“Bored in the House” creator Curtis Roach (left) and Real Times Media’s Andre Ash (right).
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Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, died at 99 years old, Black Enterprise reported.
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At 68, Winifred Pristell, grandmother of two and great-grandmother of 3, is a testament to living healthy at any age. Winifred is currently a World Association of Benchers and Dead Lifers (WABDL) champion. READ: Mario Van Peebles: It Runs In The Family[1] LIKE BlackDoctor.org on Facebook! Get Your Daily Medicine…For LIFE! In fact, Winifred currently holds the World, National and State records for single lift bench press for her age group and weight class. READ: Ira Keeling: The 95-Year Old Sprinter[2] Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and athletic in her youth, Pristell’s lifestyle eventually slowed down. Before she knew it, she was obese. But with the encouragement of her daughter, she became re-interested in fitness at 48. READ: Why Every Black Woman Needs To Strength Train[3] References ^Melvin Van Peebles: It Runs In The Family (blackdoctor.org) ^Ida Keeling: The 95 Year-Old Sprinter (blackdoctor.org) ^5 Amazing Reasons Women Should Strength Train (blackdoctor.org) ...
PONTIAC, Mich. — A 75-year-old Detroit-area woman who killed her grandson expressed remorse Thursday but repeatedly accused his parents of dumping a troubled boy at her doorstep during a desperate, emotional plea to avoid a prison sentence that likely means death behind bars. The judge wasn’t swayed, sending Sandra Layne away for at least 22 years and capping a wrenching case that revealed family strife, adolescent rebellion and fatal consequences. Joanthan Hoffman was shot six times, including twice in the back, last spring in Oakland County’s West Bloomfield Township. Layne, a former teacher and real estate agent, said she shot him out of fear during a physical altercation, but a jury in March rejected her claim of self-defense and convicted her of second-degree murder. Prosecutors said there were no signs of Layne being injured by Hoffman. A recording of a 911 call shows him being shot again while pleading for help — a critical piece of evidence that jurors played over and over d ...
