A study from the Economic Policy Institute shows that the African-American unemployment rate in Michigan in 2010 was 47 percent higher than the 15.9 percent national average of unemployment for African-Americans. Mlive.com reports: African Americans in Michigan have experienced unemployment rates of 20 percent or higher in virtually every quarter since early 2009, including a […]
Below are photos of the devastation that occurred from the tornadoes that struck Alabama, specifically Tuscaloosa. While many residents of Alabama were hit hard, the damage that did this to African American communities in the state was unprecedented. RELATED: Stories on Alabama Tornadoes
Gayle King (just like the rest of the world) was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed today for all of the Royal Wedding festivities happening since early this morning. Of course we had to check in with her to find out things went from her perspective, too, but Gayle’s “unofficial wedding correspondent” Billy Fahey stops by to also […]
RALEIGH, NC — Kristen Brown, a Shaw University senior witnessed her campus being destroyed by a tornado just less than two weeks before graduation, and shared her traumatic story with My 927 Charlotte, a Radio One station in North Carolina.
Close to 300 people have been killed in the devastating tornadoes that hit Alabama this week. President Obama touched down in the state today and said he has never seen “devastation” like this before. Many Americans have been hurt by this tragic turn of events; but many African Americans have also been affected. There are […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-Twenty or more teens took $20,000 worth of clothing from the G-Star Raw store in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. according to police. Flash Mob Robberies Not A Rare Occurrence in DC: MyFoxDC.com RELATED STORIES This Is Wild! Robber Killed On Tape In Internet Cafe Shoot-Out Woman Posing As FBI Agent Cons Unsuspecting […]
NORWALK, Connecticut – A homeless Connecticut woman is being charged with larceny for using her friend’s address to illegally enroll her son in Brookside Elementary School outside his respective school district. The Root reports: According to the Stamford Advocate, this is the first time Connecticut has prosecuted a parent for sending a child outside of […]
An article on The Grio discusses the way in which the term “pause” has become the new phrase used to clear up the homosexual implications of one’s words or actions, much in the same way as “no homo.” Click here to read The Grio article: It’s not as obviously homophobic as Kobe Bryant’s f-word insult […]
On April 16th, what started off as a normal day would turn into something completely different not only for me but the entire Shaw family. My day started with a meeting with our sorority graduate chapter at the graduate house only minutes from school. What I thought would be a rather long meeting, turned into […]
Though the average American was not invited to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, that apparently has done little to thwart the chatter topping the list of hot topics on the internet. USA Today reports: Analysis of tweets, Facebook updates and blog posts by Webtrends, which gathers data on social media, shows […]
Most Americans have no interest in Prince William’s marriage; yet the American media has covered the royal wedding far more extensively than the British media.
