PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Occupy protesters want shoppers to occupy something besides door-buster sales and crowded mall parking lots on Black Friday. Some don’t want people to shop at all. Others just want to divert shoppers from big chains and giant shopping malls to local mom-and-pops. And while the actions don’t appear coordinated, they have […]
Johannes Mehserle, the Oakland transit offer convicted of shooting and killing Oscar Grant on new years day in 2009, is back in court in a federal civil rights case brought by a man who said Mehserle roughed him up weeks before the Grant shooting. According to reports, Kenneth Carrethers, 43, is seeking damages against Mehserle and […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending a TV ad that quotes President Barack Obama out of context, signaling he’s ready for bare-knuckled campaigning despite sharp complaints from Democrats and some neutral observers. Romney said while campaigning in Iowa Wednesday that the ad is fair game, and underscores how the […]
After being evicted from its original encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza outside of Oakland’s City Hall, and after weeks of highly publicized confrontations between protestors and authorities, Occupy Oakland is fighting hard to stay alive. In the spirit of the Oakland demonstrations, which have moved to the forefront of the national Occupy movement, Good Magazine […]
The Washington Post is being accused of forcing out Black and Latino employees by one it’s own writers.
After somebody edited rapper, Too Short’s WikiPedia page to say that he died of a heart attack, rumors of Too Short, real name Todd Shaw’s death quickly spread over the the internet. After the rumor spread via Twitter, Too Short himself cleared them up on his Twitter account. Stop calling my phone. I’m not dead. […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemen’s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Wednesday to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. The U.S. and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security collapse in the impoverished Arab nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise […]
One of the first Black celebrities openly supporting the Occupy Wall St. movement was Russell Simmons. Unlike some celebs who stopped by the movement for a rebellious photo opportunity, Russell appears sincere to staying the course. Rich as he may be Russell recently told The Huffington Post : “It’s part of human kindness and I […]
After The Roots played a song by the punk rock group, Fishbone called “Lyin Ass Bitch” during Michelle Bachmann’s introduction on NBC’s “The Jimmy Fallon Show,” Michelle Bachmann has accused NBC of sexism. Bachmann also accused NBC of having a double standard for conservative women. The Roots also played “Crooklyn Part 2” featuring rapper Chubb […]
Hip-hop icons Russell Simmons and Jay-Z are planning a concert in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, reports say. “We are definitely discussing [a concert], Russell Simmons told Billboard.biz. “We’re definitely looking to make a huge impact. We’re actively working for permits. We’ll have one in our hands soon.” The announcement comes just days after […]
By this time tomorrow, many of us will be smacking our lips and filling our bellies. We’ll have the freedom to go to church to celebrate Thanksgiving, or not. And, if we want to take a YouTube jab at an elected official we don’t care for, we’ll be able to do that, too. But too […]
BAGHDAD (AP) — After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military’s legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation’s youth, rap music, tattoos and slang. In other words, as the Dec. 31 deadline for completing their withdrawal approaches, U.S. troops are leaving behind the good, the bad […]
