Now this is truly a story about some seriously good luck. Recently, Calvin and Zatera Spencer of Portsmouth, Virginia won the lottery on three separate occasions in a mere two weeks. On March 12th the couple won $1 million in a Powerball game by getting all the number but missing the final Powerball number. About two weeks later, on March 26th, the couple was in for some … [Read more...]
Bronx Native Claims Her Share of the Mega Millions Jackpot
Life for Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, GA will never be the same, because she just claimed her half of Wednesday’s $636 million jackpot. After taxes, it’s said that Curry will walk away with over $120 million. Winning the second largest jackpot in Mega Millions history is nothing to sneeze at, and people everywhere (myself included) were hoping they would end up in Curry’s … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Must See Television Comedy Show ‘Family Time’ Premieres Tonight
If you haven’t already you may want to set your DVRs. Throughout the years we have watched black families entertain us on our television screens. From the Jeffersons, to the Huxtables, the Winslows, the Banks, and the Rocks (and that’s just a small handful), through the power of scripts and great casting, we have had the opportunity to laugh and have even had our thinking … [Read more...]
Money Monday: The Lottery – Mindless Entertainment Or Frank Exploitation?
OK, I admit it. I caught the Mega Millions bug last week. Like millions of others I succumbed to the "it could be me" fever and took a shot at the new American Dream of instant wealth. And I wasn't alone. Friends of mine, who had never played before, lined up at corner stores and gas stations right alongside diehard lottery aficionados to cast their lot in the lottery … [Read more...]