Halloween brings a lot of fun with parties, costumes and candy. It can also bring violence. Many gangs have initiation rituals that take place on Halloween and it can also bring violence. Rumors have also helped stir up fear on Halloween, as false reports of plans for violence often spread. See also: Herman Cain Smoking Ad […]

DETROIT — Thousands of students in Detroit have no books or have to share them with their classmates, due to a shortage in the school system. Two months into the school year, many students have still not received their textbooks for the upcoming school year. Detroit After-School Program Turns Boys To Gentlemen Detroit To Put […]

As the Occupy Movement springs up across the U.S., Occupy Atlanta may be the most pertinent as census data shows that the city has the widest income gap between rich and poor in the country. According to the census, the most income-segregated areas tend to be in the city’s suburbs where, as of 2008, 85 […]

A new film titled “Father’s Day,” explores the impact of fatherless homes on Black Americans. The film was produced by a New York and Connecticut based duo, Squeaky Moore and Ashley Shante. See Also: Peppersoup Cafe Brings Taste Of Africa To Houston See Also: Beyonce Parties Hard In New Music Video View the trailer below. […]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — Former businessman turned presidential frontrunner Herman Cain continued his attempts to calm voters concerns over his lack of foreign policy experience during a campaign stop here Wednesday night. Also read:U.S. PRISON POPULATION: TOO BIG TO JAIL?

WASHINGTON  — Acting once again ahead of Congress, President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has placed patients at risk and raised the possibility of price gouging. A White House official said the president planned to sign an executive order Monday […]

LOS ANGELES — The differing opinions of two professors on how a powerful anesthetic killed Michael Jackson has left jurors with two scenarios to consider about how the King of Pop died, and in the process has also strained the relationship of the two longtime collaborators and friends. Armed with decades of experience, IV bags […]

Julie Widner was terrified — afraid her husband would do something reckless, even disfigure himself. “We had come so far,” she says. “We had left the movement, had created a good family life. We had so much to live for. I just thought there has to be someone out there who will help us.” See […]