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Do you know the facts about strokes?  Have you always thought strokes are only for people of an older skew?  Well, that’s not true, strokes don’t discriminate. 

theblackmancan.org was created in April of 2010 with the sole mission of actively promoting a positive black male image. As a young black male myself, I became furious with the collective assault on the black male image each and every day. In an age where various forms of media have painted the image of the […]

McDonald’s may not be lovin’ it. A Northlake woman is suing the fast-food titan, claiming her daughter suffered a bad burn in April 2009 when hot chocolate from a Schiller Park drive-through spilled.

Spring isn’t the only time for cleaning and sprucing up your home. You’ve no doubt heard of Spring Cleaning. As much as you dread it, when it’s finally done your house is fresh, clean, and rid of the musty, dusty, closed-up winter. Now, introduce yourself to Fall Cleaning. Like its spring counterpart, it readies you […]

The 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand plunged to her death from a Midtown luxury high-rise early Friday morning, the Daily News has learned.

“The Daily Show” has a knack for going on vacation when important things happen, so it’s nice to see Jon Stewart proactively “report” on Glenn Beck’s Aug. 28 civil rights rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In a segment dubbed “I Have A Scheme,” Stewart picked apart Beck’s plan to “restore honor” to […]

Many black leaders oppose the comparisons between the African-American civil rights movement and the gay rights movement. But few are as vehemently opposed to the comparison as Martin Luther King Jr’s niece, Alveda King.

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

An in Apex, NC, woman found the words “N**GER” and “DON’T TIP” on her receipt after ordering pizza from them. After she complained, the driver was fired and she claims she has been receiving threatening phone calls after the incident.