Staten Island police have arrested a man who inadvertently shot a 2-year-old baby after firing on and missing her father and uncle. Damark King, 19, is charged with assault, weapons possession, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment. King hit 2-year-old Samyah Bailey with a stray bullet outside her Staten Island home on Wednesday. With […]
Actor Danny Glover recently signed on to produce the “Black Power Mixtape,” a documentary about the struggles and growth of activism in the Civil Rights movement, and is saying that it’s a inspiring film that should usher change in America. Also read: Documentary Explores Racial Tension Between Haitians And Dominicans PBS Freedom Riders Documentary Draws […]
GOP Rep. Blasts Bill Banning Unemployment Discrimination Dr. Boyce: 27-Year High On Black Unemployment Is A Sign To Wake Up As the labor market stalls, jobless claims have risen to almost half a million. This is the second week in which unemployment claims have risen. This brings the total number of Americans receiving unemployment to […]
Republican Bob Turner defeated Democrat Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election for former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat yesterday in New York. Surprisingly, many voters saw the election as referendum on President Obama rather than an occasion to replace Rep. Wiener, who resigned in june after controversial pictures of him surfaced. “I said to myself, […]
If you missed this morning’s TJMS commentary, by Stephanie Robinson, you missed an interesting take on today’s unemployment problem. She believes we need to think differently on how we find a job. Take a listen to her commentary, and hear why she believes we should create our own jobs instead of searching for one. Recent […]
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert recently criticized a new proposal for a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against the jobless. Gohmert said on Tuesday, “We’re adding in this bill a new protected class called ‘unemployed. I think this will help trial lawyers who are not having enough work. We heard from our friends across […]
There’ll be lots to do, lots to see and lots to eat this weekend as America’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati USA takes over the Queen City Friday, September 16th-18th. This annual outdoor festival not only welcomes the official arrival of fall, but celebrates our city’s rich German culture and the heritage of Southwestern Ohio. OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI – […]
The family of an African-American man who died after being allegedly beaten by a group of white teens and run over by a truck is asking state and federal officials not to seek the death penalty in the case. The family of James Craig Anderson asked the prosecutor to not impose the death penalty because […]
