Joe Oliver, long-time friend of George Zimmerman, 28, the neighborhood watch captain who killed 17-year old Trayvon Martin in a vigilante-style execution because he looked suspicious Walking While Black, wants everyone to know that his friend “George” is not racist and that he cried his eyes out after murdering Trayvon in cold-blood, reports the Chicago […]
SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake struck at 7:30 p.m. about 16 miles (27 kilometers) north-northwest […]
Black history may soon find that it is defined by one line of demarcation: BB (Before Obama) and AB (After Obama).  There might even be some historical reference to the volatile period called DB (During Obama), where an archive will contain images of black people going to blows over where our community should be positioned […]
UPDATE: April 2, 2012 — 8:37 P.M. EST: More details continue to emerge surrounding the death of 18-year-old Ervin Jefferson. When Jefferson, his mother, Candy Grimes, and sister Precious, 17, pulled into their driveway they noticed two cars parked in front of their home. Once they parked, Jefferson got out of the car and approached […]
UPDATE: 10:37 P.M. EST Euro News reports: DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s long-serving leader Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election, congratulating his rival Macky Sall, a move seen as bolstering the West African state’s democratic credentials in a region fraught with political chaos. Thousands of residents of the capital Dakar poured onto the streets […]
NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She’s reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album. SEE ALSO: Geraldo Rivera Implies Trayvon Matin Caused His Own Death Miami Heat Don Hoodies For Trayvon Martin In an interview at her swanky birthday party […]
MIAMI (AP) — Attorneys for the family of Trayvon Martin and the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot the unarmed teen joined the national chorus of voices calling Saturday for justice in the case. SEE ALSO: George Zimmerman’s Lawyer Says Client Not Racist As demonstrators took to the streets in major cities such as […]
President Barack Obama finished his American Energy Tour in Columbus, Ohio where he was greeted by a jammed-packed gymnasium at The Ohio State University, radio station mycolumbuspower.com reports. SEE ALSO: Geraldo Rivera Implies Trayvon Matin Caused His Own Death Miami Heat Don Hoodies For Trayvon Martin In the middle of giving buckeye nation its props, […]
