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Miami, Florida (CNN) The 14th annual American Black Film Festival wrapped up Sunday, with a community showing of its centerpiece film, “Stomp the Yard: Homecoming.” The festival drew more than 3,000 participants to Miami, Florida, for four days of workshops, panel discussions and movie screenings. Aspiring writers, directors, producers, actors and others flocked from across […]
NORWALK, Ohio – The spirit rock outside South Central HIgh School in Greenwich reads, “Come Home Abbi.” 17-year-old Abbi Obermiller has been missing since the morning of June 7. Norwalk police and Abbi’s parents believe her 20-year-old boyfriend knows where she is. “I think the boyfriend wanted her away from us,” her mother Rose Obermiller […]
Elijah McCoy Biography (1843–1929) Inventor and manufacturer, born in Canada. His African-American parents had fled from Kentucky to escape slavery. He showed an early talent for mechanical innovations, and in Ypsilanti, MI he devloped lubricators for steam engines (1870). In 1882 he moved to Detroit, where he perfected his lubricating cup, still widely used to […]
From HuffingtonPost.com: One of Robert Byrd’s last notable acts in a career that spanned longer than any other in Congress was his decision to endorse then Senator Barack Obama in the Democratic primary. The West Virginia Democrat was already in bad health though it would be a full two years before he would pass away. […]
Washington (CNN) — In another dramatic victory for firearm owners, the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional Chicago, Illinois’, 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership, a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons. A 5-4 conservative majority of justices on Monday reiterated its 2-year-old conclusion that the […]
Last night a group gospel music most influential people shared the stage together! If you didn’t get a chance to see Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, Kim Burrell, and Karen Clark Sheard or hear the wonderful song dedicated to Haiti. Here is a video of “Are you listening” Video: Are you listening (dedicated to Haiti) (Music video […]
From Reuters: Ontario – President Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, will host a 50th anniversary celebration of 18 African nations’ independence in Washington this summer, senior U.S. officials said on Friday. “It will not just mark the 50th anniversary of independence but will really look forward and invite young leaders from each of those […]
Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com) — In an effort to spur economic revitalization in Haiti, Bob Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies (RLJ), today announced a strategic relationship with Global Building Solutions, LLC, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (RCL) and Haiti-based WIN Group, to build two structured insulated panel (SIP) manufacturing facilities that will provide construction […]
New York Giants rookie safety, Chad Jones, was seriously injured in a car accident early Friday morning.
From ESPN.com John Wall is heading to Washington, and a record number of Kentucky teammates are following him to the NBA. Wall went to the Wizards with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday and four more Wildcats were among the top 30 selections, making them the first school ever to put five […]
Basheer Jones Gives Commencement Speech To Cleveland Students. 2010 Graduating Class
For the one-year-anniversary of his death, The Urban Daily sat and listened to Michael Jackson’s entire discography.