NEW YORK – Antoine Dodson’s dramatic reaction to a local crime has spawned the most-watched YouTube video of the year, excepting music videos. When Dodson, a 24-year-old Alabama student, gave an angry TV interview about an attempted rape against his younger sister, he became a viral hit. When a video turned that rant into an […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is signing into law legislation to provide more lunches and dinners to school children and make those meals healthier.
From Correntewire and Davey D’s Hip-Hop Blog Georgia — On Thursday morning, December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners refused to work, stopped all other activities and locked down in their cells in a peaceful protest for their human rights. The December 9 Strike became the biggest prisoner protest in the history of the United […]
Los Angeles — In an effort to prevent the kind of intelligence leaks that are making headlines lately, the U.S. military is banning the use of removable disks among its personnel.
South Carolina — The NAACP will be protesting the 150th anniversary secession ball in Charleston, South Carolina. State reports: NAACP members and supporters plan to hold a peaceful march in downtown Charleston the day of the ball, on Dec. 20, followed by a meeting and question-and-answer session focusing on slavery. Participants will watch segments of […]
Philadelphia — I can’t wait for Michael Vick to once again stand before the judge and jury. Can’t wait for him to get just what he has coming to him for all of the heinous and egregious acts he’s committed this Fall. But this is not what you think, not by a long shot. Released […]
LOS ANGELES — It’s a Saturday morning and a half-dozen adults are sitting in a high school classroom, staring at grim photos of sickly drug addicts and hearing about the deadly consequences of gang crime. They’d rather not be here, but a judge made them come.
From The Root Washington — President Barack Obama has announced his intention to appoint Linda Gooden, the most senior black executive at Lockheed Martin — the nation’s top defense contractor and one of the Fortune 500’s 50 largest companies — to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Made up of 30 business chieftains in telecommunications, […]
London — Watch out, WikiLeaks — there’s a new whistleblower on the block. After a falling-out with WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange, an ex-staffer is set to launch a new website on Monday offering an alternative for those with secrets to share. The site will be called Openleaks, and will provide a platform for anonymous sources […]
Washington — Former President Bill Clinton sought to use his clout with Democratic lawmakers to get President Barack Obama’s tax deal with Republicans passed over the objections of lawmakers in his own party “This is a good bill,” Clinton said about the compromise agreement Obama reached with congressional Republicans to extend tax cuts and unemployment […]
