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Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir over the weekend warned of the possibility of civil war between the country’s north and south factions if they are not able to reach accord on certain issues before a referendum on southern secession planned for January.
As the 2010 midterm election season winds down, electoral politics experts agree that 18-29 year-old voters have a pivotal role to play on November 2nd. Anxiety among Democrats and Republicans concerning the way the political winds will blow the youth vote is crystallizing around the idea that over the last two years President Barack Obama […]
Things got a little wild at a President Obama-headlined rally in Philadelphia over the weekend when someone literally threw a book at him as he wrapped up his speech, and then later, a man was arrested for running buck naked through the crowd. [Watch videos below.] President Obama and Vice President Biden spoke before a […]
NEW YORK—U.S. first lady Michelle Obama beat out heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to rank as the world’s most powerful woman in Forbes magazine’s annual listing Wednesday. Kraft Foods Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld, who led a hostile $18 billion takeover of Britain’s Cadbury, came in second, followed by talk show host and media […]
The election of Barack H. Obama to the office of President of the United States was hailed as a monumental step forward in race relations. His inauguration created what many referred to as a post-racial era in American history. We were finally beyond race! The land of the stars and stripes became a meritocracy. All […]
I had the misfortune of running across an article in The Guardian from one of the most vocal and visible Tea Party members out there because…well…it really helps when he’s onscreen. In this magical article, Lloyd Marcus lays out a personal story in order to explain why he’s just so darn awesome. “A urine smell […]
I ran across a blog post on the Wall Street Journal that was a bit…interesting. Thomas Chatterton Williams expressed what I would imagine a lot of people were a little upset about. In his interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Barack Obama expressed (as he has before) his tastes in hip-hop. This seemed to draw the ire of […]
Hundreds of thousands of Americans from all backgrounds are expected to rally in Washington on Saturday in a huge march for jobs, justice and education. Organizers say the Oct. 2 march will bring together people from different “faiths, heritage, identities and hues from across America” who will “put aside their differences and come together as […]
30 Day and 30 Years w/ Radio One: Game On! Z107.9 Slams On 19 Action News in charity basketball game at the “Q”
If you’re a regular viewer of the nightly news or even Fox’s ‘Cops’, you may be aware of the extent to which police brutality can impact the day-to-day lives of members of marginalized communities, irrespective of the lack of physical danger they might pose to the police. NewsOne has profiled similar cases of police brutality […]