Though violence in Black America has reached epidemic levels in urban neighborhoods from Los Angeles and Philadelphia, to New York and Detroit, there is something about the…
December is a frequent caller to 1230 am WDBZ. He’s known for his affinity for white women ( most notably Sara Palin), his sometimes non-sensical criticism of President Obama, and wearing football equipment to The Buzz listener parties. Aside of all that, I think that December is a good guy, and I always welcome his […]
Celebrated Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as the premier spokesperson for the movement because his youth, oratory skill, and effective demonstrations proved he was at the forefront of changing times for Blacks in America. On the heels of his successful “Montgomery Bus Boycott” in 1955 and after forming the Southern […]
The Grio takes a look at the numbers and breaks down what President Obama’s lead reallymeans. Boosted by home sales and other economic indicators, local and national poll numbers are on the rise. Read more in TheGrio.com
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Even though the attorney for Meyer Tool Company denies any wrongdoing, they have agreed to pay $325,000 in back wages and interest to 60 qualified black workers who were rejected for entry-level positions in 2004. Read more in TheGrio.com
Citing that education and income are linked, a new study shows that only 52 percent of black male ninth-graders graduate from high school 4 years later. At this rate, John H. Jackson, president and CEO of the Schott Foundation says it would “take close to 50 years for black males to have the same opportunities” […]
MILWAUKEE — A woman accused of killing a pregnant Milwaukee woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus never meant for the mother or her unborn child to die, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday. Public defender Debra Patterson acknowledged that evidence shows her client, 34-year-old Annette Morales-Rodriguez (pictured), sought out a young woman in […]
Forensic tests, made public yesterday, show that George Zimmerman‘s was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip on a gun used to shoot Trayvon Martin. The results rule out Martin’s DNA, from being on the gun’s grip, and Zimmerman’s DNA was also identified on the gun’s holster. No determination can made as […]
The Cincinnati Public Schools will give another teacher-evaluation policy a test run this year. The school board approved that policy, yesterday, that grades teachers on a student’s improvement. However it won’t place the results in teachers’ files until next year. Cincinnati’s the first district, in Ohio, that evaluates teachers on academic growth. Recent Stories: Cincinnati […]
