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WISCONSIN — Actor Morgan Freeman is livid with conservatives for using what he believes to be his voice in a campaign ad against a democratic opponent in the state of Wisconsin. Freeman made it clear that he did not authorize the use of his voice or its likeness for the video. Read More At YourBlackWorld.com […]

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice will sue Wells Fargo bank for preying on African American borrowers and giving them high cost sub prime loans. The Huffington Post reports: In an April 5 report to Congress, Perez’s unit said that some of these investigations would lead to lawsuits or settlements this year. “We’re a majority […]

FULLERTON, Calif — Fullerton Police officers tased and beat Kelly Thomas, a mentally unstable homeless man to death in an incident that was caught on video. KABC reports: “They kept beating him and Tasering him. I could hear zapping, and he wasn’t even moving,” said Turgeon. “He had one arm in front of him like […]

WASHINGTON — Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin says breaking the debt stalemate is still possible if House Republicans drop “my way or the highway” thinking. The Illinois Democrat tells NBC’s “Today” show that attitude “just doesn’t work when you’ve got the economy at stake.” Durbin says he understands public frustration with Congress, conceding people […]

DETROIT — About 16,000 employees at five Detroit-based companies will be offered $4 million in loans and rent subsidies to move in or near the city’s downtown under an incentive program announced Monday aimed at rebuilding the city’s residential base. Officials with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Compuware Corp. ( CPWR – news – […]

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Frank Foster, a jazz saxophonist who played with the Count Basie Orchestra and composed the band’s hit, “Shiny Stockings,” died Tuesday. He was 82. Foster died Tuesday morning at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia, of complications from kidney failure, according to Cecilia Foster, his wife of 45 years. Foster was recognized in […]

MIAMI — A former Miami Beach police officer was charged Tuesday with four felonies in an alleged drunken all-terrain vehicle crash that seriously injured two people, one of several incidents within the last two years to stain the popular tourist destination’s police force. Derik Kuilan, who had been an officer for six years before he […]

CALIFORNIA — The NAACP passed an historic resolution calling to an end the war on drugs with a majority vote at the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA. The resolution outlines key details of the war on drugs, which the organization notes are crucial failings; the U.S. spends $40 billion annually on the […]

A small Georgia town has passed a law in which they will fine men who wear “saggy pants” $50 for their first offense. The amounts that come with repeated offenses are what have many critics up in arms. The Georgia town of Hampton will fine repeat offenders $100, and third-time offenders $200. Read more at […]

Writer Michelle Balani took on the shocking report released today that showed a shocking gap in wealth between Black, white, and Latino households. The report, released by the Pew Foundation, indicates that from 2005 to 2009, median wealth fell by 53 percent among black households, to about $5,677, compared to a 16 percent decline among […]

WASHINGTON— Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon has announced that he is resigning in the wake of allegations that he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. Democratic leaders had called for a House Ethics investigation after the initial reports of the allegation. Wu had said that whatever occurred was consensual. Wu said Tuesday […]

CHICAGO — A 13-year-old boy was shot and wounded  yesterday by Chicago police officers, who said he was holding a BB gun. Jimmy Cannon was taken to Stroger Hospital and is listed in critical condition. He was shot 8 times in the shoulders, hand, and legs. The family said they were at a cousin’s birthday […]