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“In 1963, more than a quarter-million people came together in Washington, DC for The Great March for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed moment in black history. As we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of this event and reflect on the progress we’ve made toward economic equality, we are faced with the sobering truth that—while much has […]
CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — A sheriff’s official says one person has been arrested in a suspected stabbing attack at a Houston-area community college campus. Alan Bernstein of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t know how many people were hurt in the Tuesday attack on the Lone Star community college system’s campus in Cypress, but multiple […]
Finding black-owned businesses in your area just got a lot easier with the launch of new smartphone app, “Around the Way.” The app, a partnership between the U.S. Black Chambers and developers Around The Way, allows users to locate any of the estimated 1.9 million black-owned businesses in the United States utilizing the GPS feature […]
The parents of Trayvon Martin have settled in a wrongful-death suit against the homeowners association of the Sanford, Fla. gated community where neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, gunned down the teen. Rumors say the settlement is more than $1M, but the amount has been redacted on public documents, reports the Chicago Tribune. Tracy Martin and Sybrina […]
ATLANTA (AP) — What a week for Rick Pitino! He’s elected to the Hall of Fame. His horse is headed to the Kentucky Derby. His son gets a prominent head coaching job. Then he caps it off with what he wanted most. Another national championship. For that, he can thank 13 of the grittiest guys […]
While Alanna Walls was still in elementary school, she tried to volunteer at a hospital. They told her she was too young. She tried other places, too, but got the same response. So two years ago, at the age of 10, Alanna started her own nonprofit. As founder of Polished Girlz, Alanna, now 12, goes […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a 2-year-old in New York’s Times Square and has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Queens resident Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez was arrested Sunday afternoon. He was arraigned Monday on charges including aggressive begging. He didn’t enter a […]
VALLECITOS, N.M. (AP) — A school bus went off the road, rolled over and lodged in an embankment Monday morning and the driver died at the scene, investigators said. At least nine children were injured in the crash in a mountainous area of northern New Mexico. It was not clear if the driver, Pat Valdez, […]
If this Arizona man tried to plead not guilty to driving under the influence, he wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. Okay, that was wrong of us to say, but really, this guy wouldn’t have a leg to stand on especially because the one-legged driver was just arrested for his seventh DUI. Lane R. […]
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Former Auburn defensive back Mike McNeil received a 15-year split sentence on Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery. Lee County Circuit Judge Christopher Hughes accepted McNeil’s plea deal Monday as his trial was set to begin. Under the deal, McNeil is required to serve at least three years in prison, […]
In a lawsuit filed Friday (April 5) in Los Angeles Superior Court, a veteran African American executive accuses Fox Sports Corporate Group of racial discrimination, claiming it currently employs 34 executives above the VP level – and not one of them is black. A lawyer for plaintiff Jerry Davis alleges in the lawsuit, “Indeed, to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to boost the chances of gun legislation that could be in jeopardy this week with a trip to the home state of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Obama is visiting the Connecticut capital of Hartford, where last week the governor signed a law with widespread restrictions […]
