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LOS ANGELES-The NAACP and the ACLU have co-sponsored a bill, SB 1506, with California State Senator, Mark Leno that would turn drug possession from a felony to a simple misdemeanor. Leno claims that the bill would help to decrease California’s overcrowded prisons and allow people to receive treatment for addiction while keeping job prospects. The […]

TJ Martin, an African American director has won an Oscar for his documentary “Undefeated” about a Memphis High School football team that overcame considerable odds to have an undefeated season. The movie was executive produced by Sean “P Diddy” Combs and Martin is the first African American director to win an Oscar for best documentary. […]

Judge Mark Martin, an Iraq war veteran who converted to Islam, ruled that Talaag Elbayomy, also Muslim, was justified in attacking Ernie Perce, an atheist who was marching in a Halloween parade dressed as a zombie version of the prophet Muhammed in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Martin threw out the case, claiming that Elbayomy was justified in […]

BOSTON-Three lesbian women were charged with a hate crime for beating a gay man and calling him homophobic slurs at a train station in Boston, Massachusetts. Prosecutors claim that Lydia Sanford, Erika Stroud and Felicia Stroud brutally beat an unidentified man after he bumped into one of them with his backpack. The Boston Herald reports: […]

Former Pennsylvania Senator and current GOP candidate defended his statement from last October in which he claimed that President John F. Kennedy’s speech on the separation of church and state made him “want to throw up.” On ABC News, “This Week” with George Stephanopolous, Santorum reiterated his claim that the separation between church and state […]

Dallas Mavericks guard, Vince Carter held a fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign at his mansion in Orlando, Florida. Several other former and current NBA players paid the $30,000 fee to attend the fundraiser along with Carter and Obama, including Magic Johnson, Chris Paul, and Alonzo Mourning. NBA commissioner David Stern and Dallas Mavericks […]

BOSTON-Model and TV show hostess, Tyra Banks has graduated from Harvard Business School with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program. Banks had enrolled at Harvard last year after dropping out of college at age 17 to pursue her modeling career. UsWeekly reports: “In order for my company to grow and be the best, and […]

NEW YORK-Shamel Lawrence used quick thinking and good coordination to save the life of a 9-month-old baby in Queens, New York yesterday. Lawrence, a former police officer, heard a commotion coming from across the street at 3:30 am and rushed to find a woman dangling her baby outside the window of a burning building. Along […]

A new study by the American Journal of Epidemiology connects early puberty in girls to use of hair relaxers. The study shows that girls who use hair relaxers are more likely to have uterine fibroids and to deal with early menstruation. The reasons for the connection are not clear as of yet because Black hair-care […]

LOS ANGELES-Michael Niccole, a California plastic surgeon has revealed that he gave his daughter a unique gift for her 18th birthday. Niccole admitted to ABC News that he personally performed breast implant surgery on his daughter, Brittani Nicole as a gift to her. The father, who also has given his daughter plastic surgery on her […]

A new report from Penn State law professor Preston Green III called “Chartering Equity: Using Charter School Legislation and Policy to Advance Educational Opportunity,” targets segregation in Charter Schools. According to Green’s reports, Charter Schools are more likely to be dominated by one race than public schools and also lead to segregation in public schools. […]

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 […]