When it comes to caving on taxes to avoid the much ballyhooed fiscal cliff , President Barack Obama had made it clear that “that’s one principle [he] won’t compromise on.” “If we’re serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things like education and research that are important to growing our economy – and […]
All the way across the country, Hermosa Beach, California resident, Ryan Kraft, was “shaken” by the horrifying murders of 20 children and 6 adults by 20-year-old Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. But, unfortunately, he was not surprised. Fifteen years ago, he was Lanza’s babysitter. “I just couldn’t think for a […]
On Saturday, there was a spike in the participation in Baltimore’s pre-scheduled gun buyback program where more than 400 of the city’s residents turned in 461 guns, according to the Baltimore Sun. SEE ALSO: What Makes A Black Woman Angry At Work? The event’s success was reportedly spurred on by the tragedy that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn., […]
Queen Nzinga a Mbande, also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, rose to power as the leader of the Mbundu, an ethnic group of what is known as modern-day Angola. Queen Nzinga lived during the period of the Atlantic slave trade and the rise of Portuguese traders in her region. She was known as […]
When NBC pre-empted Sunday night’s football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots to air President Barack Obama remarks on the Newtown, Conn., shootings, it generated racist outrage on Twitter. SEE ALSO: Racists Use Social Media To Spread Hate Over Obama Win Deadspin reports that a rowdy crowd of tweeters expressed […]
Even though NFL Baltimore Ravens superstar athlete Ray Lewis (pictured) is on the mend trying to heal his triceps muscle, one of his baby mommas is attempting to put a hurting on his wallet. The Mother of his 11-year-old son, Sharnika Kelly, is in the midst of a long and contentious child support dispute with Lewis […]
The last thing you want to do when you get home from a long day of work is to do more work. Some days are…
The Southern University at Baton Rouge graduated more than 500 bright students Friday, but perhaps none shone brighter than Polite Stewart (pictured). One of the college’s youngest graduates ever, Stewart is being heralded as a rising star in the physics research field. The 18-year-old cum laude graduate first entered Southern in 2004, after having excelled […]
A sick and twisted prank caller sent mourners of the Newtown, Ct., school massacre running for their lives on Sunday, after St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church congregants were told that they had to evacuate the premises because a man had called and said he was “coming to kill” and “shoot up the place,” reports […]
