OAKLAND, Calif. — A good samaritan who distributed meals to the homeless and less fortunate was killed in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday. Paris Powell, 29, was shot in the head while delivering food from his family’s van on the 1000 block of 47th Avenue in Oakland. Powell’s wife and 3-year-old step daughter were also struck, but […]
When will he learn? Former NBA star Jalen Rose, who was sentenced to 20 days in jail this past Tuesday for a DUI, was cited for speeding a day after his sentencing. Rose was clocked going 46 m.p.h. in a 25-m.p.h. zone shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday night, Clawson Police Chief Harry Anderson said. He […]
As the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case continues to unfold, his accuser Nafissatou Diallo is caught in an old, deplorable game of demonizing the woman — and Black women in particular — as sexual aggressors and prostitutes. The media’s continued assault on her character practically forced her to come forward, defend her character and profess her truth. […]
WASHINGTON — The recent terrorist attack in Norway has U.S. officials concerned about right wing extremism in the U.S. The Huffington Post reports: “As it stands today, we have been much more focused than at any time in the last 10 years on threat posed by homegrown terrorism,” a senior DHS counterterrorism official told The […]
With the recent bombing and shootings in Oslo committed by madman Anders Breivik, we decided to take a look back and find the 10 most notorious white terrorists of all-time. When you hear the word terrorist in our national media conversation, you usually hear the words Islamic and Muslim right before it. But rarely ever […]
While Detroit was once a shining emblem of American ingenuity and industry, the Motor City is now facing a $155 million deficit, a declining population and struggling to survive the nations economic downturn. At the same time, America is facing similar peril _ joblessness, deficit, and national sense that things are not getting better. The […]
While America’s economic turmoil has impacted the entire nation, Black businesses seem to be some of the most severely affected. Today, in the U.S., there are half as many Black-owned car dealerships than there were three years ago. Automotive News details the industrywide decline. Black dealers have taken a disproportionate hit — “drastic” in the […]
OHIO — A 20-year-old burglary suspect escaped a police car by breaking the window with his head then jumped 90 feet to his death, according to police. Kaylen English, from Ohio, jumped out of the moving cruiser and off the Salem Avenue Bridge as officers were taking him to jail on Saturday night. He landed in […]
Talk about a lot for a little. A South Carolina woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for armed robbery and possession of a violent weapon during a convenience store holdup. Connie Murray Dumas, 40, stole a total of $94 in cash from the store. In the robbery, no one was hurt — […]
ATLANTA — It seems that the list of accusers for Bishop Eddie Long just keep getting well, longer. A 22-year-old gay man is accusing Bishop Eddie Long of having a sexual relationship with him while he was in college. Centino Kemp, who was raised in the Bahamas, said the relationship was so intense that he […]
