MIAMI (AP) — A national holiday celebrating nonviolence and Martin Luther King Jr. erupted into mayhem when eight people were shot at a park named after the slain civil rights leader. Hundreds of people had gathered in the park after the annual MLK Day parade in the Liberty City neighborhood, and the shooting sent people […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night,” Prince once sang. But his money matters a lot to the IRS, and the case provides a cautionary tale not just for the wealthy, but not-so-rich Americans as well. Prince’s estate has until Saturday to file an estate tax payment for the late rock superstar, and […]
Up until last Friday, 19-year-old Alexis Manigo was a normal high school graduate looking ahead to the future. This week, she’s an international news story. Manigo found out that she’s actually Kamiyah Mobley, kidnapped at birth in Jacksonville, Florida and raised by the only woman she knows as a mother, Gloria Williams of South Carolina. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ava DuVernay doesn’t want to talk about Donald Trump’s election. Her feelings are still too raw. But because Oprah Winfrey asked about it, the filmmaker opened up: Trump “represents violence,” DuVernay said, and she doesn’t have much empathy for those who supported him. She made the remarks Sunday during a discussion […]
Donald Trump, just days away from taking the oath to be the 45th president of the United States, met today (01-16-17) at Trump Tower with Martin Luther King III to discuss his father, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s legacy. “A very constructive meeting,” is how King III framed his meeting with the president-elect. He […]
“Hidden Figures,” about African-American mathematicians in the 1960s space race, sold a leading $20.5 million in tickets in North American theaters over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, according to estimates Sunday. Fox anticipates the film, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, will make $25.3 million when Monday is included, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of John Lewis’ books have sold out on Amazon after the Democratic congressman claimed the top spots on the retailer’s best-seller list. Sales of the civil rights leader’s graphic novel “March” and his 2015 memoir “Walking With the Wind” skyrocketed following his feud with President-elect Donald Trump over the Martin […]
Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee first announced that Jennifer Holliday was booked for the Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration, which will take place on January 19 at the Lincoln Memorial. The lineup also includes Toby Keith, Jon Voight and 3 Doors Down, although her publicist told EURweb.com that she had not yet confirmed. However, after […]
Ben Carson appears at a Senate hearing for his HUD secretary nomination. He's short on experience but long on vision.
New documentary, 'They Don't Give a Damn,' gives a voice to Chicago's displaced residents.
The Orlando police arrest two individuals for helping accused cop killer evade capture. Meanwhile the manhunt continues.
