Music
Two charged with trying to extort Stevie Wonder
Two people have been charged with extortion after police detectives say they arrested the pair for trying to sell what they said was embarrassing information…
Daily Archive: May 13, 2012
Music
Jurors acquit rapper Lil Boosie of murder
Jurors have acquitted the rapper known as “Lil Boosie” in the 2009 slaying of a man gunned down in his home. They deliberated for an…
Top News
Obama basks again in Hollywood glory, but at cost?
Under a tent on George Clooney’s basketball court, the cheers were loud and warm for President Barack Obama. “I want to thank Clooney for letting…
Top News
Many blacks shrug off Obama’s new view on gays
Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasn’t disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support…
Family
Don’t Toss the Pineapple Skin; Use It on the Grill
As I stood at the cutting board slicing slabs of thick skin off a fresh pineapple, a thought occurred to me – the strips of…
Sports
Gatlin wins 100 at Diamond League meet in Doha
The Americans got the best of their Jamaican rivals in the sprints at the season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha on Friday while the Kenyans…
National News
Prosecution Rests in John Edwards Trial
Prosecutors rested their case against John Edwards on Thursday after calling to the witness stand some of his closest friends and advisers, many of whom…
National News
Romney Counters Notion He Bullied Gay Classmates
Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by “hijinks and pranks during high school” and insisted he didn’t know that some were…
Top News
Tom Joyner Foundation’s First Full Ride Scholar Graduates
The Tom Joyner Foundation’s first Full Ride Scholar, Britney Wilson of Brooklyn, New York, is graduating Saturday with the highest honors from Howard University. The…
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Baptist Leader Apologizes to Obama for Comments
A Southern Baptist leader has apologized to President Barack Obama and other black leaders for saying they were exploiting Trayvon Martin’s death for political gain.…
