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NORTH CAROLINA- Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X was arrested in Mars Hill, North Carolina and charged with identity theft. Related: Top 9 episodes of The Cosby Show The New York Times reports: The warrant included charges of grand larceny and identity theft. A law enforcement official said Ms. Shabazz was accused of stealing […]
Florida — Rush Limbaugh has joined the critics of Michelle Obama, but has taken it one step farther by calling the First Lady “fat.” Related: 25 reasons we love a Different World On his radio show Monday, Limbaugh said that the First Lady preaches about eating healthy, but would never end up on the cover […]
From TheUrbanDaily Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies. Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the […]
Many African-Americans question what President Obama has done for the community with unemployment rates still high amongst Blacks, and how budget cuts will affect him in the near future. Below are 13 things Pres. Obama has done to help Black America in his two years of office. RELATED: 25 reasons we love a Different World […]
When people think about the first Black president, they automatically think Barack Obama. Many others liked to joke about former President Clinton, but what about those with African ancestry in them? If the one-drop rule still exists, I guess these guys can be involved in the conversation. 25 reasons we love A Different World Below […]
Kentucky — A suspended Kentucky professor who compared student tardiness to slavery has decided to retire, school officials said. Mark Wattier, a political science professor, said he would apologize for likening two Black students’ tardiness to slavery. Read more at UPI RELATED: Black student says professor compared them to slaves Nearly half of Black college […]
Sacramento — A Sacramento TV news crew was attacked by two dozen angry mourners outside the scene of the shooting of a 27 year-old man. Two of the crew members were pulled by the hair and kicked to the ground. Related: 25 reasons we loved Love Jones Read more at Huffington Post RELATED: CBS reporter […]
VIA: CNN.COM Gasoline prices have jumped another nickel, to 55 cents a gallon more than a year ago, according to a study published Sunday. The average price for a gallon of regular is $3.18, the Lundberg Survey found. That’s up 5 cents from two weeks ago, publisher Trilby Lundberg said. “That is a significant bite […]
Parents today seem to be favoring the unusual names. Gone are the days when over half of the children born were given popular names. A man in Egypt has named his newborn daughter Facebook to commemorate the social network’s role in bringing about the recent Egyptian Revolution. Her name is Facebook Jamal Ibrahim. cnn Read […]
The 2000 U.S. Census recently revealed that the name “Washington” is what you may call “The Blackest Name In America.” Related: Top 9 must-see Black films Close to 90 percent of the 163,036 people found with the name Washington in the census were African-American. The story of this name began after the Civil War when […]
Washington– Blacks are significantly more optimistic about what the future holds for them and the economy, according to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University poll conducted Jan. 27 – Feb.9. There was also a significant divide in how whites and blacks rated President Obama’s economic policies, with whites taking a far dimmer view than blacks.
NEW YORK-Afrika Owes, a 17-year-old Harlem girl, who attended the elite Deerfield Academy in Connecticut was arrested in New York on gang and gun charges. After visiting Harvard and Yale, Owes is now at Riker’s Island along with 13 other young people arrested in an NYPD gang crackdown on the 137h St. Crew in Harlem. […]
