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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called the jury verdict that cleared the killer of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin “questionable” and urged President Barack Obama to speak more on issues of race during an interview that aired Sunday. The first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the Martin verdict […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says the spirit of the 1963 March on Washington now demands equal rights for gays, Latinos, women and people with disabilities. Speaking before tens of thousands of people on the National Mall, the nation’s first black attorney general praised those who faced repression and brutality to march a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta was operating much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she laid plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. She was constantly on the phone as she confirmed event details, tweaked the draft of the speech she gave at Saturday’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial […]
Join us as we march and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Send us your photos via social media using #MLK50 and we’ll include your photos in a gallery on BlackAmericaWeb.com. With the continuing challenges of Black America in mind, despite our first African-American president, it’s a good […]
Police are currently on the lookout for a pervert (pictured) who allegedly pulled a knife on a woman and her children, when she asked him…
A sobering report released last weekend states that the economic disparity between Blacks and Whites has virtually remained the same for the past 50 years.…
By law, 20-year-old Caleb Clemmons is not allowed to use Tumblr, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram or Twitter for the next five years. (Yes, this means no…
A Mississippi teenager has been accused of killing his father with the help of three accomplices–including a police officer, the Clarion-Ledger reports. Kenneth Thompson, 53,…
On Wednesday, Black Twitter officially received its own Wikipedia page. SEE ALSO: Lee Daniels Perpetuates Black Myths That Need To Die On Wikipedia, Black Twitter…
Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” with Antoinette Tuff, the bookkeeper at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Ga., who is responsible for talking an armed gunman out of killing tons of innocent children and adults. Tuff explained how her faith in God allowed her to be a hero that day, telling Reid […]
Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. received a forfeiture order from the United States District Court, asking the embattled politician to fork over $750,000 and give up some of his prized possessions. Jackson Jr. has to cough up a wide array of items, reports NBC Chicago, including: $10,000 worth of Bruce Lee memorabilia $5,000 football […]
Gabrielle Union will be at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday but don’t expect to see boyfriend Dwyane Wade there with her. She told the Tom Joyner Morning Show that Wade and his two sons, Zaire and Zion are on their annual “mancation” and won’t be back until tomorrow. You can […]
