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Poverty, unemployment, home ownership, wealth – for each of these economic indicators African Americans fare worse than other racial groups. But why? During Black History Month the NAACP will delve into four major U.S. periods (Slavery, the New Deal, the Reagan Era, and the 2008 Housing Crisis) that have shaped many of African Americans’ economic […]
Kai, the hatchet wielding hitchhiker sounds like it could be a great name for a movie and after you hear the story of this real-life character’s heroic effort; we wouldn’t be surprised if we saw this story retold on-screen. According to Kai, the hitchhiker who was picked up by 54-year-old Jett Simmons McBride was thrown […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas couple who set out for a day of fishing came home with quite the fish story: Two winning lottery tickets, including a $1 million prize. The Arkansas Lottery Commission says Stephen and Terri Weaver were on a fishing trip when they stopped to buy the first ticket at […]
Two Hispanic gang members were arrested last Thursday on allegations they had 15 to 20 gang members surround a house owned by an African-American family…
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America’s policy excluding gay members and leaders could be up for a vote as soon as Wednesday, when the organization’s national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides. BSA announced last week it was considering allowing troops to decide whether to allow […]
Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s defense is expected to bring out their last few witnesses today in the five-month-long corruption trial. Yesterday, the defense called on four witnesses but they were all no-shows reportedly due to scheduling conflicts. Sharon McPhail was called as a witness for the defense and she spoke on Kilpatrick’s behalf claiming that […]
Insisting his only motivation is ridding the world of its “generational cycle of poverty,” a Tennessee lawmaker is nonetheless proposing legislation that could leave more children hungry and even more destitute in the here and now. Republican State Senator Stacey Campfield is seeking to tie state welfare benefits to student performance by mandating that state […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The murder trial for the Florida man charged in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin remains set for a June start after a judge Tuesday denied a defense request for a postponement. George Zimmerman‘s lead attorney Mark O’Mara presented a motion to have the trial pushed back to November. He […]
A high school coach in Alabama who was caught on tape ranting against Michelle Obama’s effort to promote low-calorie school lunches – claiming that the size of her posterior gives her no right to do so – has been suspended without pay for 10 days for his comments. “Fat butt Michelle Obama,” said Bob Grisham, […]
The retired African American schoolteacher who in 2003 revealed she was the secret daughter of segregationist U.S. senator Strom Thurmond, has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 87, died Monday of natural causes in Columbia, S.C., said her attorney, Frank K. Wheaton. A week before Christmas in 2003, the retired Los Angeles teacher stood before a phalanx […]
Malcolm Shabazz (pictured), the grandson of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X, was arrested by the FBI Monday while en route to Iran to attend a Hollywoodism conference,…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Arlington police say men with hammers smashed a display case in a Pentagon City jewelry store, making off with $128,000 in rings. Officers say four masked men walked into the Zales Jewelers at the Fashion Centre about 11 a.m. Monday. Two of them shattered a display case with hammers. All four […]
