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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations are “as American as apple pie,” during a recent interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan. Powell said that even though his parents didn’t make much while he was growing up in New York, they were able to find stable work, unlike many people who […]
A nonprofit organization has taken the American food pyramid concept and applied it to African Americans. Oldways, a nonprofit food and nutrition education organization, has launched The African Heritage Diet Pyramid. The pyramid uses traditional African dishes and was made possible by a grant from the Wal-Mart foundation. It differs from the traditional American diet […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The daughter of the late James Brown is not happy with the court system. She wants a judge to throw the book at one of her dad’s former trustees who was sentenced to house arrest. “Injustice,” said Deanna Brown. “A true injustice has been done.” RELATED: Join Us In Thanking Veterans The James […]
The percentage of African-American military enlistees has drastically declined since the 1980s. RELATED: Join Us In Thanking Veterans
My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took my father’s shunning […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was caught on tape yesterday cracking a joke about Anita Hill amidst his sexual harassment scandal. Hill, a law professor, charged Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas 20 years ago with sexual harassment. See also: Rick Perry Jeopardizes Campaign With ‘The Stumble’ See also: Weekend Getaway Guide: Washington, D.C. Cain was making a […]
Homeless veterans are more likely to die on the streets than non-veterans, a new study revealed. Veterans who return from serving and fall straight into homelessness are 11 percentage points more likely to develop life-threatening diseases than non-veteran homeless people, the 100,000 Homeless Campaign concluded in a study published Tuesday. See also: Rep. Charles: Still […]
The U.S. Senate approved legislation this past Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, a long overdue recognition to the first Blacks to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina led the effort to get this bill passed. See also: Rep. Charles: Still Mad As […]
An African American waitress in Towson, Maryland is claiming that her boss ordered her to serve only Black customers who entered their Applebees location. The waitress, 27-year-old Courtney Haywood, filed a discrimination lawsuit after being fired earlier this year. She started working at the Applebees location in 2007, and when new management took over earlier […]
Rapper Jay-Z is launching a line of t-shirts inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, but the profits won’t go to the 99 percent who have been protesting across the country for over a month. Jay-Z was seen wearing one of the shirts on one of his Watch The Throne tour stops. See also: Why […]