The skyrocketing unemployment rate in the African-American community (16.2 percent) is compelling Black Americans to sacrifice healthy eating, for cheap, caloric foods. Nearly 4.5 million Americans are eating less-healthy foods due to a diminished spending power, and desire to conserve money. For African-Americans, who suffer from the greatest economic strains, the numbers could be catastrophic. […]
NEW YORK — After NBC had singer Chris Brown on “The Today Show,” Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham bashed the network for “promoting bad behavior.” Now whatever you think of his music, Chris Brown beat his girlfriend to a pulp, he uses the N-Word, the C-Word, the S-Word, the F-Word, the most degrading misogynistic lyrics […]
Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus have unrelentingly expressed their strong opposition to same-sex marriage and the gay lifestyle as a whole. Now it seems the mudslinging is being reciprocated, as rumors of Marcus’ sexuality is steadily making its way to the forefront. Jon Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld lampooned Bachmann’s effeminate manner and “center-square gay” […]
One of the men traveling with Oscar Grant when he was shot and killed on a BART platform in 2009, was found dead in a parking lot of a Fremont, Ca. gas station. Johntue Caldwell, 25, had been sitting in a parked car when at least one suspect approached and fired several rounds, police said. […]
Ask any Republican if they support gay marriage, and you will more than likely get a not-so-affirming response. Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said that the gay lifestyle is “personal bondage and enslavement,” strongly expressing her opposition to the idea of “redefining marriage.” Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who also opposes same-sex marriage, said that […]
With lawmakers in Washington battling over the budget, many programs including President Obama’s anti-poverty initiatives may soon face dire cuts. House Republicans zeroed out all three parts of the president’s Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives: the school-centered Promise Neighborhoods, the housing-focused Choice Neighborhoods and the law enforcement-oriented Byrne Criminal Justice Initiative. City Limits Reports: All three programs […]
Aaron Pace of Gary, Indiana admits that he may come off as a bit effeminate to others, but never thought that his less-than-overtly-masculine manner would cause him to be turned down in helping others. Pace, 22, pictured above, visited Bio Blood Components, Inc. of Gary to donate blood, and was told he could not because […]
A city known as “Chocolate City” for it’s large number of African-Americans, may not be able to call itself that anymore. The Black population in Washington D.C. has slipped under 50 percent this year, close to 51 years after it gained a majority, according to an estimate by William Frey, the senior demographer at the […]
If you were to ask any reasonable Black person what America should do for him or her, the response would likely be to leave me alone. Most Black people are long past a desire for special programs based solely on our skin color. Many Black people don’t see themselves in either the “Save the Whales” […]
It appears the Rupert Murdoch, News Corp scandal is not only stirring controversy in the U.K., as it has now spilled into American media. On his CNN show “Reliable Sources,” Howard Kurtz condemned Fox News, which is owned by News Corp, for not covering the scandal in which its sister company is being investigated for […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Police killed a man after a routine inspection for tickets on the Muni light rail. The man ran away from police after the inspection and was later shot and killed. While police claim the man was armed and shot at them, several witnesses reported that they did not see the man shoot […]
Still not sure what all of this debt ceiling talk is about? No worries, we got you covered. Melody Hobson came on the TJMS this morning to answer listeners questions about the debt ceiling and what it means for all of us.
