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NEW YORK — Hip-Hop manager Jimmy “Henchmen” Rosemond was arrested in New York City outside the posh W Hotel in Union Square where he was staying. Rosemond had been avoiding authorities since he was indicted on drug conspiracy charges last month. Rosemond wrote an open letter through AllHipHop.com blaming a government conspiracy and untrustworthy informants […]

PHILADELPHIA — A court-appointed monitor will oversee the use of “stop and frisk” searches by city police, a high-profile part of the mayor’s efforts to combat violent crime, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday. Authorities also will take additional steps to make sure the stops are only made when there is reasonable suspicion of […]

RICHMOND, Va. – In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released nine new warning labels that depict in graphic detail the negative health effects of tobacco use. Among the images to appear on cigarette packs are rotting and diseased teeth and gums and […]

NEW YORK — A New York woman is being charged with beating her 5-year-old son to death for breaking her television while playing Nintendo Wii. The New York Daily News reports: Kim Crawford, 21, smacked Jamar Johnson in his back and stomach on June 13 “harder than I’ve ever hit him,” she told cops. Crawford […]

CHICAGO — Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West will continue their heated debate on President Barack Obama and the Black community this Saturday in Chicago at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference. Sharpton and West previously got into a spirited argument over Barack Obama in April on the Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC. BlackAmericaWeb […]

Rapper Wasalu “Lupe Fiasco” Jaco appeared on The O’Reilly Factor last night to discuss recent statements he made about President Barack Obama being a “terrorist.” “Now we are used to irresponsible statements from rappers, but that’s really over-the-top,” O’Reilly said at the opening of the segment . “You know President Obama is not a terrorist, […]

BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows. The number and severity of the leaks has been escalating, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more and more reactors across the nation. Tritium, which is […]

Prosperity preaching TV evangelist Creflo Dollar is looking to expand to the Bronx, New York, by purchasing the Kingsbridge Armory. Dollar made a proposal to finance the development of the 5-acre  facility. Dollar “wants to turn it into a multi-use facility,” one source told the NYPost.com. “He’s got a huge following and needs an arena.” […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anthony Weiner’s last day in Congress will be Tuesday, he has told House and New York State officials. “I hereby resign as the member of the House of Representatives for New York’s ninth congressional district effective at midnight, Tuesday, June 21, 2011,” he wrote in a letter date Monday. “It has been […]

PINHOOK, Mo. — A small town of African Americans may have met their fate thanks to a decision made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to blow up a levee in Eastern Missouri last month. Pinhook, Mo. once comprised of 250 people in the 1960s — today there are about 30 residents. The town […]

Hallmark’s Mahogany Brand creates greeting cards specifically designed for African-American consumers. For this Father’s Day, they created 66 culturally relevant designs for African-Americans, and a few of these celebrated Black mothers. With 2 out of 3 Black homes solely ran by an African-American women, was Hallmark’s decision a good business choice, or an insult to […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is close to announcing the critical next phase in America’s decade-long war in Afghanistan, outlining both a plan to start bringing U.S. troops home next month and a broader withdrawal blueprint aimed at giving Afghans control of their own security in 2014. But even as Obama nears a decision, there […]