It appears that Tiger Woods’ wife is not the only person who has a bone to pick with him. Tiger’s former caddy, Steve Williams, is planning to write a tell-all book about his life with Woods; and some expect that it’s not going to be pretty. After serving by Tiger’s side for 12 years, Williams […]
With the death of British soul singer Amy Winehouse shocking the music world today, we have decided to take a look at singers and musicians who had their lives cut short — most specifically, at the age of 27. Here is the list: 1. Kurt Cobain The rock star from Seattle who captured the hearts […]
The death of Amy Winehouse is most certainly a tragic loss to the music industry, and even greater loss to the elite group of blue-eyed singers. Though soul music is a genre that is applicable to Black music culture, it isn’t exclusive to singers of color. White soul singers have made a tremendous impact in […]
Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London, according to the London Daily Mail The Back To Black singer was apparently found at the property by emergency services at 3:54 p.m. this afternoon, according to sources, and her death is being treated as ‘unexplained’ by police. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police […]
NEW YORK — In 1962, when New York city planners first proposed a sewage treatment plant for the residents and businesses of Manhattan’s West Side, they picked a spot on the Hudson River around 72nd Street. The neighborhood, however, was well on its way to becoming what it is today — the white, upper middle […]
A new op-ed in TheGrio today by Jaquen Castellanos talks about the continuing attacks on President Obama by Princeton Professor Cornel West and talk show host Tavis Smiley. In an interview on CNN with Piers Morgan this past Wednesday, West explained why he previously referred to the president as a “black mascot” for “Wall Street […]
An 83-year-old Elgin, Ill. woman was arrested Monday after she scratched and beat on an officers arm until it bled. The incident occurred when the officer noticed the woman sitting in a parked car in an area notorious for drug and gang activity. After attempting to flee when she saw the police, she was pulled […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration set a record high amount of deportations this year after immigrants were either arrested for breaking traffic or immigration laws or driving drunk. This fiscal year, the U.S. has deported 393,000 people. Huffington Post Reports: President Barack Obama regularly says his administration is enforcing immigration laws more wisely than his […]
When Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) went off on an emailed tirade against DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) after she criticized his stance on Medicare, many news agencies focused on the fact that he called her “vile, despicable and cowardly.” There was a lacking focus on another epithet, however. West took his tirade a […]
WASHINGTON —For African American D.C. natives, Mumbo sauce is one flavor that tastes like home. The unique sauce, which by some has been described as a blend between barbeque and sweet-and-sour sauce, is a staple of the city’s subculture. As gentrification is changing the city’s mostly Black make-up, and businesses are finding themselves catering to […]