by William Underhill Wise politicians act fast when an ally’s military honor is called into question. That’s why last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was talking of her “deep respect and admiration for the extraordinary effort of U.K. forces in Afghanistan.” For his part, President Hamid Karzai was eagerly stressing his gratitude for “the […]
Washington — About three hours ago, just as he took the Senate floor, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) staff, tweeted: “You can call what i am doing today whatever you want, you it [sic] call it a filibuster, you can call it a very long speech…”
NewsOne has obtained Keith Washington’s official statement on the controversy surrounding the Internet streaming of a private conversation between Washington and his ailing friend, Aretha Franklin, on a Detroit radio station. [EDITORS NOTE: Kiss 105.9 Detroit is owned by NewsOne’s parent company, Radio One] Aretha Franklin has been a dear friend and colleague for over […]
Australia — While WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prepares to fight extradition in a British court, it may not help his defense that newly released photos of the data center storing the document-dumping website’s files cast Assange as a James Bond villain.
Roland Martin talks with Congressman James Clyburn about the Democratic caucus’ reaction to President Obama’s tax cut compromise and yesterday’s vote to stop the measure from reaching the floor unless there are changes. LISTEN:
LONDON — A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that she expects the U.S. to indict him soon, but the prospect of Assange being sent to Sweden in a sex-crimes inquiry may make it less likely that he’ll wind up before an American judge.
In the documentary film “Waiting for Superman,” the five kids, Daisy, Bianca, Anthony, Francisco and Emily helped turn up the heat in the national debate about education reform.
Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads. A New York University professor is now closer to that reality, having had a camera surgically implanted into the back of his cranium.
Personal communication has come a long way. We used to travel for days, weeks or months to actually see a person and deliver a message. Then we developed the postal system, the fax, and then email. And over the last couple of years, additional methods of communication have exploded. Unfortunately, or fortunately, most of these […]
(CAMBRIDGE-Scientific Computing) Years after slavery and Jim Crow laws, people of African and European heritage still consider themselves to be Black, according to a recent study. The centuries-old “one-drop rule” assigning minority status to mixed-race individuals appears to live on in our modern-day perception and categorization of people like Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, and Halle […]
(INDIANA)-Fox 59 A business owner in Nobesville, Inidana has been selling soap with racist slogans. Residents of his town have come to support him after he was criticized for the racist soap. Fox 59 Reports: The controversy over soap with racist labels being sold at a Noblesville store continues. In addition to those who are […]
Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads. A New York University professor is now closer to that reality, having had a camera surgically implanted into the back of his cranium.