Via Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: As a precaution, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has issued a Boil Water Advisory (BWA) for customers served by WSSC in a large portion of Prince George’s County south of Central Avenue and Route 202 (Landover Road). To view the area impacted and determine affected customers click on Boiled […]
Oprah Winfrey has shared her big secret: she recently learned she has a half-sister she never knew about. Winfrey made the announcement on Monday morning. She says she has a sister who lives in Milwaukee. The sister, Patricia, was given up for adoption by Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, shortly after her birth in 1963, USA […]
Seattle — The Seattle Police Officers’ Guild, the employees union representing approximately 1,350 sworn officers, publishes a newspaper each month called the Guardian. Written by and for cops, it’s not online, not for sale, and not in newspaper boxes. Most Seattle residents have never seen a copy. But if they had been reading the Guardian […]
Last week we opened the voting for our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition. Yesterday voting closed for round 1 and we’re down from 64 shows to 32. Based on the seeding of the editorial team we didn’t see any upset loses although we were surprised to see the short-lived 90’s sitcom “Thea” beat out the […]
PITTSBURGH — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, though disappointed his franchise isn’t participating in Super Bowl XLV, couldn’t have been any luckier with the Super Bowl draw. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers — two of the game’s best brand names with two of the best traveling fans in all of sports — meet […]
Medgar Evers was one of the most profound activists of the Civil Rights movement. His involvement in the Regional Council of Negro Leadership led to his organization of several boycotts and protests throughout Mississippi. His work as an NAACP field secretary also helped put Mississippi at the forefront of the struggle. One of Evers biggest […]
Legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
