Earlier this week, VH1 premiered Jennifer Hudson’s ‘Behind The Music’ docu-story. The multi-talented artist opened up for the first time publicly about the murders of her mother, brother and nephew that took place in the family home in October 2008.

An emotional Jennifer described how prayer got her through the hard times and retreating from the public’s eye was the only way she knew how to cope. Read the rest of this entry »

Jason Mattison Jr. (L), Dante Parrish (R)

Baltimore high school student Jason Mattison Jr., age 15, was killed at the hands of a family friend, Dante Parrish, age 35. Jason was found raped, gagged with a pillowcase, stabbed repeatedly in the head and throat and stuffed into an upstairs closet at his aunt’s house, where Parrish may have been staying.

Jason, a self-confident gay teenager, was described as very popular, outgoing and friendly. All who knew him loved him. A sophomore at Vivian T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy in West Baltimore, his teachers and classmates are left heartbroken over his murder.

“He was a terrific boy, and we miss him very much, ” said Laquanna Couplin, Jason’s cousin and a resident at the house where Jason’s body was found. “We’re hoping Read the rest of this entry »

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(Provost pictured above)

As if the facts and underlying motives of this heinous killing weren’t twisted enough, the Petty Officer suspected of killing Navy Seaman August Provost committed suicide Friday, July 31. Petty Officer Jonathan Campos, who was being held at Camp Pendelton on several charges for the alleged murder of openly gay Navy man Provost, choked himself with toilet paper. His official cause of death has been labeled self-inflicted asphyxiation.

A sad ending to a tragic story. So many questions are left unanswered. I hope family and friends will take solace in knowing so many people cared about what happened to August Provost and were not willing to let this matter be quietly swept under the carpet.

R.I.P. August Provost

*UPDATE* The Navy has released a statement via spokesman Brian O’Rourke indicating it will continue to investigate the killing of Seaman August Provost saying “the military owes answers to the family” of Provost.  However, the Navy continues to hold on to the claim Campos did not target Provost for being gay.

Petty Officer Jonathan Campos, a gas system technician, was charged with the murder of openly gay Navy Seaman August Provost.  Provost was shot and killed at Camp Pendelton in California back on June 30 while on duty.  His guard shack was burned in an effort to cover up the commission of the crime.  At the time of the killing, Campos was allegedly attempting to  Read the rest of this entry »

Navy Seaman August Provost, 29, was brutally murdered at Camp Pendleton in California. Provost, who was openly gay, told his family he was being repeatedly harassed for being gay but was afraid to report it. On the morning of June 30, Provost was found shot multiple times, tied up and gagged inside the guard shack where he was on sentry duty; his guard shacked burned to cover up evidence. Provost was described as a “rising star” by a military spokesman. Navy officials are investigating the matter as a “possible” hate crime. Family and friends believe his sexuality was the motive behind this heinous killing.

The Navy has one sailor in custody who “has been linked to the commission of this crime through both physical evidence and his own statement,” according to Navy Captain Matt Brown.

About 100 people gathered along a busy road in Oceanside, CA Friday night (July 10) for a silent vigil in memory of Provost.

Check out video on the story and the family’s statement when you… Read the rest of this entry »

Today marks the 6-year anniversary of the tragic and untimely death of Sakia Gunn. Sakia was a 15-year-old African-American lesbian killed on the streets of Newark, New Jersey after rejecting the sexual advances of random men who approached her and her friends.

On the night of May 11, 2003, Sakia stood on the corner of Broad and Market streets in downtown Newark, NJ with friends waiting for a bus, after returning from an evening of fun with friends in Greenwich Village, NY. While waiting for the bus, Sakia and her friends were Read the rest of this entry »

Last Wednesday, Dawne Wilson was arrested for aggravated stalking outside Tyler Perry’s production studio in Atlanta. This isn’t Perry’s first run-in with the woman. Perry already had a restraining order out against his alleged stalker, the violation of which, being the reason for her arrest.

Details from the restraining order revealed the alleged stalker may have wanted to murder Perry.

The restraining order claims in March 2008, Wilson began contacting Perry by email “in a menacing manner,” which lead to Perry’s “apprehension of immediately receiving a violent injury.” And in April 2008, Read the rest of this entry »

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