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Former Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice said that she “should have known better” than to leave Washington D.C. during Hurricane Katrina in her new memoir, “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington.” Rice admitted that she was on vacation and shopping for shoes when the news of Hurricane Katrina came. See also: What […]

Herman Cain’s campaign has backed off on charges that Rick Perry’s campaign leaked information for his recent sexual harassment scandal. Cain’s campaign had previously blamed Curt Anderson, a former Cain aide who now works for Perry for the leak, but retracted after Anderson denied leaking any information. See also: What President Obama Could Learn From President […]

WASHINGTON — A new report released by the Labor Department shows that Black unemployment has dropped from 16.0 percent to 15.1 percent in the month of October. Both of those rates are down from a 27 year high of 16.7 percent in August. The drop is an encouraging sign and understandable considering the economy added 80,000 […]

Fred Hammond‘s latest single “I Feel Good” sets out to send that feeling out to everyone who hears it. He describes this song as an “opportunity to be a part of making someone’s day (life) a little better.” As usual, Hammond voice and production are as uplifting as his lyrics in “I Feel Good,” and […]

The Clark Sisters recently performed “Hallelujah” in Houston, and as always, they shut it down! Take a look at this legendary sister act move the crowd at Pastor Suzette Caldwell’s Birthday Celebration at the Windsor Village Methodist Church. Get more great Gospel right here. RELATED POSTS: Dr. Dorinda Clarke Cole Live Performance Talks About Survival […]

President Barack Obama tops Forbes’ Most Powerful People in the world list this year, beating out the likes of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Bill Gates and even Mark Zuckerberg. See also: What President Obama Could Learn From President Clinton See also: Washington D.C. Hotel Lobby Swankier Than a Club Surprisingly, […]

By Jeneba Ghatt While some race to Atlanta, Charlotte and other sprouting urban hubs in the South, there’s no getting away from it: Prince George County is still the crown jewel of African American affluence. It boasts the highest concentration of middle to upper-middle income Blacks in the nation. It gained national attention via Connie […]

By Jeneba Ghatt Looking to beef up its political and constituency operations, President Obama recently tapped ex-lobbyist and former John Kerry presidential campaign senior advisor Broderick Johnson as a senior advisor to his reelection campaign. Johnson is well known within K Street and Capitol Hill circles as, first, an attorney in the House of Representatives […]

By DeVan Hankerson Did you know: Maryland (11th) and the District of Columbia (15th) are among the top 20 states with the most expensive wireless services? A special report released by Tax Analysts, a non-profit provider of tax news and analysis, offers a detailed picture of the problem. If you live in Maryland, the combined […]

There are not enough drugs in the nation. Either that, or there are some seriously overmedicated Americans who are running through drugs faster than companies can make them. President Obama heard the call on mass withdrawal, and this week signed an executive order addressing a shortage in critical prescription drugs, a problem for the past […]