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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods. The huge spiral weather system weakened […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new judge has been assigned to oversee the case of George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin. Debra S. Nelson, a 13-year judicial veteran, was assigned to Zimmerman's case Thursday. A day earlier, an appeals court granted his attorney's request for Judge Kenneth Lester to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A three-judge panel in Florida has ruled that a former neighborhood watch leader charged in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin should be granted a new judge in his case. Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that Judge Kenneth Lester should enter a motion to disqualify himself in […]
Click here to listen to Ken Smukler's interview with Sybil Wilkes. Ken Smukler of the "Trickery Report" lightened the mood before breaking down the dour voter identification laws in the United States, joking, "Do you want to know a little black history fact about Janesville, Wisconsin? There is no black history in Janesville, Wisconsin," which […]
(Atlanta) – On the day, August 29th, of what would have been Michael Jackson’s 54th birthday, veteran entertainment attorney James Walker has been tapped by Clark-Atlanta University to teach an exciting new MBA course that explores the incredible business legacy created the late pop icon Michael Jackson. Titled, “Michael Jackson: The Business of Music,” the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 100-year-old man backed his car on to a sidewalk and hit 11 people, including nine children, across from an elementary school in South Los Angeles just after classes had ended Wednesday, authorities said. Four of the children were in critical condition when firefighters arrived but they were stabilized and were […]
Two people attending the Republican National Convention were tossed out of the venue after allegedly throwing peanuts at a black CNN camerawoman. After throwing the peanuts, the attendees hurled an insult at her, shouting, "This is how we feed the animals." According to CNN, there were many witnesses who confirmed the incident and pointed out […]
Click here to listen to pastor Corey Brooks full interview with TJMS Chicago pastor Corey Brooks is serious about stopping violence in Chicago, which is quickly approaching a record number of homicides for the year. Just this past weekend, nine people were killed and 37 wounded in gun violence. It seems like every big city […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)– The so-called "president" of the band bus on which a Florida A&M University band member was fatally beaten now faces a felony hazing charge. The Orlando Sentinel cites recently revised court documents that now list 25-year-old Dante Martin as one of 12 felony defendants in the death of 26-year-old drum major Robert […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian government says at least 24 people have died in accidents related to Tropical Storm Isaac. Haiti's Civil Protection Office said in a report Tuesday that the bulk of the deaths happened in the southeastern and western departments of the country. Some of the victims were electrocuted and others died […]
A black man eating dinner with two white women was served up with a lot more than dinner. Nicholas Melo of Brooklyn, was charged Tuesday for a hate crime after yelling racist remarks and then stabbing Akbar Salahuddin, 49, with a fork and punching him. Melo allegedly called Salahudddin the n-word and called his two […]
On newsstands in Spain for the August cover of Magazine Fuera de Serie, First Lady Michelle Obama sports an American flag … and nothing else. In fact, her nipple is showing. While she’d probably never pose for a photo like this, one has to ask about the motivation Michelle Obama Shown as Partially Nude Slave […]
