Organization), told the Jim Rome Show that he’d love to have the Family Feud host back next year.

byAmy Wesley

December 25, 2015

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Judge Orders Mental Health Evaluation to Suspected Planned Parenthood Shooter

Robert Lewis Dear, 57 told the judge at a Criminal court hearing in Colorado Springs, "I want to be my own attorney." He appeared in court with his hair and beard unkempt and his hands and feet shackled.

byAmy Wesley

December 24, 2015

4 minute read

Grand Jury Finds No Felony Crime in Sandra Bland Case

Grand jury finds no felony crime was committed by the sheriff's office in Sandra Bland case.

byAmy Wesley

December 24, 2015

10 minute read

Books

Author Rodriquress Dixson Broadnax and Her Triumph Over Failure

Author inspires and nurtures through her book "what I Learned About Failure," and encourages folk to just focus on and live their life to the fullest.

byAmy Wesley

December 22, 2015

5 minute read

Music

M.U.R.R.A.Y. Man: Bill Murray to Save Once Upon A Time In Shaolin From the Clutches of Shkreli

The top bidder of the very exclusive Wu Tang album, Once Upon A Time in Shaolin was notorious, super rich pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli. The album sold for a cool $2 million. Wu Tang fans are in an uproar because of Shkrli being the new owner.

byAmy Wesley

December 11, 2015

2 minute read

Music

Wu Tang Album Sold to an Ol’ D.B.

When legendary rap group the Wu-Tang Clan announced that they were only going to sell one copy of their final album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, to the highest bidder, fans immediately erupted in anger. Things got even worse, however, once it was revealed that the buyer was one of this year’s most notorious figures.

byAmy Wesley

December 10, 2015

14th Annual Lupus LA Orange Ball – Arrivals

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News

Stacey Dash and One Other Suspended From Fox News for Profanity

Stacey Dash, the actress best known for her role in the movie "Clueless," used an expletive in a discussion of the president's Sunday night Oval Office speech on the terrorism threat in the repercussion of the shooting rampage in the San Bernardino massacre.

byAmy Wesley

December 10, 2015

3 minute read

News

The Inland Regional Center: Who They Are

MSNBC| The Inland Regional Center is the site of the deadly mass shooting in San Bernardino, California that…

byAmy Wesley

December 4, 2015

6 minute read

News

Farook Appeared to be Radicalized

NBCNews| Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, who was born in Chicago, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed…

byAmy Wesley

December 4, 2015

2 minute read

News

San Bernardino Shootings: What we Know Now

CNN| Police have identified the two suspects in the San Bernardino shootings. The male assailant was US Citizen,…

byAmy Wesley

December 4, 2015

2 minute read

News

Breaking News: Active Shooting in San Bernardino California

San Bernardino Fire Department units responded to a report of a “20-victim shooting” today according to KTLA.

byAmy Wesley

December 2, 2015

3 minute read

News

Reason for Gunman’s Rampage Unknown: Planned Parenthood Shootings in Colorado Springs

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, of North Carolina, yielded to law enforcement following a five-hour ordeal Friday in which he dressed in hunting gear, fired shots haphazardly at people in the Planned Parenthood clinic and wandered the halls shooting through walls with an assault-style rifle.

byAmy Wesley

November 28, 2015

4 minute read

#ArtistTalk: Tasha McIntosh Was ‘Chosen’ to Sing Out Her Purpose

The lovely and multi-talented, Gospel recording artist, Tasha McIntosh, has been singing and writing songs virtually her entire life. It’s as if she was called to sing from birth.

byAmy Wesley

November 27, 2015