While Detroit was once a shining emblem of American ingenuity and industry, the Motor City is now facing a $155 million deficit, a declining population and struggling to survive the nations economic downturn. At the same time, America is facing similar peril _ joblessness, deficit, and national sense that things are not getting better. The […]
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While America’s economic turmoil has impacted the entire nation, Black businesses seem to be some of the most severely affected. Today, in the U.S., there are half as many Black-owned car dealerships than there were three years ago. Automotive News details the industrywide decline. Black dealers have taken a disproportionate hit — “drastic” in the […]
OHIO — A 20-year-old burglary suspect escaped a police car by breaking the window with his head then jumped 90 feet to his death, according to police. Kaylen English, from Ohio, jumped out of the moving cruiser and off the Salem Avenue Bridge as officers were taking him to jail on Saturday night. He landed in […]
Talk about a lot for a little. A South Carolina woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for armed robbery and possession of a violent weapon during a convenience store holdup. Connie Murray Dumas, 40, stole a total of $94 in cash from the store. In the robbery, no one was hurt — […]
ATLANTA — It seems that the list of accusers for Bishop Eddie Long just keep getting well, longer. A 22-year-old gay man is accusing Bishop Eddie Long of having a sexual relationship with him while he was in college. Centino Kemp, who was raised in the Bahamas, said the relationship was so intense that he […]
LOS ANGELES — The NAACP hosted a LGBT forum at its 102nd national convention to discuss lesbian and gay issues within the Black community. Civil Rights activist and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and comedienne Wanda Sykes were three of the panelists who spoke before members. In the town hall styled […]
Right-wing website RedState.com has offered a comprehensive plan for its followers to infiltrate left-wing sites by pretending to be progressives to hurt the Democratic Party. The list of directions created by the site are below. First, infiltratethe site. For this, you will have to avoid creating screen names like “GoPalinGo” or “Heartlandredstater.” Also, some websites […]
Alex Trebek, host of one of America’s favorite game shows Jeopardy might be taking a break from the lights, cameras and TV action after a recent injury left him limping and lingering in confusion. The famed television personality reportedly snapped his Achilles tendon in a random high speed chase after a burglar broke into his […]
Courtesy of: AC – Radio One Detroit, HotHipHopDetroit.com This just in from HOT 102.7 LOS ANGELES, CA (July 28, 2011) Due to overwhelming demand for JAY-Z and KANYE WEST’S WATCH THE THRONE TOUR (Powered By VoyR), additional shows are being added. As a result, the tour schedule has been modified. The new presale date moves […]
Courtesy of: Mark Allwood – Radio One Atlanta, MyPraiseATL.com Fox 5 Atlanta has discovered that there was a fifth accuser in the Bishop Eddie Long sexual misconduct case. Centino Kemp never filed a lawsuit and his name was never made public during the case, but apparently Kemp was involved in the recent settlement negotiations with […]
NewsOne.com blogger and activist Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for “immediate action” to a racial wealth gap study released by the Pew Research Center. The study indicated that the median wealth of white households is now 20 times that of Black households. Sharpton’s civil rights organization, National Action Network, will address the issue during it’s […]
