Texas Woman Dies During Miscarriage, Husband Blames ‘Reckless’ Abortion Law
Hope Ngumezi blames the doctors, the hospital, and the state of Texas for his wife's death after she suffered a miscarriage.
A Texas woman has died after she was taken to a Texas hospital due to a miscarriage during the 11th week of her pregnancy.
Porsha Ngumezi was taken to a Texas hospital and left under the care of doctors who her husband, Hope, believes feared the law. According to Hope, who is now a single dad raising two boys, his wife died at the hands of the state of Texas and its “reckless” abortion law. The Texas Heartbeat Act, instituted in 2021, prohibits physicians from performing an abortion after a “fetal heartbeat” has been detected. The Texas State Law Library noted that an exception to the law applies if the abortion is deemed necessary to save the life of a mother who is at risk due to a physical disorder, illness, or condition. Doctors told CBS News there is a lack of clarity in the law regarding what is considered a dangerous or serious risk.
Regarding a D&C or dilation and curettage procedure, Porsha reportedly never received one. The procedure, according to the Mayo Clinic, is performed to diagnose or treat excessive uterine bleeding or remove retained pregnancy tissue from the uterus following a miscarriage or abortion. The doctors claimed physicians failed to perform the procedure out of fear of criminal penalties for violating the state’s law.
Hope believes his wife suffered cardiac arrest and died. “I just felt like the doctor turned his back on us. You know, ‘I don’t want to go to jail. I don’t want to lose my license or get fined, so the best course is for me to protect myself,'” he said. “We’re not supposed to be worried about, man, if I have a complication, am I gonna lose my life? Would a doctor give me the proper care?”
The maternal mortality rate in Texas increased by 56% between 2019 and 2022 and increased by 11% nationally. BLACK ENTERPRISE noted a 2024 report that revealed state abortion bans threatened nearly seven million Black women nationwide. State Sen. Bryan Hughes, who authored the 2021 legislation, clarified that for Texas, “removal of a miscarriage is not an abortion.” Hughes confirmed that the state is in the process of amending the law to ensure its language is clear.
Pompidou Center Celebrates 150 Black Artists In ‘Paris Noir’ Exhibition
The Paris Noir exhibition honors the Black artists from the 1950s to 2000 who fled from the United States to Paris on a quest for freedom.
A groundbreaking exhibition, “Paris Noir,” has launched at the Pompidou Center in Paris. It will highlight the works of 150 Black artists from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean whose works have rarely or never been displayed in France.
The Paris Noir exhibition, also called “Black Paris,” highlights creators from the 1950s to 2000 and introduces an entirely new map of Paris. The Pompidou Center describes the new exhibition as “a vibrant immersion in a cosmopolitan Paris, a place of resistance and creation that gave rise to a wide variety of practices, from a new awareness of identity to the search for trans-cultural artistic languages. From international to Afro-Atlantic abstractions via surrealism and free figuration, this historical voyage reveals the importance of artists of African descent in the redefinition of Modernisms and Post-modernisms.”
Paris Noir is centered on artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance. The exhibition features four installations produced by artists Valérie John, Nathalie Leroy Fiévee, Jay Ramier, and Shuck One, whose works honor the Black artists who all shaped France’s history. Shuck One shared with the Associated Press that his installation honors the pioneers by “retracing the memories” of the Black figures who created Paris Noir,” highlighting the Black Atlantic and Black Caribbean. Visitors will see works from artists like Beauford Delaney, Wifredo Lam, Harold Cousins, Bob Thompson, and Georges Coran.
Alicia Knock, curator of Paris Noir, told ABC News that the exhibition is “an incredible epic of decolonization.” The display recognizes the Black figures for their contributions as artists and cultural ambassadors, teachers, poets, and philosophers. Paris Noir is a nod to Pan-Africanism, the nationalist movement that encouraged solidarity between people of the African diaspora, and the exhibition will show the Black solidarities that arose at the time. “These artists contributed to rewriting the history of modernism and postmodernism,” Knock said. The exhibition’s associate curator, Éva Barois De Caevel, said Paris Noir is about Black consciousness and journeys through the history of slavery, racism, and experiences shared by Black artists. It explores post-World War II when African American artists fled from the United States to Paris on the quest for freedom while calling attention to many African artists from French colonies who fought for civil rights and racial justice.
