White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes spoke on why she decided to leave her position during an “Open for Questions” Q&A session moderated by The Root.
HOUSTON — A 70-year-old Houston grandmother from the Phillipines has been charged with being the ring leader of a codeine distribution ring. The woman, Lucita Uy, banked at least $10 million and used her own renegade pharmacies to purchase 97,000 pints of prescription-strength cough syrup and smuggle them from California to Houston to make a […]
A new report by the Center of Social Inclusion shows that Jim Crow still exists today in the job market. The report titled, From Jim Crow Jobs to Employment Equity, reveals many startling statistics. In the market, six of the seven occupations with the highest salaries are overrepresented by whites, while conversely, three of the […]
A year ago, a New York police officer fatally shot Pace University football player Danroy Henry Jr. Due to questionable accounts of the incident, Henry’s family says they haven’t moved on, and are still searching for answers.
Straw polls seem to be Herman Cain’s bread and butter. Cain went on to win his second straw poll this past weekend in Nevada. He won 31 percent of the vote and edged out Mitt Romney who finished with 29 percent. Cain won the Nevada GOP Straw Poll making it the second he’s won in […]
PHOENIX — The grandmother of an Arizona girl missing for more than a week pleaded Thursday for more attention from police investigators and the national media, saying that the case of her granddaughter’s disappearance hasn’t been made a priority because she’s black. Jahessye (JES’-ee) Shockley was last seen Oct. 11 by her three older siblings […]
Usually when a celebrity is killed, there is a massive investigation and people reveal anything and everything they know about the situation. In the world of Hip-Hop, police don’t seem to concerned and the “no snitching” rule usually rises up amongst the public when it comes to speaking to authorities. New information is revealed all […]
NEW YORK — A woman testified in a police corruption trial that the Brooklyn South Narcotics police squad would give her crack cocaine and force her to perform sex acts on them. The woman, Melanie Perez, said that she was introduced to other cops and even received a Christmas gift for her efforts. The trial […]
NEW YORK — Harlem residents are concerned over a new resident who has just moved in who was convicted of killing his neighbor in 2002. Robert Durst killed his neighbor and was investigated for the disappearance of his wife. Durst is a wealthy heir to a New York real estate fortune who was also known […]
MIAMI — Miami residents are concerned with the upcoming “Freaknik” Spring Break party. “Freaknik” was previously held in Atlanta before being banned. At the this year’s Urban Beach Weekend during Memorial Day, a man was killed by police after a car chase. Miami Residents Rally To End “Urban Beach Weekend” Commissioner Calls For Curfew After […]