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NEWARK-For the second year in a row, Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been handling requests from snow removal personally via Twitter. The massive snowstorm that has hit the east coast has left several people stranded in their own homes in Newark. Here are some of Booker’s Tweets: If ur stuck DM me ur # RT […]
Detroit — Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is recovering from surgery related to her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, is the latest celebrity to become the target of a death hoax.
Nashville, Tenn. — Nashville’s NAACP wants to have a sit down meeting with the mayor and police chief about what they call a “chronic problem” with recruiting and promoting black officers.
New York — It wasn’t easy getting on the train. It was even harder getting off. After a flight from Boston and a day working at JFK airport, I got on the Airtrain around 7 p.m. Sunday only to find the tracks were iced over and it couldn’t move. Taxis weren’t an option either, and […]
As the mystery around Teena Marie’s sudden death unravels, it appears a seizure may have played a role in the singer’s passing.
Although details are scant, there are wide reports indicating that 80s pop icon Teena Marie has passed away at the age of 54 today. CNN’s Roland Martin has reported that Teena’s daughter found her body in her bedroom and that she recently had suffered from seizures. A Philidelphia radio station was the first to break […]
Although details are scant, there are wide reports indicating that 80s pop icon Teena Marie has passed away at the age of 54 today. CNN’s Roland Martin has reported that Teena’s daughter found her body in her bedroom and that she recently had suffered from seizures. A Philidelphia radio station was the first to break […]
Nick Bunick was born in a neighborhood of Boston to a family who never owned a car or a home. Nick had natural gifts, though, and in high school became captain of athletic teams, president of his class and went on to college on a scholarship. Though he was not raised a Christian, Nick […]
WASHINGTON — The military’s longstanding ban on service by gays and lesbians came to a historic and symbolic end on Wednesday, as President Obama signed legislation repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the contentious 17-year old Clinton-era law that sought to allow gays to serve under the terms of an uneasy compromise that required them to […]
Washington — In the final hours of the 111th Congress, the Senate Wednesday approved the bill to set defense policy and authorize funding for the Pentagon, staving off potential criticism about the relevance of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.