Elected officials dogged by scandal and tales of corruption is not an entirely new phenomenon. From the White House on down to small cities, state and local politics has evolved into game of wits, cunning, bribes, and oftentimes deceit. The most recent charges against disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (pictured) – dubbed the “Hip […]
OAKLAND-More than two years after Oscar Grant was killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Joseph Mehserle, Grant’s cousin, Tony Jones, was shot in the back by Oakland police, Reuters reports. SEE ALSO: 8 Black Divas Who Died Too Soon Why Blaming Bobby Brown Isn’t Fair Reuters has more: The officer shot Tony […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country’s brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he’s addressing the nation’s post-recession period. SEE ALSO: Gabrielle Union Hits The Trail […]
Basketball legend and sneaker mogul, Michael Jordan, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited for unauthorized use of his name, reports the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: 8 Black Divas Who Died Way Too Soon Since rising to fame in the mid-’80’s, Jordan has been known as Qiaodan (乔丹) in […]
