ROLLING FORK, Miss– The small hometown of Blues musician Muddy Waters is threatened by a flood that may affect its 2,700 inhabitants in approaching days.
The trial of a Muslim bakery for the murder of a Black Oakland newspaper editor has come to a close as prosecutors made their closing arguments yesterday. The main suspect, Yusef Bey IV, 25, who is alleged to have ordered the killing of the journalist who they felt was ready to expose their bakery as […]
A recently released infographic by Good Magazine illustrates the growing acceptance of interracial marriage in America. According to the data, one in seven marriages in the U.S. are interethnic or interracial. Asians and Hispanics, two of the fastest growing immigrants communities, appear to be the most common groups to marry outside of their race. Among […]
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates told reporters Wednesday that though he believes “somebody” in Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts, there is no substantial proof that senior members of the country’s government were aware. Political pundits and critics have questioned whether the country’s senior leadership knew and did not disclose of Bin Laden […]
ATLANTA-Former RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, is going after his former Republican colleagues over a racist skit and a comparison of health care. He criticized Rush Limbaugh for a skit that mocked President Barack Obama and the way Black people talked and Rand Paul for saying that Universal Health Care is “slavery.” The Redding News reports: […]
WASHINGTON — United States Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stated that there was no evidence that anyone in the upper echelons of Pakistan’s leadership knew that Osama Bin Laden was hiding in their country. The New York Times reports: “I have seen no evidence at all that the senior leadership knew,” Mr. Gates said. “In […]
DALLAS, Tx. — A Dallas mother alleges that her 12-year-old son was bound to a chair with duct tape and beaten by classmates even as a teacher stood by and ignored the attack. VIDEO: The NY Daily News reports: The woman said his hands were taped to the chair, he was wrapped with a telephone […]
A recent article on the New York Times is about the way in which college graduates are facing greater and greater difficulty in finding employment after leaving school. The New York Times reports: Employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years, as have starting salaries for those who can […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Thirteen Montgomery County Public Schools high school seniorswill receive a collective $250,000 in Broad Prize college scholarships, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today. The Montgomery County students received the scholarships because the district was a 2010 finalist for The Broad (pronounced like “road”) Prize, the nation’s largest education award honoring large urban districts that have […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Sheila Stewart 443-629-0108 Radio One DC Stations Teaming up with The DC 100 Black Men Promoting Health & Fitness Washington, DC- Radio One DC Stations (WPRS-FM/WMMJ-FM/WKYS-FM/WOL-AM/WYCB-AM) have teamed up with (The 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC Inc.,) for their Citywide Health Fair, Saturday, May 21st from 8a-12p at Spingarn High […]
