Dr. Ben Carson, the celebrated Johns Hopkins University neurosurgeon who became a GOP darling after challenging President Barack Obama‘s healthcare policy while he sat mere feet away at the National Prayer Breakfast, has withdrawn from delivering the university’s commencement address, citing negative media attention following anti-gay remarks he made during an interview with FOX’s Sean […]
First Lady Michelle Obama returned to Chicago on Wednesday to join Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and prominent business leaders in hopes of raising awareness and money for programs aimed at reducing deeply entrenched violent crime throughout the city. RELATED: Warzone 2012: Chicago Devastated By Gangs, Murder Making a powerful appeal to about 700 community, corporate and […]
The mother of slain 15-year-old teen, Candice Parchment, told a jury in Clayton County, Ga., how her daughter’s diary pointed to her alleged killer, wsbtv.com reports. SEE ALSO: Is The Press Picking On The Obama Marriage? The murder suspect, Marshae Hickman, has been charged with murder in connection with Candice’s 2010 death. She had disappeared […]
Women prefer a lot of things in their men but what scientists in Australia are now claiming is that they actually prefer tall men with large penises, reports the New York Daily News. SEE ALSO: Cops: Texas Suspect Fantasized About Stabbing Spree The study, which appeared in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy […]
According to the National Urban League‘s 2013 “State Of Black America” address, while there has been some progress, African Americans are still being hit hard by socioeconomic disparities. RELATED: Expert: Black Unemployment Compounded By White Favoritism During Hiring Back in 1963, Black unemployment was at 10 percent; currently, it stands at 13 percent. Unemployment rates for […]
Chicago native Jacqueline Kennedy-Harris (pictured center) walked out of prison in 1992 and vowed it would be her last stint behind bars. She was homeless and a former crack addict, but was determined to leave the demons that dragged her into that lifestyle behind. SEE ALSO: Miami Mayoral Candidate Victim Of Voodoo From then on, […]
Charlotte Haywood believes the problem with media nowadays is that it’s hard to get a positive image of young people, which she expressed to Reverend Al Sharpton and his “Role of Media in Crafting the Social Narrative” panel at the National Action Network convention last Friday. And this is part of the problem she is […]
Karen Braithwaite (pictured), the Harlem Mother who began an online petition on Change.org earlier this month, requesting that toy manufacturer Mattel consider creating a Black Barbie party suppliers line has been turned down by the company, reports DNAinfo.com. SEE ALSO: How Roger Ebert Embraced Black Beauty Mattel reportedly informed Braithwaite that a line such as […]
Consider these well-known statistics: About 18.8 percent of African-Americans under the age of 65 do not have health insurance, minorities who live and work in low socioeconomic circumstances are at an increased risk for mortality, and Blacks have a higher death rate than Whites for treatable diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, […]
They spend almost 80 hours per week outside of their regular jobs to help bring attention to the plight of missing persons of color who often get less media attention than their White counterparts. They’ve partnered with NewsOne to help produce the weekly “Black and Missing” column as well as TV One’s “Find Our Missing,” […]
Anna Pierre (pictured), who is one of eight candidates running for mayor of North Miami, claims that someone is hellbent on pushing her out of the race with voodoo, reports the Miami Herald. SEE ALSO: Two Men Tie the Knot In Africa’s ‘First Traditional Gay Wedding’ Pierre believes the signs of sorcery rituals originate from […]
