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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has released its annual performance report for fiscal year 2012. The data shows that MBDA…
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial on Monday heard a recording of the neighborhood watch volunteer describing his fatal encounter with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to a police officer soon after it happened. Zimmerman said in that first police interview that he saw Martin walking through his neighborhood on a dark, […]
Steve Erhardt won’t reveal his age, but many reports put him in his early 50’s. Fitting since he’s about to undergo his 54th surgery. That’s…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Basking in an exuberant welcome, President Barack Obama on Monday declared a new era in U.S. relations with Africa based on strategic investment as opposed to charitable aid. Obama’s visit to Tanzania, the last stop on a three-country tour of the continent, offers him a unique opportunity to meet […]
LONDON (AP) — Add Serena Williams to the list of big names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon. The defending champion failed to close out a see-saw third set Monday, dropping the last four games against Sabine Lisicki of Germany to lose 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the fourth round and end her career-best […]
Friday night Trayvon Martin‘s stepmother, Alicia Stanley spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. However, some think it may not have been a good idea. That’s because she told Cooper that even though she’s convinced George Zimmerman’s guilty, personally she doesn’t believe that he picked Trayvon out because he was black. The interview was emotional and when […]
Masked men crashed a pick-up truck into the wall of a Houston convenience store to steal an ATM. According to KHOU News, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Friday June 28 after a Dodge Ram pick-up truck slammed into the side of an Exxon gas station. In video footage, six men can be seen […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Student loan rates will double today — at least for a while — after a compromise to keep student loan interest rates low proved unwinnable before the July 1 deadline, senators said Thursday. Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Senate education panel, said none of the proposals being circulating among lawmakers […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after police say he strangled a family dog, then cut up its body parts and stored it in the freezer for future meals. A police statement says 25-year-old Elliot Huggins was arrested Friday morning on the animal cruelty charge. It was not […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “Ka” died after a fall during a show in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late Saturday night at a hospital after falling about 50 feet from the show’s stage. Witnesses told the Las Vegas Sun ( ) that the accident occurred near […]
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — The 19 firefighters killed Sunday in Arizona were part of an elite crew known for working on the front lines of region’s worst fires, including two this season that came before the team descended on the erratic fire that claimed their lives. All but one member of the Prescott-based Hotshot crew […]
American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan asked President Obama if his new African leaders initiative will assist troubled historically black colleges. In her first question to President Obama, Ryan asks. “What are your hopes once you touch down in South Africa as it deals with the youth population, especially with the HBCUs […]
