National

Sinead O’Connor most recently notable for her 16 day-old marriage speaks out about Trayvon Martin. She says if you hate black people you hate yourself. Read her letter blasting the hip hop culture and racism here

SisterSpeak

  While it took some time for the nation to collectively respond to the Trayvon Martin murder, when it happened the response was inspiring. From Churches in the Hood to Facebook, people are expressing their  outrage and sadness over his murder. I ‘ve read tweets, Facebook  posts, op-ed opinion pieces and more but the best commentary that […]

Sports

DES MOINES, Iowa — Brittney Griner capped a sensational performance with a two-handed dunk and Baylor stormed into the NCAA regional finals for the third straight year with an 83-68 rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday. Griner, who finished with 35 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks, got behind the defense and threw down her […]

National

Thousands of people are expected to converge on Sanford, Florida today to make the 1-month anniversary of the slaying of Trayvon Martin. The teen was shot to death February 26th as he walked to the home of his father’s fiancee, after being followed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28. His death has sparked a […]

2012 Election

Mitt Romney isn’t making this assumption these days, but he certainly did in 2007. Buzzfeed.com released an audio this weekend of a Mitt Romney town hall, five years ago. During the meeting, someone asked Romney about ending our country’s dependance on foreign oil and making cars more fuel efficient to help prevent global warming. Romney […]

National

When asked by 11Alive’s Jon Shirek who she believed shot and killed her son, Ervin Jefferson, Candy Grimes says that he was trying to protect his family, specifically his younger sister, when he was murdered. “We heard gunshots,” Grimes said in tears. “I seen the dude in the green shirt shoot my son. I seen […]