On Thanksgiving day in 1875, Alexander Crummell, founder of the American Negro Academy, made a historic speech called “The Social Principle Among a People and Its Bearing on Their Progress and Development.” His goal was for Blacks to reflect on racial progress in America on Thanksgiving Day. Crummell was born in New York in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After enjoying the Thanksgiving turkey, some Americans hit the stores for what retailers hope will be a new tradition to start the holiday shopping season. Throngs of shoppers lined up at Macy’s Herald Square in Manhattan for its evening opening, looking for deals, and Target estimated hundreds were waiting outside a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two people were killed and four were hospitalized in shootings at a riverfront park in Louisville, police said Thursday. Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell said officers responded to a call of multiple shootings about 1:30 p.m. at Shawnee Park. The injuries among those taken to University Hospital were not […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Elizabeth Thompson can’t wait to leave the big city behind and decompress over the Thanksgiving holiday at her grandmother’s house in rural south-central Indiana. But first she has to get there. On Wednesday, Thompson, 23, missed her Amtrak train from Chicago to Galesburg, Illinois, where she’d planned to catch a ride with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey, this time with his nephews standing in for daughters Malia and Sasha. The light-hearted ceremony in the Rose Garden also featured Iowa-raised turkeys Tater and Tot, with the latter […]
Cam Newton and his feathered cap handed out thanksgiving meals for more than 800 children Monday night in Charlotte as part of his foundation’s fourth annual Thanksgiving Jam. “You see it grow each and every year with more people involved – that’s my delight that I get from it,” said the Carolina Panthers quarterback, according […]
When it comes to Thanksgiving food, everyone always talks about the Turkey. But deep down, you know that this dinner is all about the side dishes and desserts! Click on the audio player to hear this list of the ten best side dishes and desserts in this clip from “The D.L. Hughley Show!” Sign Up For […]
Today, Pastor Jay‘s sermon remind us about the importance of gratitude. It’s easy to get caught up in the demands of life, what we don’t have and what we’re working toward. But don’t forget about the gratitude that you should always carry with you! Click on the audio player to hear his sermon in this […]
During a pre-Thanksgiving segment on Fox & Friends, host Brian Kilmeade surprised his co-host Harris Faulkner when he asked her if she served Kool-Aid with her meals.
The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone and just as plentiful as the leftovers in your kitchen is the aftermath of one of arguably the biggest…
The couple was taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. Mr. Johnson, who sustained burns in the fire, is in serious condition, but is expected to recover.
