by Furious | Jun 12, 2013 | News
(NaturalNews) Parents of dozens of African children severely injured by a combination meningitis vaccine known as MenAfriVac are demanding answers following a recent declaration by government officials that the vaccine was somehow not the culprit in the tragedy....
by Furious | Jun 10, 2013 | News
AFRICANGLOBE – For those of you who heard of it, this is an article Dee Lee was reading on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn’t hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it. “They Are Still Our Slaves” We can continue to...
by Furious | Jun 7, 2013 | News
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors urged today that former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. be sent to prison for four years and his wife, Sandi Jackson, be incarcerated for 18 months. In making the recommendation, prosecutors suggested the prison terms could be structured so...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | News
Even as some states are decriminalizing marijuana and attitudes are changing, Blacks are still being singled out for arrest and prosecution. From the New York Times: “…Black Americans were nearly four times as likely than whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | News
For a remarkable fourth consecutive year, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Academies schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall. Students of the two Chicago public charter high schools — located in the city’s Englewood and...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | Celebrities, News
R&B singer Miguel is still enjoying his surge in popularity since impressing Kelly Clarkson at the Grammy Awards in February and crashing his body onto a woman at the Billboard Music Awards earlier this month, but now the “Adorn” singer may be turning a few people...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | Celebrities, News
Dillard president asks Dr. Dre why he gave $35 million to USC and not a Black college By Dr. Boyce Watkins Dr. Dre is one of the most successful entertainers in history, earning hundreds of mill-ions of dollars by making great music. Much of this music moves because...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | News
WASHINGTON – Both the House and Senate have passed bills that would reduce funding of the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called food stamps, but the extent of the cuts will not become known until negotiators from both chambers agree to a...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | News
The Black American Leadership Conference this morning issued an open letter calling on members of Congress to oppose the current immigration proposal, arguing increased competition for low-skill jobs would hurt Americans, particularly black Americans, struggling to...
by Furious | Jun 4, 2013 | News
Poor schools underperform largely because of economic forces, not because teachers have it too easy In the great American debate over education, the education and technology corporations, bankrolled politicians and activist-profiteers who collectively comprise the...