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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick allegedly took a bribe of $10,000 from one of his friends in a restroom. The Detroit Free Press is reporting allegations against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that came to light after a close friend was charged with money laundering. See Also: Take A Trip To The Motor City — […]

BALI, Indonesia — An assertive President Barack Obama got much of what he wanted during his Asia-Pacific trip because the results didn’t depend on negotiating with the world. He mostly just announced them. See Also: Why Not A Trip Overseas To Let’s Say — Asia? Obama expanded the U.S. military presence in southeast Asia, sent […]

Florida police have arrested a man for allegedly injecting cement into the rear-ends of women who came looking for “butt implants.” A cocktail of substances including cement, glue and tire sealant were allegedly administered by 30-year-old Oneal Ron Morris. Mr. Morris is also a transgendered cross-dresser. See Also: Get Some Heat In South Beach According […]

WASHINGTON –House Democrats are turning up the heat on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas based on new information that builds upon previous reports of his alleged ethical lapses. In late September, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) had sent a letter to the Judicial Conference of the United States to request official action on Thomas’ multiyear failure […]

Video has surfaced online of a police officer pepper spraying students from the University of California Davis who were conducting a peaceful protest on campus. The video has led the chancellor of the university to call for an official investigation. See Also: Explore The Great Town Of Los Angeles, California “The use of the pepper […]

Harlem has long been a spiritual patchwork of storefront churches, lofty Christian congregations, mosques, synagogues, Five-Percenter meeting halls, and more. But now New York’s legendary Black neighborhood is home to a new and controversial denomination: Scientology. Terrell Starr reports: When you step inside, it feels more like a bookstore than a place of worship. The […]

Here’s a video making the rounds of the Black blogosphere today: This 6-minute video is a MUST-SEE! This gentleman quietly, decisively, and succinctly sums up why President Barack Obama is the epitome of “Promises Made and Promises Kept” and why some progressives and liberals are misguided in their expectations and criticisms of the POTUS. Check […]

NEW YORK — An ambitious and disciplined identity-theft ring recruited waiters at steakhouses and other high-end New York restaurants to steal diners’ credit-card information, then used it for luxury shopping sprees, authorities said Friday.

NEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says the women who have accused him of making unwanted sexual advances are all lying.

ATLANTA — Black lawmakers have lost clout in Southern state capitols as their overwhelming allegiance to the Democratic Party has left them without power in increasingly GOP-controlled state legislatures.

WASHINGTON — When you’re a president running for reelection, it apparently helps to be a hoops junky, especially when the National Basketball Association is on hiatus. See Also: Visit The MLK Memorial In Washington D.C. With scant press attention, the Obama for America campaign has set up what it is billing as “The First Ever […]

Rapper Heavy D, who was known for his free-flowing, playful hip-hop style, was remembered by family and friends — and President Obama — in a funeral service held today in New York. Last week, the 44-year-old rapper collapsed outside his Beverly Hills, Calif., condominium. See Also: The Cultural Epicenter Of Black America, Harlem: Sights And […]