Paris Noir will run from March 19 to June 30. Throughout the exhibition’s duration, several events will be hosted by art, cultural, and educational venues in Paris. The exhibition will mark one of the final shows ahead of a five-year renovation that will clown the museum in 2025. Nearly 40 of the artworks featured in Paris Noir have been acquired by the Pompidou Center as part of its museum collection. Knock hopes this is the beginning of an era in which many French institutions, museums, and universities will focus on these artists.
Tee Grizzley Makes More Money Online Than He Does As A Performing Rapper
The entrepreneur said he made $50,000 a week through his GTA 5 RP server, Grizzley World
Detroit rapper Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr., better known to us as Tee Grizzley, has made money as a rapper but revealed that he made more money when not on the microphone with his entrepreneurial gaming service using the Grand Theft Auto streaming platform, Grizzley World.
On a 2022 episode of Philadelphia cousins Gillie Da Kid and Wallo267’s “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast, Tee Grizzley discussed making approximately $50,000 a week through his GTA 5 RP server, Grizzley World. He revealed that he has a customizable platform that takes users online utilizing the GTA platform to drive cars through the virtual streets instead of doing so in the real streets offline. He stated that he made money by charging people to gain access to his server.
In the video clip, he says that people have made money on his platform, some as much as $25,000 a month. Yet, he made his coins by charging members; he stated that there were 90,000, and by doing so, he made about $50,000 a week. The cost for him to start this platform? He said a friend created the platform for free and didn’t charge him for it. He said his friend said he could make $5000 a month, but he claims he made 10 times that amount in just a week.
Grizzley’s entrepreneurial spirit also made him millions using the Twitch platform and other social media platforms as well.
During a 2021 episode of the “Earn Your Leisure” podcast, he stated that playing video games allowed him to take advantage of subscriber opportunities and ads.
“The way to make money, you gotta know how to repurpose things,” Grizzley said. “Boom, you got subscribers, you got ads, you got people that can donate to you — and the sky’s the limit with all that stuff. With your videos saved, so you can take those videos [and] you can make content out of them on your TikTok, your Instagram, YouTube. You can [even] get a bag off Snapchat.”
As CNBC’s premier global forum, the event brings top executives, policymakers, and thought leaders together to discuss some of today’s most pressing issues that are labeled as shapers of business and the economy. Bryant led the discussion for the session titled “The Future of Work in the Age of AI.” Moderated by CNBC’s Julia Boorstin, Bryant was in good company with fellow industry leaders, including President of Leasing, North America, Newmark, Elizabeth Hart, and Peta Latimer, President of Mercer Asia.
The group talked about how AI’s growth is causing implications on employment and economic structures, in particular, employees with limited access to career development opportunities. “We are not spending nearly enough time focusing on the bottom of the pyramid,” Bryant said.
“Convenience store jobs are gone, grocery store jobs are gone—this is not the future; this is right now.”
According to CNBC, the financial literacy and economic empowerment nonprofit leader claimed AI will create waves of change, calling it “a complete do-over of society.” He warned about how AI will affect those who don’t have education past high school — unless something is done about it. “So if you have a high school education and limited relationship capital, and you don’t have a government and a private sector that’s prioritizing [upskilling its people on AI] … in five years between 2025 to 2030, the world’s going to pass you by,” Bryant said.
As AI is leading the way in industries like infrastructure, data centers, and automation being reshaped, Bryant feels certain policies need to be in place to balance things out. During the session, he highlighted a case study from Singapore on how investing in human capital resulted in growth throughout the country and called on U.S. leaders to take a chance and do the same. “This approach transformed the country into an economic powerhouse,” he said.
“The U.S. and other nations must take similar steps to grow their economies by prioritizing workforce training.”
Bryant recommended certain policies like tax incentives toward apprenticeships, financial literacy education, and AI workforce training in order to teach people how to properly use AI. As a result, employment rates could accelerate and would address the class divide that America has, making it more difficult for the working and middle classes to “climb up the ladder.” “The problem we have today is you have all this wealth where money is creating more money — and money creating more money is more valuable than labor creating more money,” Bryant said.
