Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (pictured), a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, said that First Lady Michelle Obama had “a large posterior [rear end] herself” while criticizing her healthy eating initiative. SEE ALSO: Ron Paul Ditches CNN Interviewer Who Asks Him About Racism Sensenbrenner was heard talking on his cellphone at Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., bragging about […]
African American mayors from across the country have traveled to Africa for the The 2011 World Summit of Mayors Leadership Conference in Dakar, Senegal. The summit will feature mayors from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The mayors will discus ways to build alliances and trade ideas. The Huffington Post reports: The goal: to build […]
Better Education Place, a South Florida-based education company, has named both Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj their “Teachers of the Year.” According to the company’s media page, in order to receive the award, nominees, which included actual teachers, were judged against seven categories: RELATED: Nicki Minaj Wins Two Trophies At American Music Awards The duo […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A truck driver who won a $380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it, and he now plans to sell the 640-horsepower convertible because he can’t afford the insurance or taxes. SEE ALSO: Man Acquitted Of Sexual Assault Charges Because Of […]
While being interviewed by CNN’s Gloria Borger, Ron Paul walked away from the interview after being asked about the racist newsletters that were put out in his name in the 80s and 90s. After Paul gave the same implausible explanation that he didn’t write them and never looked over them and was not aware of […]
Fred Hammond is returning with a new album GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE putting haters to shame.
Has the narrative of poverty been so interwoven with images of blackness for so long that we have forgotten that white Americans are poor, too? SEE ALSO: Is Unconditional Love A Lie? TheRoot published an article recently that says the national conversation around poverty has been discussed as if its just a black issue. White […]
Men tend to get all of the credit for everything, especially the Civil Rights Movement. While Dr. Martin L. King Jr. and Malcolm X are known as the faces of the movement, black history is brimming with women whose contributions are equally noteworthy. Here’s our list of black women who helped to advance the race […]
Lower marriage rates among Back people has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with educational and income disparities between races, new research indicates.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — White Castle, a 90-year-old hamburger chain known for its square “slider” burgers, is sipping on the idea of offering alcoholic beverages as it tests beer and wine sales at a restaurant in Indiana. SEE ALSO: Dutch TV Hosts Eat Each Other’s Flesh The food famously craved by stoners in the 2004 […]