by Furious | Sep 10, 2013 | News
(CNN) — Its name was an early clue that the venture was a badly executed idea. A website named GhettoTracker.com launched earlier this week that invited locals to rate neighborhoods in their cities and identify which areas were unsafe, or as the homepage put it,...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | News
Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving the surrounding cells unharmed. The research was conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The Nanoparticles carry melittin,...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | News
UPDATE: He allegedly pulled a knife and a gun on his wife — who filed for divorce last week — and punched her father in the nose. In the 911 call, Shellie Zimmerman says George was threatening to shoot them. No injuries have been reported, and it’s unclear whether...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | News
NewsOne – After being profiled and followed into a Detroit restaurant by a pair of cops back in May, two brothers who were initially charged with assaulting the officers had those charges dropped after surveillance video revealed a different story. Tywonn...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | News
The New Civil Rights Movement – A nursing student working few days a week in a Nashville, Tennessee Red Lobster says she was surprised when a couple in their 20′s wrote in the tip section of their receipt, “none n*gger.” 19-year old Toni Christina Jenkins posted...
by Spirit of Thoth | Sep 9, 2013 | Blog
Hello again UI. I am going to stray away from my normal tirades about politics and black culture being exploited. I want to talk about health and fitness. There is a concern in the community for health and just being well enough. However there is a small population of...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | Celebrities, News
With a crowd of more than 23,000 in attendance, Williams beat Victoria Azarenka in a rematch of last year’s final. After being troubled by the swirling air and strong play of her opponent Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams battled back to win her second straight...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2013 | News
After five years with the organization, Benjamin Jealous says he wants to spend more time with his family. NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who is credited with helping to stabilize the nation’s largest civil rights organization, including by boosting...
by Furious | Sep 7, 2013 | Business, News
The unemployment numbers are a joke. Let’s face it. How it is calculated is ridiculous because all it takes is one quick visit to the black community and you can tell far more than 13% of the community is unemployed, but not being accounted for in these figures....
by Te-Erika Patterson | Sep 6, 2013 | Positivity
Sure, you have to have faith to achieve your goals but the mental strength you gain in an attempt to exercise your faith pales in comparison to the ACTION you must take as a result of your faith. If you’re sitting in your apartment and you have a need that has...
