By Black Headline News
In this episode of the BHN Talk Radio Show, April 16, 2024 with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the breaking news starts with the Texas cosmetology teacher Kedria Grigsby conspiring to do an under-age, sex-trafficking ring with her son using vulnerable students from the school where she was employed; she was arrested on charges related to child sex-trafficking and juvenile prostitution.
The next news item discussed include Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) who was an American football player, actor and convicted felon. In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted, and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in rural Nevada, until being paroled and released in 2017. He was released from parole in 2021 and lived in freedom until his death at age 76 from cancer in 2024.
Sha’Carri Richardson makes a strong plea on social media, educating people on why they should not donate to the Team USA Fund cause.
Finally, the BHN Talk Radio Show team discuss the push to give the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge a new name once reconstructed.Â
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With news publishers, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, get the latest breaking, political and other news from a Black perspective, new episodes live on Tuesdays: 2:00 PM PST/4:00CST/5:00ST. Encores at 10:00 PM PST/12:00AM CST/1:00AM EST. Listen on demand here or watch shows live here.