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In an interview with NPR, Kelley Williams-Bolar speaks about her case.
By Bobby Marvin R&B star Raheem DeVaughn and Go-Go legend Chuck Brown will be aiming for gold at the 53rd Grammy Awards this year, but they are not alone. Fellow DC native, Carolyn Malachi, joins the Grammy elite with the nomination of the critically acclaim single “Orion.” Released in 2010 from her EP Lions, Fires […]
What does it feel like to lose your virginity? Seventy-two men and women were asked that burning question, and the answers are found in the pages of The Virgin Diaries. Hundreds of years of collective experience answer the questions every virgin has. The Virgin Diaries is a book about sex that really isn’t about sex at all. Rather, […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-Yesha Callahan has been revealed as the woman who GOP congressman, Christopher Lee sent nasty pictures to via CraigsList. Callahan is a professional African American single mother who lives in Washington D.C. who never met Lee after receiving his photos. Callahan had previously given an interview to TheLoop21.com RELATED STORIES GOP Congressman’s Racy Pics […]
By Dwayne C. Nelson Kobe Bryant showed why he’s the best closer in the game last night in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 92-86 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Bryant nailed 20 of his 23 points in the second half for the two-time defending NBA champs. The Celtics’ Ray Allen, who eclipsed Reggie […]
Egypt — President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his post, contradicting earlier reports that he would step aside. In a nationally televised address, Mr. Mubarak said he would “admit mistakes” and honor the […]
Washington, D.C.– AFRO.com announced that they partnered with Google to digitize the newspaper’s historic archives and make them searchable on-line and available to everyone on the web. Link to Afro-American/Google archive
Los Angeles–An LA Times correspondent recently criticized they way Huffington Post compensates their writers and journalists. LA Times’ Tim Rutten believes that the Huffington Post’s editorial quality will decline after the AOL acquisition, because the writers are allegedly underpaid.
WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Rick Santorum’s crushing 18-point loss in his 2006 re-election bid in Pennsylvania seems an unlikely launching pad for a White House run.
Chicago– According to the U.S. Census, Black owned businesses have risen by 60% from 2002 to 2007. ABC News reports: The number of black-owned businesses in the U.S. increased by 60.5% to 1.9 million between 2002 and 2007, more than triple the national rate according to U.S. Census data released Tuesday. The number of businesses […]