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Franklin, 68, cancelled the concerts last month, having spent a week in Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital for a “serious illness”. A prayer vigil was held in Detroit for Franklin yesterday. In a statement, Franklin thanked the City Council, saying “all prayers are good”. READ THE REST AT TELEGRAPH UK

Wendy Wright 61% of Americans think our nation is on the wrong track. Our economy is suffering; our schools don’t work; we don’t have affordable health care; Social Security is about to collapse; our government is broken. People are angry, suspicious, and worried about the decisions our elected leaders are making. So much of the […]

Washington D.C.–Two attorneys for the House ethics committee have been placed on indefinite “paid administrative leave” stemming from serious problems within the secretive panel.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Police identified a body found Monday afternoon in a trash bin as that of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin of Capitol Heights, Maryland.

Tune in to Beauty, Brains & the Bottom Line this Saturday, December 4th at 5pm est as author LaOta Rassoull joins Dr. SaFiya to discuss her book, Food for Life: Transitional Recipes for Food Combining & Blood Typing.  This full color cookbook provides a “one-size-does-not-fit-all” understanding of the food we eat and a detailed study […]

During one of last week’s Conan episodes, comedian Deon Cole jokingly told Conan that his advertisers need to do a better job advertising “specifically to Black people”. “Everybody’s done one,” Cole quipped. “Colgate, McDonald’s, Tide laundry detergent.” This skit made me wonder if a Black version of a commercial is a necessity.

Harlem — Last week, he stormed out of a crucial hearing in Washington and nearly broke down when he was found guilty of ethical violations involving his finances and fund-raising.

MINNEAPOLIS — When the girl now identified as Jane Doe 2 came under their control in 2006, at age 12, the Somali Outlaws and the Somali Mafia gangs set a firm rule: Their members could have sex with her free; others must pay with money or drugs. Repeatedly over the next three years, in apartments, […]

Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and Fox News personality, has dared President Obama to motorcade to Washington Reagan National Airport with the First Family and have the Obamas submit to one of those very controversial airport pat-down inspection.

Washington (CNN) – Illinois Sen. Roland Burris is considering running for mayor of Chicago, potentially joining a crowded field of candidates that includes an ex-senator, current congressman and President Obama’s former chief of staff.