1.
Two babies in New York share the title of “First
Baby Born in 2016”. Zayden Noel and Baby Malakov were born at exactly midnight!
#1000ThingsAbout2016
2.
A truck in
Berlin, Germany deliberately ran into a crowded Christmas market, killing 12
people. Police arrested the wrong man and are currently searching for the
driver. #1000ThingsAbout2016
3.
After
the grand opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American
History and Culture in DC, I learned some interesting tidbits about the funding
of the museum. I learned that former President George W. Bush actually signed
the bill during his presidency providing federal funds for the creation of this
space. And I also learned that the 2 biggest private donors were Oprah Winfrey
($21 million) and a quiet billionaire Robert Smith ($20 million). #1000ThingsAbout2016
4.
New
China House restaurant in PA was given 18 citations after getting caught with
deer brains, deer heads and other unidentifiable animal parts in the
restaurant. The owners claim they had the items to make soup for themselves and
NOT to sell to their customers…..but we all know that sounds like bullshit.
That’s why I refuse to eat Chinese food. #1000ThingsAbout2016
5.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and then Baltimore
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced a $700 million plan to tear down
vacant properties in the city and offer large subsidies for development in
those areas. #1000ThingsAbout2016
6.
The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St.
Louis Rams all filed paperwork requesting to be relocated to Los Angeles.
#1000ThingsAbout2016
7.
Stevie J and Faith Evans became a couple. And I
am SHOCKED!!! #1000ThingsAbout2016
8.
Real Madrid Football player James Rodriguez led
police on a 124 mph chase, claiming that he didn’t notice them. #1000ThingsAbout2016
9.
Malaysia
Airlines temporarily banned checked bags on flights for 2 days in January due
to extremely high headwinds. Checked bags were sent to destinations on a later
flight. That’s NEVER happened before. Ever. Even aviation experts say that it’s
unusual because normally when there is extremely high headwinds, airlines
reduce passenger loads completely….not just the bags. #1000ThingsAbout2016
10.
Sgt. Kizzie Adonis was charged with failure to
supervise for her role in the 2014 death of Eric Gardner. I’m confused and a
little disturbed by this. She’s been charged because she heard Eric Gardner say
he couldn’t breathe….but the man who actually restricted Eric’s breathing,
killed him AND also heard him say he couldn’t breathe walked away scott free.
This is NOT what justice looks like. SMH. #1000ThingsAbout2016
11. Baltimore area girls were part of the 400
players initially selected as nominees for the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Basketball
Game. Only 2 girls from the Baltimore area have EVER been selected for this
game in it’s entire 14 year history! So this is HUGE! The girls are Tyanna
Custis, Shawnkia McCallum and Tyeisha Smith from St. Frances; Kennedi Colclough
from Arundel; Stephanie Jones from Aberdeen; Andrea Robinson from McDonogh and Khepera Stokes from Poly. CONGRATS
GODDESSES!! We’re proud of you! <3 #1000ThingsAbout2016
12.
Olympian sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15 year daughter
was shot and killed when a gun fight erupted between 2 cars in a restaurant
parking lot and she got hit with a stray bullet. 4 men were arrested and
charged with the murder. #1000ThingsAbout2016
13. 2 Waffle House employees were fired in Arkansas after they were caught on surveillance camera dipping one of their hair into a pot of boiling water while the other one assisted with a towel. This was done while they were preparing food….and the pot used to dip their hair was also used to prepare food. #1000ThingsAbout2016
14. Karrine “SuperHead” Steffans married former ‘Scandal’ actor Columbus Short. #1000ThingsAbout2016
16. The Scientific Journal announced that researchers are on the verge of being able to detect the early stages of Alzheimer ’s disease by the odor signature of urine. #1000ThingsAbout2016
17. It was announced that Viola Davis will receive a Hollywood Star in 2017. Congrats girl! She has been shining so bright!! #1000ThingsAbout2016
18.
Disturbing news emerged in regards to the Tamir
Rice Grand Jury proceedings. It was revealed that the Grand Jury determined
that Tamir’s murder was justified and as a result they did not even vote on
whether to charge the police officer involved. When the Grand Jury announcement
was initially made, it was worded that the Grand Jury declined to indict the
officer. Turns out the truth is they never even voted on it. SMH #1000ThingsAbout2016
19.
The body of a 73 year old Detroit man was found
covered by clothes in a dumpster located right behind the nursing home that he
lived in. Construction workers found him that morning. The nursing home didn't
report him as "serious missing" until later that evening. Autopsy
shows he died of natural causes. Weird story. That nursing home needs to be
investigated. #1000ThingsAbout2016
20.
