There are several theories about why drug related violent crime, which peaked in the late eighties and early nineties and then drastically fell after the mid-nineties into 21st century. While some claim the drop is due to increased penalties for crack cocaine and the War On Drugs, The Atlantic reports that it is due to […]
Occupy Wall Street Needs to Occupy Powerball, too! The New York Times reports that three Connecticut asset managers won $254.2 million dollars in the Powerball game, the largest jackpot in the state’s history. The lucky winners-or lucky bastards depending on if you hate seeing the rich get richer-are Timothy C. Davidson, Brandon E. Lacoff and […]
The New York Police department arrests an average of one student a day in the city’s schools – nearly always a student of color, newly released statistics show. See also: Man Robs 7-Eleven Dressed As Gumby See also: Black Friday: Target Shoppers Step Over Man As He Collapses, Dies
WASHINGTON-Barbara Arnwine, the Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, claims that her house in Prince George’s County in Maryland was raided by a SWAT Team for no apparent reason. Arnwine is a well known Civil Rights lawyer who fights against voter suppression and voter I.D. laws. Voting Rights “Map Of […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The fired director of Florida A&M’s famed “Marching 100” band said he repeatedly warned university leaders over two decades about the dangers of hazing and that he’s been made the scapegoat for a band member’s death in which the practice is suspected. Julian White, 71, said he suspended 26 band members […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican candidate Herman Cain declared “Here we go again” as he faced the latest crisis in his presidential campaign: an accusation of a 13-year extramarital affair with an Atlanta businesswoman. On Monday, Ginger White said in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta that her affair with Cain ended not long before the […]
As the sluggish American economy continues to limp forward, many Black Americans from the public sector are getting pink slips. These layoffs are eroding much of what is left of the Black middle class. A recent article in The New York Times says: “Jobless rates among blacks have consistently been about double those of whites. […]
WASHINGTON — Americans bought slightly more new homes in October, a hopeful sign for the troubled housing market. But the median sales price fell to its lowest level of the year, and the overall sales pace is trailing last year’s – the worst in half a century. RELATED: 10 Top Markets For Bargain Hunters The […]
A Texas man is claiming that his former girlfriend of six months stole sperm from him in order to collect child support.
Don’t you hate paying ATM fees? SEE ALSO: The Sex Addiction Epidemic The Business Insider reports that Clint Townsend, a 25-year-old businessman from Brooklyn, has ATMs that dispense cash for free. Townsend only has one ATM operating in the Free ATMs NYC network. It is located in the Knitting Factory, a venue in the Brooklyn […]