Video has surfaced of Seattle self proclaimed super hero, Phoenix Jones arrest showing he pepper sprayed someone who was attacking him. While previous reports claimed the victims of the pepper spray attack claimed they were “just dancing,” the video clearly shows that they were fighting. The video shows Jones saying “call 911” and being attacked […]
Police are searching for a man who they say stole $10,000 worth of merchandise from a Philadelphia K-Mart. The man allegedly disabled the alarm and stole video game systems, laptops and televisions before fleeing in an unknown direction. VIDEO: Read more at theGrio.com RELATED: Cornel West: “Cain Needs To Get Off The Symbolic Crackpipe”
Leave it to Tracy Morgan, star actor and sometimes controversial comedian, to start the day off in the right direction with a few spontaneous gut-busting laughs. That’s just what Morgan did live on the airwaves with this week’s starting edition of The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Listen if you missed it as the TJMS crew […]
Terrell Owens has had a tough year. The currently unemployed wide receiver is recovering from a torn ACL – an injury that he went as far as travelling to South Korea for stem cell treatment in an effort to get back on the field. But the hits keep coming. TMZ is reporting that the charismatic […]
The growing protest against wall street and corporate greed made its way to Cincinnati Saturday afternoon with a march from Lytle Park to Findlay Market and finally to a rally on Fountain Square. OCCUPY Cincinnati follows the OCCUPYWALLSTREET a people powered movement for democracy that began on September 17 with an encampment in the financial district […]
While comparisons between the U.S. prison system and American slavery have long been made, the relationship is even more stark when you examine the numbers. According to U.S. Bureau of Justice estimates, as of 2008 more than 846,000 black men were in U.S. prisons, constituting 40.2 percent of all inmates in the system. Michelle Alexander, a […]
Princeton University professor Cornel West responded to comments by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claiming that racism no longer holds anyone back in this country. West thought the comments were ludicrous saying that Cain must be “smoking something” to say something of that nature. “Well, black people have been working hard for decades,” West remarked. […]
Last week, I asked the all-important question, “When Does Supporting Black Men Become Tiring?” Judging by the slew of comments, it’s clear to see how the mere mention of this subject can set off a firestorm. But to both my female and male readers, I hear you and it’s not a one-sided convo. Yes, women […]
Occupy Atlanta, a protest inspired by the Occupy Wall St. demonstrations in New York, made news this past weekend after civil rights legend John Lewis was denied the chance to speak to protesters. Footage showing the public denying Lewis, the civil rights organizer who worked closely with with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, surfaced on […]
The Occupy Wall Street protests are nearing its fourth week of rallies and fed up middle and lower class defining themselves as the 99%. The protests, starting in the financial district in New York City on September 17, 2011, have spread nationwide to about 900 cities in such a short period of time. Garnering the most media […]
Have you heard? There’s interesting news floating around about a brand new addition to the way we conduct business when it comes to debit cards at the Bank of America. They are now charging $5 a month to use their debit cards. Many people are upset by the new fee and don’t deem it necessary […]
NEW YORK — The birthplace of Hip-Hop is facing a foreclosure auction. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, credited as the birthplace of hip hop, is the site of one of Hip-Hop’s founding fathers, Kool DJ Herc who helped create hip the culture as we know it. RELATED: Bronx Birthplace Of Hip-Hop Saved From Destruction Curbed reports: Turns out it hasn’t […]