“The woman who
does not need validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the
planet.” – Mohadesa Najumi
I've always been the type of woman that is unswayed by outside validation....if I think I'm freaking awesome...then dammit that means I'm freaking awesome....and I care less who disagrees. It's always been who I am. But this year I learned, exactly how POWERFUL that mentality is....how terrifying that is for the outsiders...and how far some will go to ATTEMPT crush it. Needless to say, they failed. I win. It was written. LOL. #IAmThatWoman#1000ThingsAbout2016
I've always been the type of woman that is unswayed by outside validation....if I think I'm freaking awesome...then dammit that means I'm freaking awesome....and I care less who disagrees. It's always been who I am. But this year I learned, exactly how POWERFUL that mentality is....how terrifying that is for the outsiders...and how far some will go to ATTEMPT crush it. Needless to say, they failed. I win. It was written. LOL. #IAmThatWoman#1000ThingsAbout2016
21.
Tyra Banks and her boyfriend Erik Alsa welcomed
a baby boy they named York Banks Alsa. The child was born via surrogate. #1000ThingsAbout2016
23.
Mercer University basketball player Jibri Bryan
was shot and killed while sitting in his car outside of a convenient store. He
was 23. #1000ThingsAbout2016
24.
Alabama’s chief justice Roy Moore was suspended
for the remainder of his term for instructing probate judges to enforce a
same-sex marriage ban. #1000ThingsAbout2016
25.
Prominent Baltimore attorney William H. “Billy” Murphy , who won the $6.4 million
settlement for the Freddie Gray family, brought a federal class action lawsuit
against state and local officials in Flint, MI for the contamination of the
city’s water. #1000ThingsAbout2016
26.
President Obama banned solitary confinement for
juvenile offenders in federal prisons, stating that the practice is overused
and could cause severe psychological effects. #1000ThingsAbout2016
27.
Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka in Willy
Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”, passed away at age 83. #1000ThingsAbout2016
28. A 20 year old Manhattan man took a pleas deal in a case where he tried to strangle his mother because she wouldn’t give him money to go on a date. Here’s the kicker tho….the man’s name is Denzel Washington….and his mother’s name is Aretha Franklin lol #1000ThingsAbout2016
29. A new study released this year showed that using birth control pills, patches and IUD’s lead to an increased risk for depression. #1000ThingsAbout2016
30. Maryland lawmakers announced that they were considering legislation that would allow students to attend community college for free. #1000ThingsAbout2016
31. An Uber driver in Kalamzoo, MI went on a random shooting rampage killing 6 people and critically injuring 2. He drove from place to place….killing random people…and in between the murders, he picked up atleast 3 Uber fares. Those passengers were not injured. The man was charged with 6 counts of murder. #1000ThingsAbout2016
32. Voice actor Joe Alaskey passed away at age 63. He was the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat & Plucky Duck. #1000ThingsAbout2016
33. Stephanie Lampkin launched a really cool app this year that works as a job matching tool aimed at removing discrimination. The only information viewable by the potential employer is the qualifications. Names that would indicate an applicant’s name, race or gender are hidden. Employers would have to make a decision SOLELY on that person’s qualifications. This is awesome! Talk about #BlackGirlMagic #1000ThingsAbout2016
34. Three 12 year middle school girls were arrested and charged with felonious tampering with food products and poisoning their teacher after spiking the teacher’s soda with hot pepper. What do you think? Too harsh or nah? #1000ThingsAbout2016
35. A 7 year old girl in Pennsylvania revealed to her bus driver that she didn’t want to go home because she hadn’t been able to wake her parents up in 2 days and she was scared because they were changing colors. The bus driver alerted police who found that the parents had both died from a drug overdose. Authorities also found 3 other children – ages 5, 3 & 9 months – who had also been there alone with the bodies for those 2 days. #1000ThingsAbout2016
36. President Obama and his family went to Cuba…making him the 1st President to visit the country in 9 decades. #1000ThingsAbout2016
37. California DMV and Uber are currently engaged in a heated battle that neither side is backing down from. It stems from Uber using self-driving cars in San Francisco. The DMV has ordered them to remove the vehicles from the streets. Uber has refused. We’ll see what happens next…. #1000ThingsAbout2016
38. The Feds arrested 12 current/former Detroit Public School principals, 1 administrator and 1 vendor for running a nearly $1 million bribery and kickback scheme that involved school supplies that were rarely delivered. #1000ThingsAbout2016
39. Rapper C-Murder was investigated for releasing an album from prison. #1000ThingsAbout2016
