Texas — The nation’s African-American population continued its southward migration over the past decade, shifting a large part of the black middle class from northern states to faster-growing economies of the South. Among 25 big U.S. metro areas with the largest growth in African-American population between 2000 and 2009, 16 were in the South—including Atlanta […]
Washington D.C.– Imagine searching for a baby crib or perhaps a high chair on Craigslist, when suddenly you stumble upon this: “2-month-old female for sale.”
PHOENIX– Jared Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson, Arizona shooting rampage that left six dead, is being held without bail and has been assigned Judy Clarke, a lawyer who defended Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Timothy McVeigh, as his attorney. PICTURES: Arizona Shooting Victims Loughner entered the courtroom Monday handcuffed and wearing a tan inmate uniform. […]
Jared Loughner may not have attended a Tea Party rally or registered with any Tea Party groups, but he shares several similarities with the Tea Party movement. The first obviously is his anger against the government. His violent act reflected the anger against government for health care, and immigration symbolized by Sarah Palin’s placement of […]
Columbus Ohio– Jigaboos vs Wannabes? The flyer reads “Most Anticipated Party Of The Year” “Light Skin vs Dark Skin Party”. I’m not so sure this is the most anticipated party of the year but it does have the most controversial theme. Read why it sparked outrage and made national news.
EDNA, Texas — Authorities on Monday heralded the capture of a suspected serial rapist who they believe may have attacked a dozen elderly women in Texas in the past two years, saying he is among the most wanted men in the state.
Sunday’s tragedy not only highlighted the evil man is capable of but also the heroism under duress that man (and woman) is capable of as well. These heroes come from all walks of life and backgrounds. Here are a few of them. Daniel Hernandez A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has received a […]
New York– Earlier this morning noted journalist and author Danyel Smith announced that she had taken on the role of Editor-in-Chief of Billboard magazine. “[On the move] excited!,” she tweeted. “Today is my first as editor of Billboard magazine.”
GREELEY, Colo. — A member of the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education is broadcasting an attack on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on his radio station. Brett Reese reads a listener’s letter on 104.7 FM Pirate radio that calls the slain civil rights leader a sexual degenerate, a communist and modern-day plastic […]
Washington — A veteran Congressional aide who worked most recently as a lobbyist and was married to a senior White House legislative affairs official was found dead Monday behind the couple’s Capitol Hill home following a low-speed car crash and subsequent fire. Ashley Turton, whose husband, Dan, is the White House’s deputy director of legislative […]
BALTIMORE — The search continues for Phylicia Simone Barnes, a star high school student from North Carolina who went missing in Baltimore last week. The 16-year-old honor student from Monroe, N.C., was visiting her half-sister when she disappeared three days after Christmas. Phylicia was last heard from Dec.28 via Facebook when she posted a note […]
From the NYPost A ballistic bus driver attacked a Bronx high-school student as she fled a tirade of insults for coming up short on her bus fare, a lawsuit claims. Yelenys Soto, who was 15 at the time, felt sick when she boarded the BX2 near Clinton HS at around 11:20 a.m. Nov. 25, 2009. […]