STATE COLLEGE, Pa.— A snowstorm with a ferocity more familiar in February than October socked the Northeast over the weekend, knocking out power to 2.7 million, snarling air and highway travel and dumping more than 2 feet of snow in a few spots as it slowly moved north out of New England. Officials warned it […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland’s police chief says he takes responsibility for a crackdown on anti-Wall Street protesters, who have accused police of seriously injuring an Iraq War veteran during a clash earlier this week. See also:Â Michael Moore Visits Occupy Oakland Interim Chief Howard Jordan’s comments came Friday as Occupy Wall Street protesters maintained demonstration […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Allen Craig drifted back, reached up and made the catch, setting off a stampede from the dugout. The St. Louis Cardinals, the team that wasn’t even supposed to be here, had won a most remarkable World Series. See also:Â The Greatest Latino Baseball Players Of All Time A day after twice being […]
A new report from the U.S. Department of Education reveals that Black college students are less likely than their white counterparts to receive merit-based financial aid. According to the report, during the 2007-2008 school year only 11.4 percent of all Black student received merit-based financial aid. See also:Â College Financial Aid Letters Targeted By Officials UNCFs […]
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, a slavery-themed western  called Django Unchained, is generating buzz more than a year before its scheduled release because of its star studded cast. Actress Kerry Washington is the latest addition to a cast that features the likes of  Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Don Johnson, and […]
Here are the top 7 Tweets from Black politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers on Twitter. Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (10.21.11) Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (10.14.11)
LOS ANGELES – An anesthesia expert testifying for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death says he believes the singer gave himself a fatal injection of an anesthetic. Dr. Paul White says he doesn’t see evidence supporting the prosecution theory that Jackson’s doctor was infusing the singer with propofol using an IV. He says the theory isn’t […]
The Atlantic blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates recently wrote a post on the NYPD trial of the police officers who were involved in the controversial killing of Sean Bell. While Coates believes that a cop who made a mistake like in the Sean Bell case shouldn’t be sent to jail, he does believe that their job status needs […]
A New York contractor working on a Brooklyn affordable housing project hired goons to pour acid and beat workers who blew the whistle on a kickback scheme, where a city official was indicted court papers show. See also:Â ‘My Brooklyn: The Battle For The Soul Of A City’ Documents Brooklyn Gentrification If Brooklyn were a city, […]
CHICAGO — Filmmaker Mark Harris is on a mission to change his Chicago neighborhood, a rough stretch on the South Side that is one of the city’s most dangerous. He believes promoting his “Englewood Film Festival” is a step in the right direction, with two days of independent films starting Friday. See also:Â Iranian Actress Faces […]
We recently launched a series titled “Prisons and Projects” which takes a look at these two monoliths and the effects they’ve had on the African American community. The figures here highlight America’s unique approach to crime and punishment, where race, class,and corporate interests collide to make the world’s largest and most expensive prison systems in […]
Occupy Wall Street is coming to Harlem, but don’t expect any Zuccotti Park-style encampments. Instead, a coalition of community groups is meeting in Harlem Friday evening to organize around the same issues that Occupy Wall Street protesters are highlighting, such as the government bailout of the financial system, high unemployment and home foreclosures. See Also:  Top 10 […]