40. LA Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell released a video he secretly recorded of his teammate Nick Young (who was engaged to Iggy Azalea) confessing to sleeping to other women. #1000ThingsAbout2016
41. 3 men were stranded on a remote island in the Pacific after their boat capsized. They had to swim 2 miles at night to reach the island. They were rescued 3 days later when a US Navy plane spotted where they wrote out the words “HELP” using palm fronds. So happy this story had a happy ending!! #1000ThingsAbout2016
42. Angela Simmons announced her engagement. She did not reveal who her fiancée is. One month after announcing her engagement, she announced that she was pregnant with her 1st child. #1000ThingsAbout2016
43. A woman sued Starbucks for putting too much ice in her cold beverage citing that because of it she did not get the advertised amount of drink. She’s seeking $5 million #1000ThingsAbout2016
44. A DC Metrobus was hijacked….and a 3 minute driving spree left the bus driver with minor injuries and a pedestrian injured after the bus hopped a curb. So sad. Scary moment for me because my boyfriend was there when it happened. #1000ThingsAbout2016
45. In New York, Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, passed away in May at the age of 116. Following her death, 116 year old Emma Morana of Italy became the world's oldest person….and Emma is also believed to be the last living person born in the 1800s. #1000ThingsAbout2016
46. After 34 years, singer Keyshia Cole finally found her birth father. #1000ThingsAbout2016
47. John Hopkins University School of Medicine announced that it has eliminated a course in which students operated on live, anesthetized pigs before they are euthanized. The program has decided to no longer use live animals to train students. #1000ThingsAbout2016
48. 62 years after the Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the Government Accountability Office released data showing that US schools are resegregating racially and socioeconomically. The research shows that black and brown students are isolated from their white peers, and also don’t have the same opportunities. Something we already knew…but I guess it’s new to them. *shrug* #1000ThingsAbout2016
49. Tamar Braxton was fired from the daytime panel talk show The Real. #1000ThingsAbout2016
50. 2 of the officers charged in the murder of Freddie Gray, Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter sued States Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy claiming that she ruined their reputations by charging them. #1000ThingsAbout2016
51. New Orleans Pelicans Guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was killed after mistakenly entering the wrong apartment and being shot by a man inside the apartment who thought it was a burgular. #1000ThingsAbout2016
52. Drew Peterson, a man serving a 38 year sentence for killing his wife in 2004, was convicted this year of trying to hire another inmate’s relative to kill the prosecutor that sent him to prison. #1000ThingsAbout2016
53. A Bronx man was arrested for beating a man to death…after the man attempted to rape his wife. Mamadou Diallo and his wife returned home one evening….the wife went up to the apartment while Mr. Diallo stayed outside. While the wife was going to the apartment, a man jumped out, hit her in the head with a chair and started ripping her clothes off. The woman fought him and managed to get away from him…at which point she called her husband. The husband came upstairs as the attacker was attempting to flee…and proceeded to beat him to death. Prosecutors charged him because they say that the threat was over when the husband attacked. I don’t agree with that. I don’t think the man should’ve been charged. He did the right thing. And he made sure that man would never rape another woman. #1000ThingsAbout2016
54. Waka Flaka and his wife Tammy Rivera separated. They ended up back together #1000ThingsAbout2016
55. Frank Sinatra’s son Frank Sinatra Jr passed away at age 72. #1000ThingsAbout2016
56. The High Court in Kenya ruled that forced anal examinations are legal when attempting to determine an individual’s sexual orientations. Homosexuality is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. #1000ThingsAbout2016
57. Ciara and Russell Wilson got engaged & married. Congrats!! I wish them all the happiness in the world! #1000ThingsAbout2016
58. A North Carolina couple was charged and faced time for assaulting each other by throwing pizza rolls at each other. LOL. #1000ThingsAbout2016
59. Wendy Williams lost a very lucrative Chevy sponsorship after making offensive, on-air comments against HBCUs and NAACP. #1000ThingsAbout2016
60. Ray Rice pledged to donate 100% of his salary to organizations that advocate against domestic violence if he is signed by the NFL. He hasn’t played since video footage was released of him punching his now-wife on an elevator, knocking her out cold. #1000ThingsAbout2016
61. Mary J. Blige filed for divorce from her husband of 12 years Martin “Kendu” Isaacs. And that man made some outrageous demands….like expecting Mary to continue supporting his parents and his children from previous relationships….among other things lol. #1000ThingsAbout2016
