Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arguably one of the most-studied public figures in world history. Very few facts about the former civil rights icon have gone unpublished. Still, here are some facts about Dr. King’s life you may not know. SEE ALSO: Who Will Romney Pick As VP? Why Newt Gingrich Is Staying In […]
MIAMI-Luis Gonzalez a 50-year-old man from Hialeah, Florida has been charged with a hate crime and attempted murder after police determined he was lying after he told them he was shot in the head in an attempted robbery. Police found out that there was no attempted robbery and that Gonzalez was shot after trying to […]
The Jarawa tribe, 400 members strong, live in the reserve lush forests of South Andamans in the Indian Ocean. The Jarawa people lived successfully on their island without contact with outsiders for probably about 55,000 years until 1998. Since then, many have left their forest to settle in nearby towns and settlements. Now there are […]
WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned as “completely inhumane” a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Pentagon officials said commanders believe they have identified the men’s unit and that it is back in the United States. SEE ALSO: Satomrum’s Communist Clan The Marine […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren’t convicted of a crime. SEE ALSO: Rick Santorum Falls Hard The settlement announced Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is part of […]
Raunchy rap icon Luther Campbell offers a damning assessment of the leading Republican presidential nominees in a recent column for the Miami New Times. The former 2 Live Crew frontman writes that he’s dismayed at today’s candidates from the party of Abraham Lincoln, a party that he says once “stood up for African-Americans.” RELATED: Is […]
Here’s a list of Black folks who’ve most impressed me with the power of their brains and the depth of their abilities: SEE ALSO: Child Swept Away Into Sewage System 1) Al Sharpton: Rev. Al and I fight … all the time – the fights are usually over President Barack Obama – but I have […]
A video has surfaced of what appears to be American soldiers dressed in Marine gear urinating on dead bodies. The video was posted online with the caption “scout sniper team 4 with 3rd battalion 2nd marines out of camp lejeune peeing on dead talibans.” In the video, the soldiers joke around with one saying, “Have […]
Gorge actress Halle Berry is reportedly engaged to French actor Olivier Martinez. The two sealed the pre-nuptial deal with an emerald and diamond sparkler. which Berry has been sporting, says People.com. SEE ALSO: Gingrich, Santorum Vow To Fight On Berry and Martinez met nearly two years ago during the filming of “Dark Tide,” when they worked opposite each […]
By Clay Cane Fans of Real Housewives of Atlanta and tons of straight women in the Big Peach might disagree with The Advocate, the world’s leading mag on all things LGBT, which recently claimed that A-Town is no longer the gayest city in America. How could this be you ask? The Advocate‘s gauge for gay […]