Via: myhoustonmajic.com Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, say that they have not been in contact with him for a few days and that he has went into hiding. They also say that they are dropping him as a client and withdrawing as Zimmerman’s counsel. This announcement comes the same day a public […]
Special prosecutor Angela Corey said Monday she will not take the Trayvon Martin shooting death before a grand jury. Corey said she continues to investigate the case and will not involve a grand jury that had been set to meet Tuesday in Sanford, Fla. Corey said her decision to skip the grand jury shouldn’t be considered a factor in […]
Picking an election-year fight with Republicans, President Barack Obama is urging Congress to boost taxes on millionaires, traveling to Florida to make a populist pitch on an issue that draws a sharp contrast with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Obama is outlining his support for the so-called “Buffett rule” in Boca Raton, Fla., arguing that wealthy investors should not pay taxes […]
WHAT: President Barack Obama will deliver remarks about American energy and highlight the important role community colleges play in partnering with businesses to provide innovative solutions to address the country’s energy concerns. WHO: President Barack Obama Charlene M. Dukes, president, Prince George’s Community College WHEN: March 15, 10:55 a.m. WHERE: Novak Field HousePrince George’s Community […]
Who: The Dorothy I. Height Education Foundation and the National Council of Negro Women (www.NCNW.org) What: A kick-off of the weeklong call for service marking the centennial birthday of civil rights, women rights and social activist Dorothy Height, who died in 2010 at 98 years. The 2-hour kick-off service will be a celebration of music […]
(College Park, MD) — Police say a student at the University of Maryland has been arrested after threatening on the Internet to go on a shooting rampage at the campus. According to a statement by the University Police, the student posted statements on the Internet saying that he would be on a shooting rampage on […]
(Undated) — African American women are infected with HIV at a higher rate than other races, and the problem is much worse than health care providers had thought, according to a new study. Researchers from the New Jersey Medical School found that two-thirds of new HIV cases in the U.S. infect black women, although black […]
LARGO, Md.—Diverse Issues in Higher Education has selected President Charlene M. Dukes as one of its “up and coming” women leaders in higher education. President Dukes’ profile is featured in the publication’s Women’s History Month special edition, “Women in Higher Education: The Leadership Mystique.” The first-of-its-kind issue highlights the critical role women have played in […]
Via NewsOne Misogyny is wrong when rappers say misogynist terms and it is wrong when Rush Limbaugh uses misogynist terms to degrade women was well. Now Limbaugh is attempting to say that there is a double standard in his treatment and the way rappers are treated for misogynist language and the way he was treated. […]
Via NewsOne Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is perhaps the worst threat to the stability of any country on the continent of Africa and he needs to be stopped. For more than 26 years, Kony has wreaked havoc across Uganda. He has forced tens of thousands of children into sex slavery and […]