WASHINGTON— The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality. In a memorandum issued Tuesday, President Barack Obama directed U.S. agencies working abroad, including the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, […]
LAREDO, Texas — A mother who had been denied welfare benefits killed herself and shot her two children after a seven-hour standoff at a government social services office, police said. The children, a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, were in critical condition Tuesday, Laredo police investigator Joe Baeza said. The standoff began around 5 […]
Political sex scandals have been around since Mark Antony and Cleopatra. But in the modern era of cameras, cell phones, the Internet, and the 24 hour news cycle, they are getting harder to hide. Here are our top five career-ending political sex scandals: 5. Elliot Spitzer Elliot Spitzer had a promising career in politics. He […]
HBCUs could lose as much as $85 million a year in federal support as Congress looks to make deficit-reducing budget cuts, the Root reports. SEE ALSO: All Eight Sandusky Accusers To Testify But now, just when the country needs HBCUs the most, many in Congress want to slash the federal support HBCUs receive by more […]
Is the pulpit brain-washing blacks against supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) people? SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur It depends on who you ask. LGBT advocates have different perspectives on why blacks do not align themselves with gay rights causes. To varying degrees, many LGBT rights […]
The Root’s Michael Arceneaux weighs in with a opinion piece on the Rapper T.I., who recently became the subject of backlash after an interview with Vibe magazine where the he accused gay people of being too sensitive to anti-gay sentiment. SEE ALSO: ‘Tunnel Of Love’ Couple Busted Having Sex On Water Slide In the interview […]
“In the old days, they used to have signs up, ‘Whites Only, Whites Only.’ Now they have a new thing. It’s called prices?,” comedian Chris Rock said of the racial make-up of his audience on the latest episode of Alec Baldwin’s WNYC interview podcast, Here’s the Thing. SEE ALSO: Worst Kardashian Lawsuits In the interview, Rock […]
The New York Police Department is under investigation for a series of racist conversations officers had publicly on a Facebook group. SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur ‘Tunnel Of Love’ Couple Busted Having Sex On Water Slide
A Black driver is seven times as likely to be stopped by police as a white driver in Milwaukee, a new study has found. SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur ‘Tunnel Of Love’ Couple Busted Having Sex On Water Slide
Noting the increasing rise in electronic bill payment and communications, the U.S. Postal Service is continuing with plans to end next-day services and sought approval to eliminate 28,000 jobs, Reuters reports. Still, the nation’s second largest employer is rolling out commemorative stamps for the nostalgic and collectors including a new Kwanzaa stamp, and a series […]
Gayle King accused Wendy Williams of fabricating a letter from Oprah, during an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show yesterday. RELATED: Oprah Tells Wendy Williams To “Stay Black” SEE ALSO: All Eight Sandusky Accusers To Testify
A convicted felon chose the wrong victim when he tried to rob an ultimate fighting champion Friday night on the Southwest Side and ended up with two black eyes and a gunshot wound to the ankle. Police say 24-year-old Anthony Miranda walked up to a car which was parked near 55th and Kenneth about 11:30 […]
