Week In Review

“This is not a joke to women,” Whoopi has said of her new medicinal company, Whoopi & Maya. By Desire Thompson news one Comedian Whoopi Goldberg is looking to switch up the narrative and respectability politics surrounding the marijuana business with a line of products geared towards those who suffer from menstrual cramps. According to…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Courtesy of KATC3 By Judd Legum think progress.org A New Orleans man could spend the rest of his life in jail after allegedly shoving “$31 worth of candy bars into his pockets at a Dollar General store.” The man, 34-year-old Jacobia Grimes, is being charged by prosecutors under the state’s “habitual-offender law.” Grimes has…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Christians attend Easter Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 27, 2016.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) By Zarar Khan and Kathy Gannon Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  First lady Michelle Obama and President Obama get up to demonstrate the “wild rumpus” part of the book, “Where The Wild Things Are,” as the president read the book to children during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2016.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Kevin…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Kenney speaks with honoree bassist Christian McBride and his father Lee Smith who served as a mentor to Christian early in his learning stages at the Philly Celebrates Jazz on Monday, March 28th in room 202 of City Hall. (Photo / H. Michael Hammie) Mayor Jim Kenney proclaimed April as Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  U.S. President Barack Obama, left, attends a State Dinner hosted by Cuban President Raul Castro, right, at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Julie Pace and Michael Weissenstein Associated Press HAVANA — Capping his remarkable visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama on…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  An injured man lies on the floor in Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, after explosions were heard Tuesday, March 22, 2016. A developing situation left dozens reported dead in explosions that ripped through the departure hall at Brussels airport Tuesday, police said. All flights were canceled, arriving planes were being diverted and Belgium’s…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tamir Rice (AP photo) Associated Press CLEVELAND–An analysis has found black voters played a large role in defeating an Ohio prosecutor criticized by members of the black community for his handling of an investigation into the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white officer. Cleveland.com reports its analysis…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Protesters against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shout at Trump supporters after it was announced that the candidate’s rally was canceled due to security concerns, on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago, Friday, March 11, 2016, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) By Jill Colvin and Michael Tarm Associated Press CHICAGO —…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  People walk through a flooded street in Greenville, Miss. on Thursday, March 10, 2016.     (Bill Johnson/The Delta Democrat-Times via AP) By Cain Burdeau Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes and the risk of more flooding played out on Sunday as rain-filled…

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