In a recent article, Rev. Al Sharpton claimed that America is failing Black men on various levels such as education and employment.
A hunting trip to South Dakota hit a awkward turn when a California man got thrown out of San Diego’s airport when he chose to make a scene by refusing the new full-body scans and then an alternative pat-down, telling a Transportation Security Agent, “If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested.” John Tyner, […]
Last October a woman in Hingham, Massachusetts went off on a postal worker for not taking back a certified letter that she had signed for. Erika Winchester had signed for a certified letter but then realized it was addressed to her husband and tried to give it back. Postal worker Hugson Jean then tried to […]
Alabama (WAPT)– James Bonard Fowler, a white former state trooper pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge in the 1965 shooting death of a black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, at a civil rights protest, a killing that inspired historic voting rights marches. James Bonard Fowler, 77, entered the plea of misdemeanor second-degree manslaughter two weeks […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Wal-Mart’s highly awaited Black Friday ad promises hot deals on high-definition TVs, Blu-ray players, laptops and holiday gift favorites such as toys and DVDs, according to a copy of the retailer’s circular obtained by CNNMoney.com on Saturday.
Haiti (CBS)— This year had already been a disastrous one for Haiti when a cholera epidemic erupted a few weeks ago that has killed over 700 people in the countryside and is spreading to the capital, Port-au-Prince. It’s where millions of people live in wretched conditions – a perfect breeding ground for the waterborne disease […]
Kentucky (PittPostGazette)– Several veterans and historians gathered in Alleghany, Kentucky to honor the 180,000 African Americans who fought in the Civil War. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Local African-American veterans and officials from the History Center gathered at the cemetery Sunday to honor more than 100 Civil War-era African-American soldiers who are buried there. Mr. Masich […]
South Carolina (Huffington Post)—Alvin Greene, the quirky former South Carolina Senate candidate, added additional hype to his potential bid for president earlier this week when he upped the likelihood of a run from “I’ll have to see,” to “I’m seriously considering.”
Bakari Kitwana speaks with Oakland Activist Dereca Blackmon about last week’s sentencing of ex-transit officer Johannes Mehserle, who earlier this year was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 videotaped shooting death of Oscar Grant. Blackmon was one of the organizers of protests in the days immediately following the shooting of the unarmed 22-year-old […]
The club of private college and university presidents earning seven figures is getting less exclusive. Thirty presidents received more than $1 million in pay and benefits in 2008, according to an analysis of federal tax forms by The Chronicle of Higher Education. More than 1 in 5 chief executives at the 448 institutions surveyed topped […]
Chicago (HuffPost)– As early as 10 a.m. Sunday, candidates and campaign workers filing petitions for the City of Chicago elections began lining up at 69 W. Washington, hoping to make it onto the ballot.
Comedian and YouTube sensation, was shot dead in New Orleans on Sunday after attending a baby shower for one of his friends. Onlookers took pictures of Messy Mya’s dead body and circulated the pictures on Twitter. Mya was very well known in New Orleans gay community and several of his online rants have gone viral. […]
