Washington, D.C.– Demographers sifting through new population counts released on Thursday by the Census Bureau say the data bring a pattern into sharper focus: Young Americans are far less white than older generations, a shift that demographers say creates a culture gap with far-reaching political and social consequences.
Florida– In 1970, Barney Brown was a 15-year old who was convicted of rape and robbery, and sentenced to life in prison. Thirty-eight years later he was exonerated. Wrongly jailed for 38 years, Brown has a message for today’s young people: Never give up hope.
Michigan– The oldest African-American church in Michigan is celebrating its 175th anniversary this month with a series of events and services that kick off Sunday. Founded in 1836, Second Baptist Church of Detroit has a long, storied history: It helped hide runaway slaves, fought for civil rights and today continues to battle for social and […]
NEW ORLEANS — Data reported by the Census Bureau on Thursday shows that the city of New Orleans is 29 percent smaller than it was a decade ago.
ALABAMA- Parents of students at small High School in Millry Alabama say that a father stormed the gym and threatened to kill Black basketball players for talking to his daughter. Local 15 reports: “He said that if any contact was made to his daughter that he would kill him and his black friends,” said Latisha […]
Los Angeles — The woman Dr. Conrad Murray phoned when he realized Michael Jackson was dying has broken her silence about the fateful day, revealing the medic “didn’t sound like himself” and was clearly troubled. Former cocktail waitress Sade Anding, who Murray was pursuing romantically at the time, is set to testify for the prosecution […]
California — Black youth and young adults are nearly five times more likely to be killed in California than the average young Californian. The disparity was even wider for black males, who have a homicide rate more than 14 times that of whites and nearly four times that of Hispanics. Those are among the disturbing […]
On his radio show earlier this week, shock-jock Rush Limbaugh called Pres. Obama a “pharoah,” when speaking about the protests in Egypt. “Well, the same question needs to be asked about Pharaoh Obama,” he said. “Why didn’t the Pharaoh see this coming, particularly given his wonderful relationship with this regimes and their people? Obama went […]
Egypt — Millions are in uproar since Kenneth Cole invoked the Egypt uprising and Cairo hashtag to promote his spring line on Twitter this morning. The tweet read “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online at http://bit.ly/KCairo.” The tweet was signed “-KC” implying that […]
Kentucky — Freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver a maiden speech that compared the momentous task of 19th century abolitionists to the Tea Party’s proclaimed duty of ensuring that Washington addresses its spending habits. Paul drew historical references from the dais, comparing himself not to the famous Kentucky […]
Montana — Molly B, a lucky Montana cow that was spared after jumping over a slaughterhouse gate and swimming across the Mississippi River, is being given a new home.
Alabama– Two shots were fired in a courtroom in Goodwater, Alabama, and a man was removed on a stretcher, local media reported on Thursday.