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UPDATE: Rev. Al Sharpton will not be attending the rally after releasing the following statement: “Contrary to several reports, National Action Network, nor Rev. Sharpton, are coming to Connecticut in response to the case of Tanya McDowell because we have not investigated or looked into the matter extensively. We will receive information from the state […]

DILLWYN, Va. – Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De’lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since she had felt the urges, but she had been fighting them for weeks. But like numerous […]

MIAMI – Narces Benoit, a witness to the Miami Memorial day police shooting, which claimed the life of Raymond Herisse says police stomped on his cell phone, pulled guns on him and detained him but he still managed to keep the video of the incident, which he sold to CNN. “When he noticed me recording, […]

As state and federal jobs are being cut due to the economy, African Americans are being affected the most by the cuts. The Huffington Post reports: The cuts fall with marked impact on African Americans such as Mathis. Nearly 21 percent of the nation’s working black adults hold government jobs, as compared to some 17 […]

CHICAGO-Ryan Royall, a high school basketball star was shot and killed at a birthday party in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports: At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Royall and a group of friends were leaving a birthday party at Ho-Chunk Sports and Expo Center in Lynwood. They were at their car when they heard a […]

A minor earthquake rocked the St. Louis, Missouri area overnight. Some Missouri residents said they felt their home shaking for 5 to 30 seconds. There are no reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake, which had a 4.2 magnitude, was roughly thirty minutes southwest of St. Louis. Read more at KCStar RELATED: […]

Is the KKK trying to re-brand itself? The organization who has wreaked havoc throughout history on various minority groups from Blacks to Jews, may have taken a “right” turn to some after their appearance last week at the Arlington National Cemetery defending gay soldiers. Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church were protesting the celebration […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The former International Monetary Fund head charged with trying to rape a Manhattan hotel maid formally said he was innocent of the charges Monday in his first court appearance in the case in two weeks. Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty in a strong voice at the brief proceeding, standing between his […]

Update 10:00 a.m June 7th The scandal just worsens for New York Congressman Anthony Weiner as reports are surfacing that he offered porn star Ginger Lee tips on how to lie about their sexting scandal, according to TMZ. “Weiner and former porn star Ginger Lee exchanged scores of sexual emails over a long period of […]

CHICAGO — The violin isn’t pretty, but its scratched frame has been well-loved by the girl who cradles it now, and those who played it before her. Her mother calls it her daughter’s “soul mate.”

Sister Souljah is no stranger to controversial statements. In the ‘90s, her politically poignant remarks fueled anti-hop-hop sentiment and even caused president Bill Clinton to publicly denounce her comments. In a recent interview with The Root, the bestselling author, MC and social activist sits down to talk about her career, her writing and tell why […]

NEW ORLEANS–Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendatnts of the landmark Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson have joined forces to highlight to fight for racial equality. The 1896 trail cemented Jim Crow as the law of the land, upholding the then legality of racial segregation in the U.S. The two launched the Plessy & Ferguson […]