Rick Ross Advises Young Boys To Pursue Blue- Collar Work
The rapper suggests young boys take up an occupation that will pay them some real money
Miami entrepreneur and rapper Rick Ross took time off from beefing with 50 Cent to give an uplifting message to young Black boys to steer them in the right direction for their careers.
During a recent video clip posted online and reposted by The Shade Room, the “God Did” rapper suggested that some of the young men out here should invest in blue-collar occupations since they are paying and not enough Black people are working in this field where there are millions of dollars to be made. He starts his speech by asking how many people shouted “Free Lil Durk” at the recent Rolling Loud California from March 15-16.
As he points out, whenever a rapper is accused of a crime and is in jail, it seems as if the hip-hop audience goes all out and publicly says, “Free so-and-so.” Lil Durk was arrested after being accused of ordering a hit on someone who may have been involved in the killing of his friend, King Von. He encourages young Black boys to pursue a career instead of resorting to the streets in his message.
He tells young men to pursue a career in construction, plumbing, roofing, electrical work, etc.
“Alright now, for y’all young hustlers. Y’all got to learn how to do roofing, y’all got to learn how to lay marble floors, you got to learn how to do the plumbing. This is a multiple-million-dollar game. Multiple, million-dollar game. I’m walking up on this real estate sites, I see very few brothers that’s on the roofs, that’s doing the plumbing, that’s doing the drywall, that’s doing the electricity, it’s a lot of money in that.”
He then ends the clip by asking again, “How many people say free Lil Durk at Rolling Loud? Exactly.”
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Reinstate Education Grants Axed Over DEI
The Trump administration has faced another legal blow following several controversial policies, including mass firings and Trump’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. A federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate education grants that were axed over Trump's executive orders on DEI.
U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate some of the education temporary grants it eliminated to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI executive order. According to CNBC, Judge Rubin said terminating these grants is likely “to be proven arbitrary and capricious, because the Department’s action was unreasonable, not reasonably explained, based on factors Congress had not intended the Department to consider,” and were “otherwise not in accordance with the law.”
Rubin said ending the educational grants could have a “grave effect on the public,” including “fewer teachers for students in high-need neighborhoods.”
Plaintiffs Argue Education Grants Are Congressionally Approved
The latest move from the Trump administration is being challenged in court. Recently, a judge ordered the administration to rehire the thousands of federal employees who were fired in what the administration has called a “cost-saving” effort.
Meanwhile, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the National Center for Teacher Residencies, and the Maryland Association of Colleges for Teachers Education reportedly filed a lawsuit earlier this month against the U.S. Department of Education and President Donald Trump for eliminating over 100 education preparation grants.
The plaintiffs argue that the grants were funded under Congressionally appropriated programs.
While the reinstatement is only temporary, education leaders say the ruling is significant.
“At a time when we as a nation are enduring local teacher shortages, especially in critical areas of need, we must not fall short in supporting the preparation of teachers,” Kathlene Campbell, the CEO of the National Center for Teacher Residencies, told CNBC in a statement. “That’s why this ruling is paramount in supporting current and future teachers of the education field.”
Firefighter Arrested For Obstruction After Taking Pics Of Twin Brothers Killed On Georgia Mountain
Authorities say Scott Kerlin, a volunteer firefighter, shared images of the crime scene.
A volunteer firefighter has been arrested for taking photos of the teenaged twin brothers found dead on a Georgia mountain.
Scott Kerlin of Hiawassee, Georgia, received a charge for misdemeanor obstruction. According to Fox 5, Kerlin disrupted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s case into the teenagers’ deaths by sharing photos of the crime scene. Authorities did not say where Kerlin shared the photos.
Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis, 19, were found dead March 8 on top of Bell Mountain in Hiawassee. Both men appeared to have gunshot wounds.
In the midst of the GBI’s investigation, Kerlin shared photos of the slain young men. He was detained at Towns County Detention Center, where he was later bailed out. The county has removed him from the fire department.
