The Knob Hill Property Owners Association of Augusta, Georgia has blocked a paralyzed, African-American veteran from receiving a new home that would have been specialized for his health needs. Homes For Our Troops has built over 100 homes for severely disabled vets like Sgt. 1st Class Sean Gittens, which would otherwise be unaffordable for these […]
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Afrika Owes was recently sentenced to 90 days in prison before entering a guilty plea for helping her boyfriend run guns and drugs while she was in a Connecticut prep school. The 17-year-old, who served two months in prison before Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church bailed her out, hasn’t gained the sympathy of everyone; especially […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. —A new study by Brown University shows the cost of the the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost $4 trillion dollars and 225,000 lives. Yahoo News reports: The group of economists, anthropologists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists involved in the project estimated that the cost of caring for the veterans injured […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-A new study by Brown University shows the cost of the the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as counter terrorism will cost $4 trillion dollars and will have taken the lives of 225,000 people. Yahoo News reports: The group of economists, anthropologists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists involved in the project […]
He’s a superstar on the stage, on screen and also in the wrestling ring, but can he explain why all that sexiness wasn’t evident in a recent slew of embarrassing photos? Dwayne Johnson (better known as “The Rock”) was confronted on Ellen DeGeneres’ hit daytime talk show and there’s no telling where or how she […]
A recent study found that African-Americans are less likely to call 9-1-1 first when someone is having a stroke or heart attack. But a new study revealed that there are more factors to why we receive heart treatment late. Hospital quality plays a factor in why Black patients wait longer for treatment that they need, […]
A coalition of minority groups has accused the Republican led San Diego County Board of Supervisors of using redistricting to help themselves in upcoming elections. The power grab redraws political boundary lines to reflect the new 2010 census in a city where three quarters of the population is Latino. Jess Haro, a local protestor who […]
Think of the worst, funniest and most embarrassing moment of your life. Then think about having to explain that with a straight face while hundreds of thousands of people are watching live on TV. Think you can pull it off? Sure enough, someone on live TV thought they could. That’s why journalists, news anchors and […]
Jill Scott’s “The Light Of The Sun” album debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts selling 135,000 copies in the first week of release! Jilly from Philly just gave an amazing performance at the 2011 BET Awards featuring sexy chocolate actor Idris Elba. Looks like all the promoting has paid off for Jilly from […]
A program entitled “Not Guilty: The Tragedy of Wrongful Convictions in the U.S., and the DNA Evidence that Frees Them,” seeks to exonerate thousands of minority inmates who falsely end up on the wrong side of prison bars, due to deep flaws found in the legal system. Created by ForensicScience.org, “Not Guilty” provides tangible data […]
Researchers may have found new evidence as to why African-Americans die from heart attacks more often than others. According to a new study conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, African-Americans are more likely to have a specific kind of plaque that causes heart attacks. “For a long time, physicians have searched […]
