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Don Thompson, the first Black president and CEO of McDonald’s, is stepping down after a rocky nearly 3-year tenure, according to various media reports. RELATED: McDonald’s Makes Historic Hire Of First Black CEO The move comes amid a falling customer base in the United States as competition rises from companies like Five Guys Burgers and […]
The state of Georgia executed a 54-year-old mentally disabled man Tuesday for killing a fellow inmate after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review his case, the Los Angeles Times reports. SEE ALSO: Friendship Nine Have Criminal Records Cleared Warren Lee Hill received a lethal injection of pentobarbital shortly after 7 p.m. local time at the […]
Michelle Obama’s absent headscarf on a visit with President Barack Obama to pay respects to the late Saudi King Abdullah Tuesday has sparked outrage among some members of the U.S. media, who called it disrespectful. RELATED: First Lady Manages Strict Shariah Law In Saudi Arabia The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the first lady did not wear […]
After two hung juries, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has decided not to retry the police officer who killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones in a raid gone horribly wrong four years ago. Detroit police office Joseph Weekley, 38, shot and killed the sleeping 7-year-old with an MP5 submachine gun as he led a SWAT-like team into her home […]
A downtown Chicago high-rise lit up the night sky Tuesday in honor of Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks (pictured), who passed away Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He was 83. RELATED: “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks Dies At 83 The south side of the 57-story Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower reportedly shined bright in blue and white with […]
UPDATED Sunday, February 15, 10:00 a.m. EST- This evening Saturday Night Live will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a 3 1/2-hour TV special, starting 8 p.m. EST/PST. Many of the old cast members will return to reprise characters they made popular, including Eddie Murphy, who will appear on the show for the first time since […]
On Wednesday, Loretta E. Lynch (pictured), the nominee to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, defended the legality of President Barack Obama’s immigration policy at the start of a confirmation hearing, where the new Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee pledged to ask tough questions, the New York Times writes. RELATED: President Nominates Loretta Lynch For […]
Fox’s new television series “Empire,” starring Terrance Howard and Taraji P. Henson, depicts a family struggling to control a rap record label. The show highlights the struggles for power between music executives, sex and the use of drugs within the culture surrounding the Hip Hop music industry. “Empire,” created by Daniels, also deals with homophobia in the Black community. On […]
Legendary funkmeister extraordinaire Sly Stone (pictured left), the former front man of the iconic ’60s/’70s group Sly and the Family Stone (pictured), has struck it rich, after reportedly being awarded $5 million by a Los Angeles jury due to a lawsuit he filed back in 2010 against his ex-manager, Gerald Goldstein, and entertainment attorney, Glenn Stone. The […]
Over the course of the last seven years, African American wealth has been decimated as a result of the foreclosure crisis in the United States. According to statistics, nearly 53% of Black wealth was wiped out as a result. Washington Post’, national economics correspondent Michael Fletcher highlighted the impact of the housing crisis on Prince […]
Two Denver officers shot and killed 16-year-old Jessica Hernandez (pictured below) in an allegedly stolen car Monday morning, the Denver Post reports. SEE ALSO: New York Times Columnist Enraged After Son Has Gun Pulled On Him At Yale According to the officers, Hernandez attempted to hit them with a vehicle in a dark alley, striking one of the […]
An Arizona State University Police Officer has been granted a reprieve from being fired for throwing an African American professor to the ground after stopping her for walking in the street. The video of the incident, which occurred last May, is to many further proof of a disturbing “trend” of law enforcement using excessive (and sometimes deadly) force against non-white […]
