Marion Jones was the fastest woman on earth; her name was mentioned among some of the greatest track and field athletes of all time. Jones won five medals at the 2000 Sidney Olympic Games. But it all came crashing down based upon telling a lie to a federal investigation, landing her in prison for six […]
HAITI-Michel Martelly is the new president of Haiti according to Reuters. Reuters reports that Martelly won Haiti’s Presidential election according to official preliminary results. Martelly is also know as “Sweet Micky,” after his Kompa band. He is friends with former Haitian President, President René Préval Martelly was supporter of the 1991 coup that ousted President […]
The man accused of being behind the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X by the late author Manning Marable in his new biography “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention denies any involvement. In his major new biography “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” author Manning Marable, claims William Bradley, who many people over the years have […]
This past Sunday on “60 Minutes” the voice of a woman’s prayers were heard.There’s a street in Harlem that comes alive every Saturday with the sound of gospel music. You won’t find any church there – just a brownstone full of teenagers and the woman who draws them in. In 2006, legendary writer and producer […]
LOS ANGELES — John Floyd Thomas, Jr., the 74-year-old man accused of raping and killing seven different older women in the seventies and eighties, pleaded guilty on Friday to the California murders. Investigators believe Thomas may be connected with as many as 30 different murders and sexual assaults across Inglewood, Lenox, Los Angeles, and the […]
FLORIDA-Louis Morris Murphy Jr a wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders was arrested in Gaineseville Florida for resisting arrest and possessing Viagra without a prescription. The Gainesville Sun Reports: Harrison said Murphy consented to a search of his vehicle, where officers found a “non-labeled prescription bottle containing 11 individual pills later identified as Viagra.” Murphy […]
Spring is here. May our souls blossom with the flowers. It’s time to shed our protective winter coats and step into the vibrant colors of the new season. You can celebrate and honor the spring in many ways. Friends and family will assist us in transitioning from the doldrums of winter to the fresh excitement […]
By Hakim Hasan Dr. Manning Marable, 60, a history and political science professor at Columbia University, died on Friday (April 1). His life as a scholar is beset by the tragic irony that his long-awaited biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, is scheduled to be published on Monday (April 4) by Viking Press. It […]
The results of a study conducted at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research show one in five of all American moms have kids who have different birth fathers. The study, headed by postdoctoral fellow Cassandra Dorius, found that a multiple-father type of family structure was more common among minority women, with 59 percent […]
Cleveland, Texas– A fund-raiser for the 11-year-old girl who was gang raped last month was held Sunday.
The woman who was a household name back in 2006 for lying about the Duke Lacrosse team raping her is back behind bars today. Crystal Mangum was arrested for stabbing her boyfriend in the chest. Police charged Mangum with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill according to a statement by the Durham […]
McDonald’s Corp. plans to hold its first national hiring day on April 19th to fill 50,000 openings at its restaurants nationwide. The company says it is making a concerted effort to add staff as its business improves and as more of its restaurants stay open 24 hours a day. The company’s hiring goal translates to […]
