Little Known Black History Facts
Little Known Black History Fact: Izola Ware Curry, Stabber of MLK
Ten years before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was almost taken by a woman named Izola Ware Curry. Curry was a…
Daily Archive: March 6, 2013
Michael Cottman
5 Minutes With the President: Unemployed and Living Without Health Insurance
EDITOR’S NOTE: BlackAmericaWeb.com is starting a new occasional feature called “Five Minutes with the President.” We’re asking African Americans to tell us what they would…
Entertainment
Beanie Sigel Gets 6 to 23 Months in Pa. Drug Case
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge…
News
NY Man Gets Summonses for Laughing Too Loudly in Home
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man says he didn’t know it was a crime to laugh. Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre, on…
Entertainment
Kanye Rants About MTV’s Hottest MC’s Ranking
Kanye West called into New York’s Hot 97 for a rare discussion after landing at No. 7 on MTV’s Hottest MCs in the Game list.…
Entertainment
George Lucas Proposes Museum in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas wants to build a museum dedicated to visual storytelling in San Francisco’s Presidio that would house…
News
Next NYC Health Campaign: Too-Loud Earphones
NEW YORK (AP) — Add cranked-up earphones to the list of health dangers Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s administration wants New Yorkers to avoid. The city Health…
News
Arkansas Adopts US’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers overrode a veto Wednesday and gave the state the most restrictive abortion law in the country — a…
News
More Gun Laws = Fewer Deaths, 50-State Study Says
CHICAGO (AP) — A 50-state study says those with the most gun laws have the fewest gun-related deaths. The research doesn’t prove that the number…
News
House Votes to Prevent March 27 Federal Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to ease the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts and prevent a…