While the GBI initially considered the Lewis’ deaths a murder-suicide, their family has pushed back against this conclusion. Although a medical examiner had completed the autopsies, the official ruling awaits more forensic tests.
The brothers had flights scheduled for Boston a day before they were found by a hiker. The tickets were still in their wallets. These discrepancies have led the family to believe foul play may be involved.
Their loved ones remain adamant that the young men did not die via murder-suicide. Moreover, they asserted that the two boys never visited the Bell Mountain area, located two-and-a-half hours from their residence in Lawrenceville.
“They don’t know anything about Hiawassee, Georgia. They never even heard of Bell Mountain. So how did they end up right there?” the twins’ aunt, Samira Brawner, said.
Brawner has launched a GoFundMe to handle funeral expenses, emphasizing her disbelief in the original claims surrounding the twins’ death. More than $34,000 has been raised as of Wednesday, March 19.
Caribbean Outrage Erupts As Trump’s U.S. Travel Ban Threatens Families And Diplomacy
Caribbean leaders denounced a proposed U.S. travel ban that could block entry for nationals from several nations, including high-ranking officials. The policy, reportedly crafted by Trump adviser Stephen Miller, has sparked outrage across the region, with leaders accusing the administration of unilateral action and sowing unnecessary chaos.
The three-tiered travel ban targets 43 nations, including Haiti, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia. Some countries face outright restrictions, while others, like Haiti, would require waivers for their citizens to enter the United States.
Uncertainty and Tensions Escalate
Despite the policy’s far-reaching implications, many Caribbean governments say they have received no formal communication from the U.S.
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, whose nation is reportedly on the third tier of the ban, voiced his frustration at a press conference, “We remain transparent in our dealings and ready to address any concerns the U.S. may have. But as of now, we are in the dark.”
Caribbean nationals with valid visas are also worried, fearing they may be unable to visit family in the U.S.
Cuban Medical Missions at the Center of Controversy
The proposed restrictions coincide with U.S. efforts to dismantle Cuba’s overseas medical missions. The Trump administration accuses Cuba of exploiting healthcare workers through forced labor, alleging they are subjected to coercive practices while abroad.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained the administration’s position in a recent statement, “Cuba continues to profit from the forced labor of its workers and the regime’s abusive and coercive labor practices are well documented. Cuba’s labor export programs, which include the medical missions, enrich the Cuban regime and, in the case of Cuba’s overseas medical missions, deprive ordinary Cubans of the medical care they desperately need in their home country.”
“The United States is committed to countering forced labor practices around the globe. To do so, we must promote accountability not just for Cuban officials responsible for these policies, but also those complicit in the exploitation and forced labor of Cuban workers,” Rubio concluded.
However, Caribbean leaders strongly dispute these claims, highlighting the invaluable role Cuban doctors played during the pandemic. Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, rebuked the accusations, declaring, “Without Cuban doctors and nurses, we could not have navigated the pandemic. If defending them costs me my U.S. visa, then so be it.”
The Bahamas Prime Minister, Philip Davis, added that his government conducts thorough vetting before employing Cuban healthcare workers.
Citizenship by Investment Programs Under Scrutiny
The proposed ban also threatens Citizenship by Investment Programs (CBIPs) operated by some Caribbean nations. These programs allow foreign nationals to purchase citizenship for financial investment, granting them visa-free access to numerous countries.
Critics, including U.S. officials, have raised concerns about the lack of transparency in these programs, and their diplomatic notes to the U.S. State Department, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis emphasized their rigorous vetting procedures.
Antigua’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, stated, “All applications are rigorously vetted by recognized international agencies, including INTERPOL, to ensure that no applicants with a criminal background or current charges—including terrorism—are considered.”
St. Kitts officials noted ongoing dialogue with U.S. authorities and outlined efforts to reform their program.
Broader Implications for U.S.-Caribbean Relations
The proposed travel ban is the latest in a series of contentious U.S. policies impacting the region. Previous actions include threats to deport Caribbean nationals, aid freezes, and the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Some leaders see the travel restrictions as leverage for negotiations on deportations and CBIP compliance. Others, like Barbados’ Mottley, view the move as a direct attack on their sovereignty.
“We will not shout across the seas, but we will protect what matters most—our principles and our people,” Mottley declared during a parliamentary speech.
