Department of education officials in New York are investigating a Bronx high school accused of giving students credit for courses they never took. See also: Surge In Free School Lunches Reflects Economic Crisis According to the New York Daily News, Jane Addams High School principal Sharron Smalls is under investigation for alledgedly awarding bogus credits to […]
GOP Presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich has attacked President Barack Obama’s past as a community organizer by claiming that Obama believes in “Saul Alinsky Radicalism.” Saul Alinsky was an author and community activist who worked in the same impoverished neighborhoods in Chicago that Obama did and authored the book, “Rules For Radicals” and has become a […]
In 2006 William Brawner revealed in a magazine article that he had AIDS. The news shocked his friend and former Howard University classmates. Brawner was somewhat of a ladies man and was so in denial of his status that he often practiced unprotected sex. SEE ALSO: World Records Broken In 2011 Now he is on […]
PARIS (AP) — A new book purports to give Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s version of events of what happened in that New York hotel suite. See also: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Porn Film: Sexual Assault Case To Be Made Into Porn In “DSK Affairs: The Second Inquiry,” Strauss-Kahn’s biographer says when a hotel maid locked eyes with the then head […]
What do you think of when you hear the name Mike Tyson – heavyweight champion? Face tattooes? Ear chomping or child eating? How ‘bout – singer? Iron Mike appeared on Brazilian TV over the weekend, performing a love song – “The Girl From Ipanema.” To hear how the crowd reacted, check out the video below. […]
After facing some criticism for being involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement despite his capitalist credentials, including his debit card, The Rush Card, Russell Simmons has defended himself in an open letter to The Huffington Post. Simmons had been criticized by NewsOne blogger, Ryan Mack who called him “officially part of the 1%” and […]
Did Jerome Simpson pull off the greatest con job? Some may think so after last week’s football game. If you were at Paul Brown Stadium, or was able to watch the highlights on TV, you’ve probably heard the discussion about Simpson’s altercation with a Browns player. After Andy Dalton was tackled, the Browns’s Scott Fujita […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Thursday they are recommending that any person living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as they are diagnosed with the virus, an aggressive move that has been shown to prolong life and stem the spread of the disease. Standard practice has been to have patients put […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Blending governing with re-election politics, President Barack Obama roused a cheering northeast Pennsylvania crowd Wednesday as he warned of a “massive blow to the economy” if Republicans block a payroll tax extension. But hours later, addressing donors in New York, he toned his rhetoric down and declared progress was possible. Obama […]
