Thousands of protestors gathered outside the White House on Sunday to protest the construction of the Keystone pipeline, a 1,700 mile pipe set to funnel crude oil from Canada to oil refineries on the Gulf Coast. See also: Keystone Pipeline Infographic: ‘Built To Spill’ See also: A girl and her dog in South Africa Arguably, the most […]
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Rappers Maino and Jim Jones, along with TV host and actor Terrence J were among the various celebrities in attendance at the third annual “I Will Graduate Day.” See also: Florida Teacher Evaluations Tied To Student Test Scores See also: A girl and her dog in South Africa The event, put on by New York Non-Profit Entertainers […]
A majority of Black unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. In early 2010, 75 percent of Black unemployed were receiving benefits. Now, only 48 percent receive unemployment, a shift that highlights the nation’s issues with long tern unemployment. See also: Black Unemployment Falls But Employment Picture Remains Bleak See also: Detroit is for Lovers Congress […]
Last month New York City radio station WWRL 1600AM announced its new line-up of hosts to comprise its Equality Pride Radio, programming aimed at the city’s LGBT community. See also: Sylvia’s Place, New York Shelter For Homeless LGBT Youth, Faces Licensing Problems The station’s sole African-American host, Clay Cane, speaks from rather unique perspective — […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Herman Cain is taking his campaign to a new platform: late-night television. ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” said Friday that the Republican presidential hopeful will be a guest on the show Monday. Cain may be in need of a few laughs with Kimmel. Although Cain has risen in voter polls, the one-time […]
House Speaker John Boehner said his relationship with President Barack Obama has been “frosty” over the past two weeks, on ABC’s “This Week,” Sunday. Boehner said that failing to come to an agreement with the president on spending cuts is one of his biggest regrets. VIDEO: “The president and I have a pretty good relationship,” […]
Thanks to Mary Mary, CeCe Winans and the legendary Pastor Shirley Caesar, Gospel music was well-represented at the 2011 edition of BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” Pastor Caesar performed and received the living legend award at the televised celebration of Black females, and CeCe and the Marys hit the stage as well. Take a look at […]
President Obama’s re-election bid is increasingly becoming a hard fought battle as Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Herman Cain are either winning or are neck and neck with the current president in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll released Friday. See also: Joe Biden Warns Congressional GOP Against Stalling Obama’s Jobs Plan See […]
Sources inside the family of a missing 5-year-old Glendale, Ariz. girl say Jhessye Shockley wasn’t in school for a week and a half before she disappeared. See also: Police Scramble To Find Arizona Girl Missing For 2 Days This and other revelations are slowly coming to the surface as Glendale homicide detectives are now leading […]