62. Pastor Jamal Bryant and Tweet started dating. SMH. #1000ThingsAbout2016
63. In Louisville Kentucky Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens was suspended for 90 days without pay for calling out a prosecutor for intentionally selecting an all-white jury in a case that had racial undertones. SMH. Even cops that kill people get paid. This judicial system is a joke. I applaud Judge Stevens. #1000ThingsAbout2016
64. I swear I felt a sense of déjà vu when a white neighborhood watchman shot and killed an unarmed black guy for walking in a neighborhood. No his name wasn’t Trayvon Martin. It was Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. And the year is 2016. Smh. #1000ThingsAbout2016
65. Ex-NFL star Darren Sharpner was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally putting drugs in women’s drinks and having sex with them once they were unconscious. They are atleast 16 victims. Smh. Sick. #1000ThingsAbout2016
66. Indonesia approved castration for sexual offenders who prey on children. #1000ThingsAbout2016
67. Rapper Bobby Scmurda took a plea & pled guilty to conspiracy charges and was sentenced to 7 years in prison. That’s light…considering another member of his crew got 98 years. #1000ThingsAbout2016
68. A mother and daughter in Oklahoma were arrested after they married each other. Whoa! #1000ThingsAbout2016
69. Rolling Stone Magazine released a list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Times. The top 10 shows were: (10) The Daily Show, (9) All In The Family, (8) Saturday Night Live, (7) The Twilight Zone, (6) The Simpsons, (5) Seinfeld, (4) Mad Men, (3) Breaking Bad, (2) The Wire & (1) The Sopranos. What would you have added to the list? #1000ThingsAbout2016
70. Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Reports that Brad Pitts was physical with the children and CPS had been involved surfaced shortly after. #1000ThingsAbout2016
71. Eva Mendez and Ryan Gosling welcomed their 2nd daughter Amada…and the crazy part is that they hid the ENTIRE pregnancy. Noone knew they were expecting until the baby was born in April. That takes serious skills. That’s what I wanted to do lol #1000ThingsAbout2016
72. A 17 year in Arkansas was arrested after posting a video on Facebook that showed him making his 3 year old nephew smoke weed. The uncles was babysitting at the time. SMH. #1000ThingsAbout2016
73. China lost control of its Tiangong 1 space station that orbits Earth and the object is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere at some point in 2017 and some parts will crash and cause damage, but the damages are not expected to be widespread. Maybe a smashed car or crushed home….but I would sure hate to be the owner of that home or car. Hopefully they’ll be able to warn those in the objects path in advance. #1000ThingsAbout2016
74. This year I learned to tone down my "Petty"...it was getting a little out of hand...sometimes it's called for...sometimes it's not...I like to think that I always knew the difference...but this year I learned to RESPECT the difference. #1000ThingsAbout2016
75. Travel & Leisure Magazine released its list of the 2016 Best Islands in the World. The top 10 picks were: (10) Bali, Indonesia, (9) Kauai, Hawaii, (8) Hilton Head, South Carolina, (7) Maui, Hawaii, (6) Cebu, Philippines, (5) Santorini, Greece, (4) Waiheke Island, New Zealand, (3) Ischia, Italy, (2) Boracay, Philippines & (1) Palawan, Philippines. All of these places are now officially on my bucket list! #1000ThingsAbout2016
76. UFC Fighter Ronda Rousey has a match lined up against Amanda Nunes….this is her 1st fight since her crushing loss to Holly Holm in November 2015. The fight is scheduled for Dec.30th. #1000ThingsAbout2016
77. Sia released the album “This Is Acting”. Did anyone check it out? What are your thoughts? I thought it was classic. Such an extraordinary talent. #1000ThingsAbout2016
78. Facebook launched Workplace, which is a business version of Facebook that is ad-free and not connected to users personal pages. #1000ThingsAbout2016
79. An Indianapolis woman was notified that her husband was arrested for using a false identity…23 years after he disappeared and was declared dead. At the time of his disappearance in 1993, the couple had been married for 11 years and had 2 children, ages 6 & 9. The identity that he had been using was that of a deceased friend. #1000ThingsAbout2016
80. A Donald Trump supporter in Iowa was arrested for voting twice in the election because she was scared that her original vote for Trump was changed to a vote for Hillary…so she decided to vote again to make sure. #1000ThingsAbout2016
81. Playboy Playmaye Dani Mathers was arrested for invasion of privacy after she took a picture of a naked 70 year old woman in a gym locker room and posted it to her Snapchat with the caption “If I can’t unsee this, neither can you.” SMH. #1000ThingsAbout2016
82. Former Representative (R, Illinois) Aaron Schock was indicted this year after a congressional ethics investigation revealed that he used taxpayer money to pay for lavish trips and events. He resigned last year when the investigation started. #1000ThingsAbout2016
