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A “No Colors Allowed” sign that is posted outside of Beer Belly’s, a Taylor, Mich., bar, has reportedly got folks near and far up in arms.…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of New Jersey’s capital city could soon be removed from office. A federal jury convicted Tony Mack on Friday of bribery, fraud and extortion Friday. And state law prevents him from staying in office. The panel found Mack and his brother, Ralphiel, participated in a scheme to take money […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The corruption case against former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the city’s chief executive when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, was in the hands of jurors Monday after prosecutors said they had presented evidence of a “mayor on the take.” Nagin’s defense lawyer told jurors the case was built on the […]
It’s been more than a year since Rhonda Lee (pictured) was fired from her meteorologist anchor position after defending her natural hair and Black kids…
A 5-day-old baby boy was found alive outside of a Iowa gas station one day after he was kidnapped from his Wisconsin home and his…
For iPhone users: 02/10/14- Unfortunately, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are embroiled in a battle over the ownership of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize and “traveling” Bible. Martin Luther King III and Dexter King want to sell their father’s prized items, however, Bernice King is currently in control of the property. Bernice […]
The principal of an all-girls Catholic school in California had a lot of explaining to do this week after the cafeteria offered a special Black…
UPDATE: 2/8/14, 7:43 P.M. ET — Boxing promoter Damon Feldman is doing a rope-a-dope with Trayvon Martin supporters and the media, backpedaling on his decision…
Thirteen members of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church managed to recoup some of their monetary investments in a civil suit against controversial Bishop Eddie…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nine bullet holes were found in an SUV after an argument over loud music at a Florida convenience store that left a teen dead, an investigator testified Saturday at the trial of the man charged with opening fire. Also Saturday, the defendant’s fiancee, who was with him the night of the […]
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons are in the mix for a playoff spot this season. Aside from that, not much has changed at The Palace. So it’s time for another new coach to step in and see if he can help this franchise shake out of its extended funk. Detroit fired Maurice Cheeks on […]
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Marcus Smart was quiet and subdued as he apologized at a podium, a demeanor in stark contrast to the one that sent shockwaves through Oklahoma State’s basketball program hours earlier. Smart was suspended three games Sunday by the Big 12 for shoving a fan in the closing seconds of the Cowboys’ […]
