A new poll conducted by the largest social network for African-Americans, BlackPlanet.com, and NewsOne.com, shows that 88 percent of African-Americans believe the economy has been better under President Obama than former president George W. Bush. This stands in sharp contrast to a recent Bloomberg poll released last week that showed 44 percent of Americans believe […]
Patti Labelle was honored with the lifetime achievement award at last night’s BET awards, and a slew of individuals who we lost in the past year were remembered. Clarence Clemons, Nate Dogg, M-Bone, Gil-Scott Heron, and Teena Marie’s lives were all reflected upon with musical tributes, as well as kind words from artists. Cali Swag […]
I just spent the week in New Orleans, the powerbase for one of the most talented, powerful and destructive forces in the history of music: Lil Wayne. I’ve admittedly bopped my head to the tunes of Lil Wayne in the past, feeling the same guilt that any man might feel if he were to enjoy […]
GEORGIA — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is the target of an ethics examination, investigated by The NY Times, as to whether he misused his “prestige of office” to persuade his friend Harlan Crow to fund a museum in Pin Point, Georgia. Thomas, who is from Pin Point, introduced residents to Crow, who the Times […]
Rev. Al Sharpton said this past weekend that by courting the Black vote, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich “assumes [Blacks] are stupid,” accusing the politician of trying to “cover up the fact that his campaign is falling apart.” Sharpton called Gingrich’s attempt to reach out to Black voters “an insult,” enraged with the conservative for […]
NEW YORK — 100 years ago Tuesday, the New York Police Department welcomed its first Black officer, Samuel Jesse Battle, championing color barriers and becoming the first Black sergeant and lieutenant. However, at 6-foot-2, 240 pounds, Battle faced racial opposition. Though he scored high enough for an appointment with the police department, upon showing up […]
