I once admired Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the former U.S. Rep. from Detroit, but now I’m questioning her reasoning. In Washington, D.C. this week, Cheeks, who is no stranger to Capitol Hill hearings, will preside over a week of testimony about the existence of extraterrestrials, aliens from space, and unidentified flying objects. Really? What is Cheeks […]

If You Missed It, Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

There It Is by Jayne Cortez (1982) And if we don’t fight if we don’t resist if we don’t organize and unify and get the power to control our own lives then we will wear the exaggerated look of captivity the stylized look of submission the bizarre look of suicide the dehumanized look of fear […]

Jamil Abdur-Rahman and Idries Abdur-Rahman aren’t just another twin set of handsome faces. The 36-year-old twin brothers from Chicago are both OB/GYN physicians and recent contestants on “The Amazing Race.” The pair do more than dispense health advice. They have had to practice what they preached in order to get ready for the grueling competition. […]

News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman faces attempted murder charges after police say she tried to sneak orange juice bottles spiked with a lethal amount of rubbing alcohol inside a Starbucks. San Jose Police arrested Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, late Monday. A customer reported seeing the woman take two bottles of orange juice from her […]

Food & Travel

Wil James is the key driver to making sure that Toyota builds reliable vehicles in North America. James oversees what some would consider a small city, Toyota’s largest automotive assembly plant in North America. James, who serves as president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Kentucky, is the first and only African American to serve […]

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits” Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belies those cheery words, showing him with a vacant look on his face. See video below. It’s been more than three weeks since […]

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TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Ricin has been found in a business once used by the man charged in the case of letters laced with the deadly poison being sent to President Barack Obama, according to a court document made public Tuesday that also said the substance was found on items the suspect dumped in a […]

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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Houston man who admitted shooting his daughter outside a Texas courthouse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder for the death of a 79-year-old bystander. Bartholomew Granger, 42, testified in his own defense that he didn’t shoot Minnie Ray Sebolt last March when he opened fire on his daughter outside the […]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury began weighing murder charges Tuesday against a doctor charged with killing five people, including four viable babies allegedly born alive at his abortion clinic. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, performed thousands of abortions over a 30-year career, and authorities say he routinely performed illegal, late-term procedures. He maintains that he […]

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WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Boston Celtics players are voicing support for Jason Collins. The Celtics practiced for the first time Tuesday since their former teammate said he was gay on Sports Illustrated’s website Monday. Kevin Garnett says he’s happy Collins can be himself. Jason Terry says it seems like a tremendous weight has been lifted […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that no stone will be left unturned in reviewing whether any sensitive intelligence was missed that could have stopped the deadly attacks on the Boston Marathon. Obama called it “standard procedure,” but said the review, which will last only 90 days, would help determine if all the […]

Gossip

And right on cue, it’s the I didn’t know he (Jason Collins) was gay story. Why are we so not surprised to learn that Carolyn Moos, the woman who was once engaged to the now out of the closet NBA player, supposedly had NO CLUE that he was gay. Moos (who once played in the […]