It seems there is a disconnect from what is being covered by financial news and what the public is really concerned about. You can’t turn on the financial news networks without hearing questions such as the following: “Will the US raise its debt ceiling?” “Will the tax cuts for the rich be extended?” “Will the […]
Sheryl Swoopes, a three-time WNBA MVP, who came out as a lesbian six years ago has announced that she will be marrying a man. Swoopes was previously married to a man, her high school sweetheart, with whom she had a son with before coming out as a lesbian in 2005; announcing her relationship with Alisa […]
NEW YORK — Officer Daniel Hernandez is suing the NYPD for denying him overtime after he shot and paralyzed Ahmed Evans who is suing Hernandez over the shooting. The New York Daily News reports: Officer Daniel Hernandez claims that as a result of being kept off the street since July 2008, he’s been “damaged in […]
A new article in the American Prospect details how presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s views on slavery may be worse than we ever thought. A month ago, Bachmann got herself in hot water when it was discovered that she signed a pledge created by a Iowa social conservative group that stated “black child born into slavery […]
If you didn’t know any better, you might conclude that Rick Perry either is George W. Bush, or that he’s doing a pretty good imitation of him (or vice versa.) Perry’s voice and intonation are a lot like Bush’s. The gestures, the squinting and the laughter at seemingly inappropriate points in a sentence — are […]
(Washington, DC) — Despite his turbulent time in office, President Obama should still have plenty of support among minority voters at the polls next year. Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards says members of the African-American community are, like many Americans, both supportive and critical of the President’s policies. Edwards shared her observations on the President’s status in the […]
In hindsight, maybe Hillary Clinton had a point about Barack Obama during their highly contentious race for the Democratic presidential nomination. At a campaign rally in Providence, Rhode Island, the newly demoted frontrunner sarcastically shaded Obama’s more optimistic view of our political system. Then Sen. Clinton quipped, “Now I could stand up here and say, […]
A 79-year-old Dallas woman succumbed to the sweltering Texas heat and died in her home two days after reporting her air conditioner stolen to the police. Dolores Grissom, lived on a corner in her Oak Cliff neighborhood where her air conditioner was exposed. On July 14, Grissom reported that her $2,500 unit was stolen. On […]
PBS host Tavis Smiley and Professor Cornel West went on CNN yesterday to talk about their nationwide “Poverty Tour” and President Obama. Instead, they got into a debate with CNN anchor, Carol Costello. Smiley and West appeared on “American Morning” and went straight on the attack of President Obama’s debt ceiling deal. “I think this […]
In an exclusive interview with TheLoop.com, Rev. Al Sharpton spoke about his much talked-about absence at the 2011 NABJ Convention in Philadelphia this past weekend where he was scheduled to appear. Sharpton, who has been in the news lately for successful fill-in role in the 6 p.m. time slot for Cenk Uygur on MSNBC, said […]