Despite the uncertainty, Caribbean leaders remain resolute in defending their nations’ policies and partnerships. CARICOM, the 15-member Caribbean trade bloc, has been engaging with U.S. officials to address the concerns.
Guyana’s President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and other leaders have contacted the U.S. to seek clarification and find common ground.
As the Caribbean grapples with the proposed travel ban, its leaders face the challenge of balancing diplomacy and sovereignty. The outcome will shape not only U.S.-Caribbean relations but also the lives of thousands of nationals whose futures now hang in the balance.
Gilbert Arenas Got Paid 5 Years After Leaving Washington Wizards In 2011
The former player signed a contract worth $111 million in 2008.
Gil’s Arena podcast host and former NBA player Gilbert Arenas played for several teams before leaving the league after the 2011-2012 season. However, thanks to a contract he signed with the Washington Wizards, he continued getting a paycheck from the team until 2016. In an interview with Vlad TV, Arenas said he “earned every dollar of it.”
According to Moneywise, Arenas was cashing paychecks from the Wizards five years after his final game with the team. In 2008, he signed a 6-year, $111,000,000 contract, which made him one of the highest-paid NBA players. During his discussion with Vlad, he admitted to getting paid until 2016.
“So for five years, you got to just sit around on your couch,” Vlad told Arenas. “‘Cause you were like one of the highest-paid players that wasn’t actually even playing. That was wild!”
When Arenas signed the contract, he had just taken over the team after Michael Jordan retired for the third and final time in 2003. Pollin told Arenas, who made three All-Star teams during his tumultuous stay in D.C., that he helped the team stay relevant.
Arenas recalled the conversation he had with Pollin on an episode of his podcast, No Chill with Gilbert Arenas, with ESPN star Stephen A. Smith.
“I get the call from Abe Pollin. And he says, ‘Whatever you want, you did what you said you were gonna do. You got me out of my Jordan era, you turned this franchise around, and I owe you whatever you want,'” Arenas said.
Arenas played with the Golden State Warriors from 2001 to 2003 before joining the Wizards from 2003 until 2010. He also played with the Orlando Magic from 2010 to 2011 before joining the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012.
According to the Grammy-winning musician, entrepreneur, and investor, large concept models in the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence are poised to be the next big thing.
“I’m hunting for what they call large concept models,” Will.i.am toldFortune.
“Right now, we’re in large language models, but they’re not concepts. It’s just language—they’re just regurgitating our imagination and our concepts,” he explained.
Will.i.am, an early investor in OpenAI and the founder of FYI—an AI-driven productivity and communication platform for creatives—has been ahead of the AI boom. Now, he’s aiming to stay ahead by seeking out young tech talent specializing in large concept models.
“Around the corner, someone’s going to build large concept models. So you want to hunt for that,” Will.i.am explained. “You want to hunt for the people that are out there doing that. They’re students right now, they’re at MIT, they’re at Stanford. They’re young kids, and they’re native to this. So you want to hunt for that. That’s the only thing I’m focused on.”
The “Where Is The Love” rapper highlighted his “pretty cool” early investments, which helped him develop an eye for spotting the following big tech trends: His portfolio includes Tesla, Pinterest, Dropbox, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
“I invested in Tesla in 2006, before Elon [Musk] took over the company, and he’s done great, taking it to where it is. Hopefully, he can figure out a way to get it back to its glory,” he shared. “I invested in Twitter early on. When Jack [Dorsey] left, I sold it. Made good there.”
One investment, Will.i.am, now regrets missing out on is Airbnb. When approached to invest $200,000 in an early fundraising round, he didn’t see the vision then. However, he views the experience as a valuable lesson.
“When you travel and you have success, you get used to the best hotels, the best service, right? So sometimes, when you’re used to the best, and you’re used to being pampered by the best, that could cripple you because when new experiences come, like Airbnb, you’re gonna base it off of the best,” Will.i.am explained.
“You’re gonna say, hey, so you guys have concierge, and he’s gonna say, no. That ain’t gonna work. So you guys have room service? No. That ain’t gonna work. So I was tunnel vision and pampered by luxury.”
