UPDATE: Rev. Al Sharpton will not be attending the rally after releasing the following statement: “Contrary to several reports, National Action Network, nor Rev. Sharpton, are coming to Connecticut in response to the case of Tanya McDowell because we have not investigated or looked into the matter extensively. We will receive information from the state […]
DILLWYN, Va. – Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De’lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since she had felt the urges, but she had been fighting them for weeks. But like numerous […]
MIAMI – Narces Benoit, a witness to the Miami Memorial day police shooting, which claimed the life of Raymond Herisse says police stomped on his cell phone, pulled guns on him and detained him but he still managed to keep the video of the incident, which he sold to CNN. “When he noticed me recording, […]
High end clothing company, Gucci is being sued by a former employee, Josephine Robinson, for discriminating against pop star, Rihanna because she is Caribbean. Vogue reports: “When Sherwood discovered that Rihanna was from a Caribbean island, he told Robinson to ‘tax the hell out of her’ and find a way to allow Gucci to withhold […]
As state and federal jobs are being cut due to the economy, African Americans are being affected the most by the cuts. The Huffington Post reports: The cuts fall with marked impact on African Americans such as Mathis. Nearly 21 percent of the nation’s working black adults hold government jobs, as compared to some 17 […]
CHICAGO-Ryan Royall, a high school basketball star was shot and killed at a birthday party in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Royall and a group of friends were leaving a birthday party at Ho-Chunk Sports and Expo Center in Lynwood. They were at their car when they heard a […]
A minor earthquake rocked the St. Louis, Missouri area overnight. Some Missouri residents said they felt their home shaking for 5 to 30 seconds. There are no reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake, which had a 4.2 magnitude, was roughly thirty minutes southwest of St. Louis. Read more at KCStar RELATED: […]
Is the KKK trying to re-brand itself? The organization who has wreaked havoc throughout history on various minority groups from Blacks to Jews, may have taken a “right” turn to some after their appearance last week at the Arlington National Cemetery defending gay soldiers. Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church were protesting the celebration […]
CALIFORNIA — The Bowl Championship Series stripped Southern California of its 2004 title on Monday, leaving that season without a BCS champion. The announcement was no surprise. BCS officials had said USC was in danger of having its championship vacated after the Trojans were hit with heavy NCAA sanctions last year for rules violations committed […]
ESPN analyst and former NBA star Mark “Action” Jackson has agreed to coach the Golden State Warriors. The former player’s name has been mentioned for various opening throughout the last few years, but the appeal of Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry may have been too much for Jackson to pass up. Warriors ownership seems happy […]
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Dre won’t be behind the microphone at a federal courthouse after all – the rapper settled a lawsuit over damages from unauthorized online sales of his album “The Chronic” a day before trial.
A top White House economic adviser for President Obama has left his position amid rumors of frustration of the president’s decision to focus on the budget and bypass another stimulus. Austin Goolsbee, who is one of the president’s longest serving advisers, has left his position as Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisers. “There’s no […]
