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Cincy

The Cincinnati streetcar project is looking for minority and women-owned businesses to get involved in the construction process for the streetcar. Tonight (Thursday), a meeting will be held to get interested companies to register as a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.” Also known as the DBE program, it helps ensure that firms and companies owned by socially […]

National

They came, thousands upon thousands in lockstep – black, white, Latino, Asian, rich and poor – most of them draped in hoodies and all in the common purpose of identifying with Trayvon Martin. The countless of heartbroken but vociferous protesters who convened in New York City’s Union Square Park on Wednesday for the “Million Hoodie […]

National

Hugh Atkin, a blogger from Australia, recently released a parody music video featuring  President Barack Obama and GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. “Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up” is a mash-up compiled from video clips, where Atkins puts the candidate’s voice over Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” beat for comical effect. It begins with the president […]

There is new compelling evidence in the Trayvon Martin case. A 16 year-old female friend, of Trayvon, was on the phone with him moments before he was shot. The girl says Trayvon told her he was being followed by a man on a cell phone. He was moving quickly, trying to get away from this […]

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Memphis Officer Dion Anthony (pictured) was busy at work, but it was not defending the public. Rather, Officer Anthony was allegedly having sex with an unnamed woman and his antics were broadcast over the police radio scanner, reports My Fox Memphis News. Apparently, every police officer is given two microphones for communication, one that is […]

National

Why isn’t George Zimmerman in Jail? That’s the question outraged Trayvon Martin supporters are asking. Trayvon Martin, who was walking in a gated community unarmed, was killed by George Zimmerman. After an investigation by the Sanford Police, George Zimmerman was released and cleared of wrong doing. So was George Zimmerman acting within Florida law? According […]

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Late Monday night, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will open an investigation into the murder of Trayvon Martin. After the Sanford Police Department lied to Trayvon’s family and said that his killer George Zimmerman had no criminal record, they said they felt betrayed by authorities. When the horrifying and heartbreaking 911 tapes […]

National

Don’t call it a comeback, but Fox Network will plan to reboot “In Living Color” this coming January. In celebration of the network’s 25th anniversary, Fox has ordered two, half-hour specials with a series option behind them. What this means is that if these two specials draw big ratings, then the network will reboot the […]

Cincy

Congratulations to Cincinnati assistant police chief, Michael Cureton, who was announced as the new University Of Cincinnati Police Chief and director of public safety. Cureton was one of the four finalists for the job. The other three included Cincinnati Assistant Police chief Vince Demassi, Covington Police Chief Lee Russo, and UC Assistant Police Chief Jeff […]

National

A while back we reported about how Herman Cain recorded a gospel album. As he continues to campaign for president, we find out more and more about how he loves to sing. Last week, at a campaign rally in Tennessee, he broke out singing impossible dream. There was a video released online of him, at […]

Cincy

Yesterday morning, proponents of the Cincinnati Streetcar held a press conference, at city hall, urging Cincinnatians to vote no on issue 48. Some of the people that spoke yesterday, were former Cincinnati NAACP presidents Milton Hilton and Nathaniel Jones. Check out the video below to hear the reasons why the former chapter presidents are supporting […]

Ohio

As election day approaches, the hottest issue that is most discussed is Issue 2. Issue 2 is a referendum vote that decides whether Ohio Senate Bill 5 should be kept into law, or should it be repealed. Ohio Senate Bill 5 is the collective bargaining bill, signed this past spring, that requires public employees to […]