ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and California have agreed to sign the proposed settlement between U.S. states and the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses, according to a source close to the negotiations. SEE ALSO: NYPD Chief’s Son Won’t Face Rape Charges Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial […]
ABC News has a story on the popular hip-hop/video website, WorldStarHipHop.com. In the story they discuss the effects that the website, which often posts cell phone camera footage of fights in schools, fast food restaurants, and on trains and buses. They also report that police departments are frequenting the popular website to to identify and […]
By Chris Witherspoon Rihanna and Chris Brown are both scheduled to perform on the 54th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday. SEE ALSO: Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights Gallery: Landmark Year In Black History, 1967 This will be the first time the pop stars attend the prestigious award ceremony together since Brown violently assaulted […]
On Wednesday, CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for making “offensive” tweets on Super Bowl Sunday as he watched the game, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader During the Super Bowl show, Martin reportedly tweeted that “real bruhs” wouldn’t wear David Beckham underwear and that […]
A comedian in blackface decided to ask students at the Mormon college, Brigham Young University in Utah about what they knew about Black History Month. Students claimed that Tupac and 50 Cent were Black historical figures and one student claimed that he celebrated Black History Month by “eating fried chicken and drinking grape juice.” Another […]
From HipHopDetroit – Recently YMCMB‘s Birdman and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams sat down with Billboard, where they were honored for ranking number 25 on the “Power 100” most influential people in the entertainment business. During their interview Birdman stated YMCMB has dominated the hip-hop, pop and R&B charts for a while now, and now […]
Former GOP chairman Michael Steele said that gay rights should not be equated with black rights in an exchange with LGBT activist and former Lt. Dan Choi on MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner,” Raw Story reports. SEE ALSO: Meet The Last Black Spacewalker Black D.A. Frees The Innocent Check out some of the exchange below: […]
Pittsburgh Brentwood High School officials are in hot water for allegedly allowing three students to run on to the court during half-time in full-bodied banana suits, mocking the other team who is mostly African American, according to Yahoo News. SEE ALSO: Black District Attorney Frees The Innocent Last Friday, Monessan High School basketball students were […]
Looking for something to do on weekends? Trying to get in shape? Why not try running with a group of women? Recently, Jeri signed up for a group called “Black Girls Run”. The group was formed last Fall between a group of women that have 6 weekly runs around the city. It’s comprised of runners […]
By theGrio CNN anchor Don Lemon sounded off recently, saying that being a black, gay male is the worst thing to be in the African-American community. SEE ALSO: Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights Happy Birthday, Bob Marley! The Transparent author says there’s a lack of acceptance of the LGBT community by black Americans. […]
A new study by M. Marit Rehavi of the University of British Columbia and Sonja B. Starr of the University of Michigan Law School shows that Black Americans receive almost 60% long prison sentences than white Americans who committed the same crime. The study covered 58,000 federal criminal cases and found that there was a […]
A 2-year-old toddler pointed a loaded gun at Memphis police, after they received a 911 report of three small children left in a running car unattended. Erica Rooks (pictured) left her children, ages 9 months, 2, and 4, in her car with the engine still running while she went to get her nails done at […]
