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When New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced in June that he will close seven state medium and minimum-security prison facilities, he not only put thousands of jobs in peril, he signified the political and racial divide in the state’s correctional facilities. Cuomo spared the state’s maximum-security prisons, which are primarily located in white, rural, […]
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the FBI to uncover information on possible unconstitutional investigations of certain racial and ethnic groups. The ACLU would like to expose the use of the FBI’s Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide, which they believe may have been used to map people and businesses in Michigan considered “ethnic oriented.” Mark […]
A Houston man is alleging that once he moved into his upscale Houston neighborhood, the racism followed. David Williams, a 24-year-old African American website owner originally from Boston, moved to the Houston neighborhood where homes are valued from $400,000 to $3 million earlier this year. When he arrived, he said he noticed that people looked […]
Fox News political analyst Juan Williams went on the Sean Hannity show to discuss the current debt crisis. Williams, who many describe as a moderate, defended President Obama from Hannity’s verbal assaults. Hannity, who is a Republican, claimed that Obama has been the “worst ideologue to ever live in that house on Pennsylvania Avenue.” He […]
Personal genetics company 23andMe wants to give African-Americans a detailed glimpse into the past. Starting today, the company is offering free genetic testing kits to 10,000 African-Americans in hopes to bolster African-American medical research while allow Black Americans to explore their global origins. Eligible participants must be of African descent, at least 18 years of […]
A recent editorial from The Daily Beast suggests that Rev. Al Sharpton’s endorsement of the Comcast/NBC merger is a somewhat conflict of interest, considering Comcast owns shares in his current employer Radio One, a black-owned niche. The Daily Beast Reports: He was trumpeting a merger that’s already paid dividends to Radio One and its affiliate […]
Are we raising killer kids? Violent teen attacks on the DC Metro transit , fatal and savage stabbings among teenagers and young adults (namely the Henri Pratt incident) on our streets and in homes, increased gang activity, bullying, increased suicide due to cyberbullying and sexuality conflict, kids killing their parents, teenagers murdering their classmates out […]
In Girls Like Us, Lloyd reveals the dark, secretive world of her past in stunning cinematic detail. As a survivor of human trafficking (prostitution) the author lovingly shares with great humanity-the stories of the girls whose lives she has helped.
EZ had a studio full of committed couples discussing what it takes to make a relationship work. The interactive social commentary was based on the book entitled “The Conversation” written by Hill Harper. The discussion was so live, that it quickly became a two part series. Stay tuned to listen in on the show.
Denver police are looking for a man who reportedly held up a store with a blood-filled syringe that he claimed had AIDS. The man, who is currently on the run, robbed Gigi’s Cupcake’s in downtown Denver of $300 last week. One of the clerks, Kendra Jackson, claimed that the robber screamed that he would stick […]