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Mississippi – It was only 45 years ago when interracial marriage was illegal in the deep south. Today, while the thought of a mixed-race marriage is still looked upon strangely in streets in the deep-south, attitudes are changing as marriages increase amongst white and Black couples. In the new census, findings show that the nation’s […]
Alabama — Last summer, African-American man Worcy Crawford passed away at the age of 92. If you are unfamiliar with the name, you aren’t the only one. With his passing, a civil rights story of epic proportions went untold. When people think of buses and the civil rights era, they think of Rosa Parks. But […]
The recent suspension of 21 priests from active ministry shows that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has not fully come to terms with its latest sexual abuse scandal, for which there is no excuse. A Feb. 10 grand jury report accused the archdiocese of a decades-long cover-up of pedophile priests and of having up to 37 alleged pedophiles in […]
Written by Bill Fletcher Jr. I just had my annual physical. Every December or January I make it a point to have one. Even when my healthcare provider, some years back, said that I did not need to come in yearly, I ignored them and visited annually.
A new Presidential poll by Public Policy, has actor and drug user, Charlie Sheen beating Sarah Palin among independents: We’ve found a lot of brutal poll numbers for Sarah Palin so far in 2011: down in South Dakota, down in South Carolina, down in Arizona, only up by 1 point in Texas, only up by […]
The alleged gang rape of an 11-year-old girl by at least 18 boys and young men has sparked shame and outrage in a tiny Texas town, but it has also stirred racial tensions that threaten to split the East Texas hamlet. The hardscrabble town of Cleveland, which is 45 miles from Houston, has fewer than […]
PATERSON — A northern New Jersey pastor accused of stabbing another preacher has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and unlawful possession of a weapon. The Record reports that the Rev. Edward Fairley of Paterson was arraigned Friday in state court. The judge set bail at $1 million and sent the case to […]
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Fox News Correspondent and former National Public Radio personality called NPR an “All White Organization.” I think when it comes to NPR’s decision to, without any reason, throw me out the door, I think that for them, especially for some of the people who created NPR, it’s an […]
New York — An NYPD report released yesterday reveals the spike in the city homicide rate last year was due to a surge in the number of Black murder victims. RELATED: Black soldiers who served America While the number of white murder victims was down (dropped 27 percent) in 2010, the number of Blacks jumped […]
WASHINGTON — A freshman Democratic senator accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of failing to provide leadership on a worsening national deficit as top Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill spent more time pointing fingers than seeking common ground on a must-do measure to fund the government for the next six months. ALSO READ: WBW […]