The highly controversial novel, “The Book of Negroes,” a book written by Lawrence Hill (pictured), was just green-lighted to be adapted into a miniseries that will be produced by BET in the U.S. and the CBC in Canada, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The novel, which was published in 2007, traces the gripping tale of […]
What do hospitals charge their patients? Every year, the International Federation of Health Plans — a global insurance trade association that includes more than 100…
Face2Face Africa Magazine, the print publication dedicated to transforming the image of Africa within the global community, is currently gearing up for its second annual Fascinating Africans Committed to Excellence (FACE) List Awards, being held this Saturday June 15, 2013, within the Times Center at the New York Times Building. The awards show will be […]
Robert F. Kennedy (pictured), a politician and prominent member of the famed Kennedy family, was an undaunting champion of civil rights. On May 27, 1968, Kennedy gave a radio interview to “Voice Of America,” the largest U.S. international broadcaster, when he was the Attorney General in his brother’s, President John F. Kennedy’s, administration. During his interview, as he […]
You would think going to church wouldn’t pose a security risk, but some Detroiters beg to differ. On city’s West Side, between Seven and Eight Mile Roads near Telegraph, rests a tightnit community that has grown tired of vagrants who frequent a park near their homes. On any given day or night, prostitutes, drug dealers […]
Eleven-year-old Tayloni Mazyck (pictured), the Brooklyn girl paralyzed by a stray bullet to the neck on May 31st, is confident she will walk again, according to the Daily News. RELATED: Tayloni Mazyck: 11-Year-Old New York Girl Paralyzed After Being Shot By Stray Bullet “She’s talking and alert and recognizes every family member. She’s saying she […]
Even though President Barack Obama (pictured at podium) said last week he wants to see immigration reform legislation passed by Congress by the end of summer, several amendments to the current Senate bill by Republicans risk deepening the division along party lines. Tuesday morning, the President showed support for commonsense reform legislation, aiming to address […]
UPDATED 6/13/13, 9:33 a.m.: Surveillance video has just been released of 2 Chainz (pictured) being robbed, and if the video is any indication, the rapper makes a mad dash from the robbery. Watch it here: Gangsta rapper 2 Chainz (pictured) was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on Sunday afternoon in the San Francisco Market area, […]
In a decisive victory, urban community developer, Aja Brown, 31 (pictured above), has defeated Omar Bradley, 55, to become the new mayor of Compton, California, reports the Los Angeles Times. SEE ALSO:Â Straight Outta Compton: Ava Makes Black History At Sundance! Brown garnered 63.7% of the vote compared with Bradley’s 36.2%, according to the Times. […]
