National
Via: Associated Press Today Lena Horne was honored by family and friends at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York. Attendees included family members as well as famous industry friends. Horne leaves behind a son and a daughter. She died May 9, 2010 at the age of 92.
Unfortunately Tiger Woods is back in the news, or should I say his nosey neighbor is. And he has the nerve to try to cash in on the unfortunate events of Tiger and Elin’s marriage. Jerome “Jay” Adams, Tiger’s next door neighbor, launched the website behindthegates.com and visitors would be able to hear detailed personal […]
From the NY Daily News: This Brooklyn artist is going to the Met. Amoako Buachie, 18, a gifted autistic artist from Flatbush, first featured in Brooklyn News last December, will have one of his paintings displayed in the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art next month.
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Two Pakistani men suspected of providing money to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested by the FBI in a series of Thursday morning raids across the Northeast, law enforcement officials said.
Via: The Baltimore Sun Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy said that she will file for an injunction against the mayor and City Council if an “unconstitutional” budget recommendation is not corrected. “If you fail to revise your recommendation to the [Board of Estimates] I shall have no choice but to pursue a legal remedy,” […]
From NPR.org: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced that it will lead a $75 million initiative aimed at righting some of the disparities that can lead to racism. On May 11 youth organizations from 29 states and the District of Columbia will receive grants through the “Racial Healing Initiative.”
From ABC11.com: RALEIGH (WTVD) — The North Carolina NAACP said Tuesday it plans a “Mass Meeting” on Tuesday May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Martin Street Baptist Church.
From the New York Times: Blacks and Latinos were nine times as likely as whites to be stopped by the police in New York City in 2009, but no more likely to actually be arrested.
From HuffingtonPost.com: By Randall L. Kennedy Elena Kagan’s nomination for a place on the Supreme Court should be welcomed enthusiastically by those who are especially concerned with advancing the cause of racial justice in America. She is knowledgeable about the history of our nation’s racial problems and committed to a vision of racial inclusiveness that […]
From the Huffington Post: In one of the greatest domestic population shifts in American history, African Americans poured out of the South in the early 20th century. The so-called “Great Migration” brought millions of southern blacks to areas across the country, including hundreds of thousands who came to Chicago. The city’s South Side quickly became […]