Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said. Liz Rosenberg, who also was Ashford’s longtime friend, told The Associated Press […]
In the NFL supplemental draft, the Oakland Raiders drafted controversial Ohio State Quarterback,Terrelle Pryor. Pryor left Ohio State after he was accused of taking illegal gifts from boosters. Sports Illustrated reports: Sometimes the stereotypes are accurate, and the past is indeed prologue. Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has always coveted freakish athletes in terms of […]
Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) will hold a mass march for jobs and justice on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The rally and march is expected to attract thousands of members of the civil rights community. Martin Luther King III, Tom Joyner, CEO of the National Urban League Marc Morial, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York have filed papers recommending that some or all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped. The filing in the sexual assault case against the former International Monetary Fund leader was not immediately made public and details weren’t released. The hotel housekeeper accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her […]
Former Colombian president, Alvaro Uribe, used U.S. aid to help him hide connections between his government and drug-trafficking paramilitary groups according to a report from the Washington Post. The Post reports that money sent to the Colombian government to help eradicate cocaine cartels was actually used to spy on the Colombian Supreme Court, which was […]
Researchers from several prominent U.S. universities will participate tomorrow in a Baltimore conference reportedly aiming to normalize pedophilia. According to the sponsoring organization’s website, the event will examine ways in which “minor-attracted persons” can be involved in a revision of the American Psychological Association (APA) classification of pedophilia. North Carolina Pastor Sentenced To Prison For Sex […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social Security’s disability program with benefit claims, pushing the financially strapped system toward the brink of insolvency. Applications are up nearly 50 percent over a decade ago as people with disabilities lose their jobs and can’t find new ones in an economy that has […]
Fashion magazine Vogue has sparked a worldwide race row after it ran a trend story on what it labelled ‘slave earrings’. The article, which has been roundly criticised for being ‘overtly racist’, appeared on the Vogue Italia website and recalled the style of earrings worn by ‘women of colour’ who were brought to the southern […]
Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet atmosphere to the traffic-filled, concrete jungle of Manhattan. As their numbers grow on the island, organized soccer is one of the activities that is helping […]
Twitter followers were furious with the Grammy Award winning group for attending Beyonce’s concert.
The University of Miami may see its storied football program go up in smoke (for at least a while) after it was determined that a booster gave money, gifts and other sorts of lavish items to players in order to entice them to join the football program. So, it appears that the University of Miami […]
via BillBoard.com The Gospel world was shocked when they heard the news of the untimely death of Malinda Sapp, wife and best friend of gospel superstar Marvin Sapp. Malinda was an essential member of the Lighthouse Full Life Center Church where her husband Marvin was founder and senior pastor. After her death many wondered what would […]
