In an echo of the billboards that were placed in Manhattan earlier this year targeting African-American women, a Latino pro-life group will launch an anti-abortion campaign on Friday targeting Latinas. The conservative group “Latino Partnership For Conservative Principles” is launching its anti-abortion crusade in California to coincide with a related conference — but the announcement […]
Update: Rashard Lewis has shot down this rumor as bogus, and doesn’t know where it originated from. A rumor has been circulating that LeBron James’ struggles in this NBA Finals series have to do with the infidelity of his girlfriend. After ESPN journalist Stephen A. Smith reported that LeBron is going through some personal issues, […]
Ta-Nehesi Coates recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the lack of an African-American presence in the latest X-Men movie. Despite the fact that the X-Men’s story is based on the Civil Rights movement, racism and discrimination, there is no African-American presence in the latest movie at all. In fact, no X-Men […]
Most of us can’t even begin to imagine what life would be like without communicating in some form or fashion with our friends, co-workers and potential associates online. The free exchange of ideas that’s possible through social media and the web itself has transformed the way we get information, debate issues and stay connected – […]
President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign has named Katherine Archuleta as its political director. Archuleta will be the first Latina to ever hold this position. Her appointment comes as President Obama heads to Puerto Rico next week courting Latino voters. According to the 2010 census, the Hispanic population of the United States grew 43 percent […]
President Obama will be meeting with Ali Bongo Ondimba, the controversial president of Gabon who has been accused of human rights violations.
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s campaign manager, senior strategists and key aides in early delegate-selection states all resigned on Thursday, a mass exodus that leaves his hopes of winning the Republican nomination in tatters. Rick Tyler, Gingrich’s spokesman, said he, campaign manager Rob Johnson and senior strategists had resigned, along with aides in […]
MOBILE, ALABAMA — An Alabama Reverend and his wife have been arrested and charged with drug distribution and possession. Fox Mobile reports: A two month long undercover drug investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a pastor, James A. Hunter, and his wife, Sylvia Hunter, with Forever Flowing Ministries. […]
NEW YORK — New York Department of Transportation data shows that five streets in Harlem have dramatically high fatal crash rates, with Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and 125th St. being some of the city’s worst places for accidents. The Daily News reports: Transportation Department officials also listed Lenox Ave. and W. 135th St. as […]
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NBA superstar Dwyane Wade recently published an article in Newsweek on the trials and triumphs of being a single father. Wade, who was recently granted full custody of his two sons, was appointed by President Obama to a new parenting program geared towards encouraging fathers to be more active in their children’s lives. In the […]
A program organized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to erase the health disparities between African-Americans and the rest of the country. The CDC reports that the death rates for Black Americans surpass those of Americans overall for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV and homicide. USA Today reports: As part of […]