News
3 Dead, Including Gunman, in Oregon Mall Shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another as people were doing…
Daily Archive: December 11, 2012
Entertainment
Quincy Jones, Public Enemy Added to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The late Donna Summer, rap group Public Enemy, musician/producer Quincy Jones and bluesman Albert King are among the acts to be inducted into the Rock…
Music
Rick Ross Blames Promoter, Not Gangs, for Cancelled Gigs
Rick Ross claims that gang threats have nothing to do with the reason he cancelled some of his tour dates last week. Although it was…
News
Soldiers Kicked Out of Military for Failing Fitness Tests
The obesity epidemic is posing a threat to national security. Military officials report that obesity has become the leading cause of ineligibility when recruiting people…
Little Known Black History Facts
Little Known Black History Fact: Gloria Davy
On February 12, 1958, opera singer Gloria Davy became the first black woman to sing the legendary performance of “Aida” at the New York Met.…
National News
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Endorses Gay Marriage
While gay and lesbian couples in Washington continue to make their vows official, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed has publicly endorsed same-sex unions. In a written…
National News
Man Breaks into Ex’s Apartment to Glue Her Belongings
A Pennsylvania man was arrested for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and gluing her property together. Pennsylvania State Police said Dennis Homberg broke into his…
Blogs
Dr. Kim Smith-Whitley on Sickle Cell Anemia
Got a question about sickle cell anemia? Text it to “646464″ (OHOHOH). — There is good news on the horizon in sickle cell research. Researchers…
Commentary
The Obama Attacks Continue
For the past four years, Orly Taitz has been trying to prove that President Obama wasn’t born in the United States. But all the California…
Commentary
COMMENTARY: Black Woman Fired Over Response to Short Hairstyle
I hope Rhonda Lee gets her job back. In fact, she never should have lost her job over a short Afro hairstyle in the first…