83. Ben Carson got yet another side-eye this year after refusing a position in Trump’s cabinet due to lack of government and political experience. Like what?!?!? You’re not qualified to be in the administration but you ran for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. And THEN he turns around accepts a position anyway!! Seriously nobody should be able to see straight as a result of all the side-eyes given to this man. SMH. He needs to just stfu unless he has a scalpel in his hand. Such an embarrassment. #1000ThingsAbout2016
84. In November, New Zealand experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that was so powerful it lifted the sea bed 2 meters ABOVE ground!! See this picture? That is the FLOOR of the sea that burst thru the sand!! Scientists are baffled! I find it terrifying!! #1000ThingsAbout2016
85. A Clay, West Virginia city worker was fired and the Mayor of the city was forced to resign after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” on social media. The city worker was quietly reinstated a month later. #1000ThingsAbout2016
86. After the election, Kanye West announced at a concert that he didn’t vote at all….but if he did it would’ve been for Donald Trump. This led to Kanye West being boo’ed by folks that paid to come see him perform. #1000ThingsAbout2016
87. People Magazine named Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 2016’s Sexiest Man Alive. Did they get it right? I say yes. #1000ThingsAbout2016
88. The city of LA turned old motels and hospitals into 500 apartments for homeless vets. The vets will use vouchers from the Department of Veteran Affairs to pay their rent. The vouchers won’t expire for 15 years and allows landlords to also make a profit at no expense to the vets. The city will use financing from Proposition 41, which allocated $600 million in bond money for housing the poor and homeless vets. Supportive services, such as counseling, are also included. I think this is a fantastic idea. And with all the vacant in Baltimore, this could definitely be implemented. #1000ThingsAbout2016
89. Gucci Mane proposed to his girlfriend Keyshia….and that ring was EVERYTHING!!! People were complaining because he didn’t get down on 1 knee when he proposed to her. SMH. This man publically professed his love for this woman, got her a beautiful ring, asked her to be his WIFE….on some forever shit…and u mad cuz he did it standing up??? Complainers everywhere….stfu and let them be great please. #1000ThingsAbout2016
90. B.O.B released the album “Elements”. Anyone check it out? Any thoughts? #1000ThingsAbout2016
91. Cuban leader Fidel Castro passed away at age 90. #1000ThingsAbout2016
92. A Somali born student at Ohio State University plowed his car into a crowd of people, jumped out and then started stabbing people with a butcher knife. 11 people were injured. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack. #1000ThingsAbout2016
93. Baltimore’s outgoing Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced that Lexington Market would be demolished and rebuilt. A park will replace the existing building and the new Lexington Mark will be built a block or 2 down from the existing building. And it will only be 2/3 the size of the original building. Here’s what the plan to make it look like. Any thought on this? #1000ThingsAbout2016
94. NWA was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame this year! #1000ThingsAbout2016
95. Carnival’s Princess Cruise Lines pled guilty to 7 felony counts of polluting the seas and trying to cover it up. They were penalized $40 million by the Dept of Justice. #1000ThingsAbout2016
96. 6 elementary school students were killed in Chattanooga, TN when their school bus driver lost control of the vehicle, hit a tree and flipped on its side. Parents told authorities that they had complained to the school on previous occasions because they felt the bus driver drove too fast when he children on the bus. Police say that speed is a factor in this crash. #1000ThingsAbout2016
97. Nike released the Hyperadapt 1.0, which is equipped with a button by the tongue that allows wearer to automatically tighten and loosen their shoes. So for $720, you can get out of tying your shoelaces. SMH. This one is ridiculous to me. Technology is making us dumb and lazy. #1000ThingsAbout2016
98. A couple weeks before Christmas, the manager of a Wal-Mart in Everett, PA received a call from a man who called himself ‘Santa B’. The anonymous man paid off all lay-a-way accounts at the store. The total came to $46,265.59. Awesome story!! #1000ThingsAbout2016
99. Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion. #1000ThingsAbout2016
100. The UK’s fertility regulator has approved an in vitro treatment that would allow babies to be made from 2 women and 1 man….thus having 3 parents. Supposedly this technology is to be used to prevent babies from being born with fatal genetic diseases. The 1st child born using this method could be born in 2017. SMH. This is DISTURBING to me. Sounds like Eugenics will eventually be making its way back. #1000ThingsAbout2016
