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This is President Barack Obama‘s fourth State of the Union address. And, if the Republican Party has anything to say about it, it’ll be his last. RELATED: What To Expect In Obama’s State Of The Union Speech Tonight at 9pm EST, Obama is expected to focus on the economy. Obviously. But, more specifically, he is […]

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On Tuesday, 21-year-old Tara Best (pictured left)took the stand against her ex-boyfriend, Orville Brooks (pictured below), who is accused of beating and then setting her on fire after coming home from work late. SEE ALSO: Michael West Says Ghost Punched His Wife — Not Him After the alleged burning, Best was on life support for […]

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Students in Draper, Utah voted for the town’s new high school mascot to be the Cougar. But the school board overruled the vote saying that team symbol is offensive. Not to the animal, but to older women. To hear more about the story, check out the video below. http://www.newsy.com/embed-video/10740/ Recent Stories: Newt Gingrich Wins S.C. […]

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By theGrio The White House will take advantage of technology by hosting the president’s first Google+ hangout next Monday. RELATED: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs “Your Interview with the President,” will be a 10-person digital conference where citizens can interact with the commander in chief. Currently, you can submit questions to the president via the […]

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A baby has been withdrawn from a New Jersey pre-school after her mother discovered that she was playing with a dead mouse while allegedly under supervision. SEE ALSO: Michael West Says Ghost Punched His Wife — Not Him 8-month-old Alanah Barba (pictured left) was a student at Donald K. Tucker Childcare Center in  Newark when […]

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By Joy-Ann Reid Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and now front-running Republican presidential candidate, has made calling Barack Obama the “food stamp president” his calling card. But Republicans, Gingrich included, have had a strong hand in the expansion of food stamp use. SEE ALSO: Roots, Then And Now Gingrich claims (falsely, it turns out) […]

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This is really good stuff! You can eat for FREE all week, if you use your coupons right. Who knew it were possible? Well, our girl Jamila has all the secrets to eating at no cost to you. RELATED: Couponing with Jamila: Getting Started There are several places in the city this week that offer […]

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  Join our discussion today with Krissah Thompson, Washington Post reporter and hear what her recent article reveals  about Black Women In America.  Read her story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-paints-portrait-of-black-women-in-america/2011/12/22/gIQAvxFcJQ_print.html Also, read her piece on First Lady Michelle Obama: http://live.washingtonpost.com/black-women-michelle-obama-120124.html  

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WASHINGTON  — Federal job discrimination complaints rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin. SEE ALSO: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46-year history. […]

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LOS ANGELES-Police shot and killed a man armed with a crowbar outside of a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Monterey, California. Police were called to the restaurant after reports that a man was breaking windows with a crowbar. At first, police officers tased the individual, which resulted in the unidentified man approaching a police officer with […]

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As President Barack Obama preps for his State of the Union Address, I thought I’d share some topics that  I’d love to see him attack head-on.  Of course, I’d be delusional to think that he can or should hit all of these issues during one speech, but I figured we could lay out an African-American […]

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) made two historic nominations to the New Jersey State Supreme Court on Monday, continuing his push to diversify the judicial branch. Bruce A. Harris is mayor of Chatham, N.J. and a lawyer with 20 years of experience. As an openly gay African-American man, he would become the third African-American […]