Month: January 2021

Apetamin, an unregulated weight supplement that has been aggressively marketed to Black women on social media, has dangerous side effects. Jahnelle Owusu, a 24-year-old college student from Maryland, had always had a slim figure, with curves complementing her 5-foot-10-inch, 140-pound frame. She had even been scouted for modeling opportunities in the past. “Being so tall and so slender, I think I peaked in height, like, I don't know maybe, like, […]

A law firm out of Crossville, Tennessee is giving away a divorce to a winner of their Valentine’s Day contest. The Powers Law Firm says, “Valentine’s Day, to some, is a reminder that they are trapped in a marriage that they cannot afford to get out of, or for some other reason.” Here’s what you need to do to enter: The divorce must be agreed upon by both parties You […]

  Los Angeles County on Saturday surpassed 1 million coronavirus cases since reporting its first infection nearly a year before and also recorded its first instance of a new, more contagious variant of the virus that was initially identified in the United Kingdom. The variant, B.1.1.7, had previously been found in California’s San Diego and San Bernardino counties, as well as 14 other U.S. states, according to the Centers for […]