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A lot of speculation and rumors have surrounded the recent medical leave of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. who is currently being treated for depression and gastrointestinal issues at the Mayo Clinic in Minn. His father, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke with Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to provide the facts of his son's […]
MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre assault alongside a busy South Florida highway told police that his attacker "just ripped me to ribbons." In a recorded interview with investigators, Ronald Poppo said the man who approached him initially seemed friendly. Then the man, Rudy Eugene, seemed […]
Fearing the impact of new voting access laws approved by several states, congressional Democrats Thursday fired off a letter to presidents of the nation’s colleges and universities imploring them to do all they can to ensure that their students are able to register and vote. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. John Conyers of […]
On Monday night, about 103,000 Grenadians went bonkers after Kirani James won the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter race at the London Olympics. Make that 103,000 Grenadians and one delirious African-American columnist that writes for a certain web site you all know and love. James, a 19-year-old native of the tiniest island in […]
It was 2007 when Charisma Cannon lost her marketing job in Atlanta, which had the ripple effect of eventually causing her to lose her house. While she was trying to untangle her financial affairs, she was also struck by a mysterious illness doctors couldn’t seem to diagnose. The least amount of activity exhausted her. She […]
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man accidentally dialed 911 during a drug deal, leading to the entire conversation being recorded and his subsequent arrest. Scranton police say they arrested 24-year-old Justin Kryzanowski on Wednesday after being contacted by dispatchers who told them a conversation about narcotics could be heard over an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy bill. The actions announced by Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon include giving the department new authority to penalize retailers who […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the death of an unarmed teen say they'll seek a "stand your ground" hearing that could lead to criminal charges being dismissed. A statement posted Thursday on the website for George Zimmerman's legal team says evidence released by prosecutors shows "clear support for […]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana threatened Tuesday to sue a northeastern Louisiana charter school if it doesn't change rules that keep pregnant students out of the classroom and require girls under suspicion of being pregnant to be tested. The four-paragraph "Student Pregnancy Policy" in Delhi Charter School's policy manual says that if a […]
To me, the silliness over Gabby Douglas’ gelled, less-than-perfectly-permed edges is symbolic of a larger issue. It’s symbolic of how too many of us focus on shallow things, and, in the process, wind up setting unnecessary limits for ourselves. I won’t fill too much space taking everyone back here, but we all know how Twitter […]
Like Mitt Romney’s tax files situation, Gabby Douglas’ hair controversy just doesn’t seem to want to go away. In fact, in a recent interview with Fashionista.com, Gabby’s mother, Natalie Hawkins, says that this wasn’t the first time her daughter’s hair had come up. “I started hearing about [her hair] earlier this year actually. I started […]
Fans of Papa John’s pizza can expect higher prices after President Obama’s health care law takes full effect, reports The Huffington Post. The chain’s CEO John Schnatter, who is backing GOP candidate Mitt Romney for president, says “Obamacare” will force him to offer health care coverage to more of his 16,500 total employees or pay […]
