Atlanta Black Star · Houston, TX
From 2017 to 2020, a trip to Houston, Texas, wasn’t complete for some visitors without a stop at Turkey Leg Hut. The restaurant became a popular destination, drawing crowds for its oversized, stuffed turkey legs and frequently going viral on social media. But behind the restaurant’s success, things were taking a turn in both the business and in Lyndell “Lynn” Price and Nakia Holmes‘ marriage. It’s been two years since the popular restaurant, known for its stuffed turkey legs, closed. Price was terminated that same fall following a slew of allegations. Holmes said she began noticing financial discrepancies as her husband allegedly started treating the restaurant’s money like his personal bank account. During the Nov. 11 episode of “Reality With the King,” Carlos King asked Holmes when things started going wrong financially. She pointed to Price’s alleged handling of the business’s money. “When it started to when it started to go bad was theft; it was theft.
Church News · Houston, TX
Giving and serving should not wait until there is more time or money in life, said Bishop Sean Douglas, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, during a BYU–Idaho devotional on Tuesday, Nov. 3. “Make caring for God’s children central to who you are and what you do now,” he said. “We give now when we are young with very little so that we will always give. We serve now when we are students, when time is scarce, so that we will always serve.” Drawing on experiences with his wife, Sister Ann Douglas, and examples of humanitarian work by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop Douglas invited students to make caring for those in need a lifelong expression of their love for God and fellow men. “Giving and serving are not to be put off for an ideal season of life,” he said, adding that service “is everyday discipleship.
The Triibe · Houston, TX
Chicago has lost one of its prolific culture makers. Earlier this month, DJ Sam Chatman passed away at the age of 85. His family announced the sad news on Oct. 22. A West Side native, Chatman is known across the world as the Godfather of Steppin’. As a DJ in the 1960s, he gave the Chicago-bred dance its iconic name, “steppin’,” and the rest was history. Not only has the dance spread around the world, but it’s been popularized by music artists who’ve made R&B love songs for the steppin’ music genre. Originally from St. Louis, a teenaged Chatman moved to 15th and Avers with his family on Chicago’s West Side in the late 1950s. He attended Crane High School. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, he threw parties on Chicago’s South and West sides. As a DJ, Chatman would break records that were personally sent to him by record labels. He became known for pairing R&B songs with the best steppers in the city.
