ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses, according to a source close to the negotiations. SEE ALSO: NYPD Chief’s Son Won’t Face Rape Charges Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial […]
The View co-host, Sherri Shepherd, became extremely emotional when discussing a controversial Texas law that requires women to have sonograms before obtaining an abortion, reports The Huffington Post. In addition to the sonogram, the mandate requires that doctors show women sonogram images, play fetal heartbeats and describe features of the fetus. Though Joy Behar called […]
Darren Burton, who trolls the internet under the alias Nimrod Severen leaving bigoted, racist and offensive comments, was exposed in an episode of investigative BBC television show, Panaroma, reports CNET.com. SEE ALSO: What’s Wrong With Online Dating? A resident of Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom, Burton is one of many people who use social […]
Ugandan Parliamentarian David Bahati has reintroduced a bill that increases criminal penalties for some gay acts but drops the provision that would allow the state to execute homosexuals. SEE ALSO: Bootleg Liquor Kills At Least 22 In India The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 or the “Kill the Gays” bill, as it is most commonly referred to, […]
ABC News has a story on the popular hip-hop/video website, WorldStarHipHop.com. In the story they discuss the effects that the website, which often posts cell phone camera footage of fights in schools, fast food restaurants, and on trains and buses. They also report that police departments are frequenting the popular website to to identify and […]
WASHINGTON — Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama’s new policy on birth control, lambasting the requirement that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country.” SEE ALSO: Santorum Sweeps Romney The White House pushed back in the face of a political firestorm, […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a plan to waive debts for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters who may have mistakenly received millions of dollars in aid. The debts, which average about $4,622 per recipient, represent slightly less than 5 percent of the […]
By Chris Witherspoon Rihanna and Chris Brown are both scheduled to perform on the 54th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday. SEE ALSO: Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights Gallery: Landmark Year In Black History, 1967 This will be the first time the pop stars attend the prestigious award ceremony together since Brown violently assaulted […]
On Wednesday, CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for making “offensive” tweets on Super Bowl Sunday as he watched the game, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader During the Super Bowl show, Martin reportedly tweeted that “real bruhs” wouldn’t wear David Beckham underwear and that […]
By theGrio In a recent interview with Diverse magazine, Professor Cornel West attacked his former Princeton colleague and newly minted MSNBC host Professor Melissa Harris-Perry. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius West called Harris-Perry a “liar” and said that, “[s]he’s become the […]
Is it really so far-fetched that a pro-wrestler may one day become president of these United States? Apparently not to scrapper-turned-actor Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson who is serious about pursuing a political run in this country. SEE ALSO: Black Farmer Wrests Billion-Dollar Settlement From U.S. Johnson, who will be starring in the upcoming summer blockbuster “G.I. […]
A comedian in blackface decided to ask students at the Mormon college, Brigham Young University in Utah about what they knew about Black History Month. Students claimed that Tupac and 50 Cent were Black historical figures and one student claimed that he celebrated Black History Month by “eating fried chicken and drinking grape juice.” Another […]
