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Out of the dusty caves of the past crawls the memory of that dreary time in Bishop Eddie Long’s life – “The First Lady,” the story of (and by) Centino Kemp, a young man who claims to have been led into the sexual secrets of the church leader. In the book he discusses the struggles […]
Ex-cop Christopher Dorner is still on the loose in California. Prior to his killings he wrote the manifesto below. (Warning contains graphic content) —————- From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281 I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that […]
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is a much better man than I am. Farrakhan hasn’t filed a lawsuit for slander against the producers of the television movie “Betty and Coretta” or against executives of the Lifetime Network, but he could. The film debuted on Lifetime last Saturday night. It repeated Sunday afternoon and twice […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and neighboring states hunted Thursday for a disgruntled former Los Angeles officer wanted for going on a deadly shooting rampage that he warned in an online posting would target those on the force who wronged him, authorities said. Police issued a statewide “officer safety […]
Local media outlets in Chicago are reporting that First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the Saturday funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student killed by random gunfire last week. Hadiya, one of 42 victims of violence in Chicago in January, was with friends in a park after school. They were seeking shelter from the […]
Reports out of Atlanta are claiming that Bishop Eddie Long was aware of Ephren Taylor’s ponzi scheme nearly a week before Taylor scammed Long’s congregation out of more than a million dollars. According to Channel 2 Action News, Long was warned by an unidentified male about Taylor’s incredulous background through an internal memo sent to […]
Roland Martin talks with Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, about keeping “her son’s legacy alive” and also with attorney Ben Crump about the latest in the George Zimmerman case. Read the full conversation below: ROLAND MARTIN: This week, of course, Trayvon Martin, Tom, would have turned 18 years old, and there’s a number of events […]
According to reports, former Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could be facing “significant jail time” as a part of a plea deal over the federal investigation into his misuse of campaign funds. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that a source claims Jackson Jr. is working on a deal that will send him to […]
Christopher Castillo, the Florida man who made death threats against President Obama back in November was in court facing jurors this week. In the post, Castillo said he would “hunt” the President down and then “kill him and watch the life disappear from his eyes.” This week in court, his attorney James Smith, argued that […]
New HIV infections among black women in the U.S. are declining for the first time in more than a decade among black women and researchers are watching to see if this will become a long-term trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said as it prepares for the 13th annual observance of National […]
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a 70-year-old high school basketball coach shot and killed a teenager during an attempted robbery outside the school. Police spokeswoman Officer Cassandra Lewis says assistant girls’ basketball coach Ernest Robinson was accosted by two males Friday evening while walking two team members outside King High School. Lewis says the […]
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick declined to testify Wednesday as the presentation of evidence in his corruption trial closed after nearly 70 days. Kilpatrick told a judge that he understood he had the right to speak in his own defense but would pass. His father, Bernard, and buddy Bobby Ferguson also declined […]
