The Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was once headed by Martin Luther King has pledged to mentor and guide the Occupy Atlanta movement, a branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The decision to mentor Occupy Atlanta came after a six hour meeting led by SCLC President Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. See Also: Kim Kardashian […]
LONDON — Michael Jackson’s brother and sister Tito and Rebbie Jackson have claimed that they were not allowed to see him before he died. The siblings said that Michael’s security would not allow them to see him and that they were unable to reach him by phone in an interview with The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph. […]
CENTERVILLE, IO — Ben Clifford Dawson, an 83-year-old man who as running for city council in Iowa, has been charged with prostitution. The charges stem from an incident in which Dawson offered to give sexual favors to pay off a loan. Also read: Bistro Chez Lucienne: French in the Heart of Harlem Also read: Ex-Cop […]
A Christian college in Georgia is asking all employees to sign a pledge declaring their heterosexuality. Also read: New Documentary Takes Closer Look At Fatherlessness In Black America Also read: Packing Playlist: California Shorter University instituted the pledge in late October. If an employee decides not to sign the pledge, they are at risk of […]
With President Obama one year away from either being re-elected or voted out of office, he’s decided to appoint one of his star organizers to head up his “Operation Vote” campaign targeted towards rallying minority voting. Michael Blake, who became a star in Obama’s 2008 campaign, landed a job with the White House as their […]
Essence Magazine recently placed actress Tasha Smith on her cover in a story titled “Diary of a Happy Black Woman.” The title rings true when you consider the story of Smith who went from being homeless to big screens across the globe. See Also: Thandie Newton Criticizes Vogue For Lack Of Black Covers See Also: […]
Feminist and former Black Panther Angela Davis lent her voice to the Occupy Oakland movement when she appeared at one of the rallies. Davis addressed a crowd of over a 100 at Oakland’s City Hall yesterday. See Also: X-Factor Says His Elimination Was Rigged See Also: Black Travel: Visit Baltimore, Maryland Davis also visited the […]
The Hamilton County Board of Elections is taking steps to avoid the confusion some voters faced last year. When you go to the polls next Tuesday, you should see new voting signs that direct people to their precinct table. The sign will read, “vote where you live so your vote counts” and specifically directs people […]
Los Angeles County Coroner’s officials announced Wednesday that former all-pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman Bubba Smith died of acute drug intoxication and other conditions. The autopsy found that Smith, 66, whose body was discovered Aug. 3 by a caretaker at his Baldwin Hills home, was found to have phentermine, a weight-loss drug, […]
