Black leadership group protests ‘disastrous effects of illegal immigration to the black community’
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...
New data shows school “reformers” are full of it
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...
Milwaukee Elementary School Holds Cross Dressing Day
It was part of a week of school spirit festivities in Milwaukee that included theme days such as Crazy Hair Day and events were routine for students and parents until the schedule hit “Gender-Bender” Day. Then parents reacted. Negatively. “I do not want to send my son...
Natural Hair Care Act Passes in Oregon
In a win for fairness and common sense, the state of Oregon will no longer subject people who practice African-style hair braiding (and other forms of natural hair care) to a bizarrely burdensome licensing process that’s more lengthy than what’s required for someone...
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Kanye West New Album 2013, Alternative ‘Yeezus’ Album Cover Goes Viral [PHOTO]: TOO Controversial?
Mstars - Fans anxiously await the release of Kanye West's new 2013 album entitled "Yeezus," which is set to hit stores on June 18. An "unofficial," 13-song tracklist recently leaked on the web... and now a controversial image of Yeezy's alleged alternative album cover...
Commerce Department Announce $6.3 Million Minority Business Grant Competition
NewsOne - On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce made an announcement that will change the fortunes of a number of minority business owners: Through a grant competition, minority business will get to run one of six Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)...
Video: This is Black History
This is Black History. The School system made it a mystery. They tried to lay a foundation for you and me. So we put it in our music for you to see
Brazil cancels nearly $900 Million of African debt
ENCA - Addis Ababa - Brazil has announced its plans to cancel $900 million (R9 billion) worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent. Presidential spokesman Thomas Traumann said: "The idea of having Africa as a...
Teens Build a Car That Runs on ‘Social Fuel’
Yahoo Auto - Converting old gas-powered cars to run on electricity has become easy enough that Minddrive, a Kansas City non-profit, has made such conversions part of an after-school education program for inner-city teen-agers. For this year's project, Minddrive...
Netizen outrage after Chinese tourist defaces Egyptian temple
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Parents of a 15-year-old Chinese tourist have apologized after the teenager defaced a stone sculpture in an ancient Egyptian temple with graffiti. The act drew ire in both Egypt and China -- generating a massive online backlash amongst China's...
Teen Who Was Expelled From School For Science Explosion Receives Full Scholarship U.S. Space Academy
Black Like MOI - Kiera Wilmot made an honest mistake, but the police were trying to throw away her life with a felony. After the community stood up for the girl, the charges were dropped, and she was allowed to move on with her life. Well, her greatness is really...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Has No Money For Schools, But Wants Residents to Finance Stadium
Black Blue Dog - On Monday Chicago teachers ended a three day march throughout the city to protest the closure of over 50 public schools Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city can’t afford. But while Emanuel says there’s no money in the budget for schools, he does expect...
Chicago Just Carried Out The Biggest Round Of School Closings In American History
The Chicago school system, the nation's third largest, is in big financial trouble, with a billion dollar deficit coming up, falling enrollment, and a recent massive teacher strike over a contract dispute. Now, MSNBC reports, after a heavily protested meeting where...
Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits
NewsOne - Yesterday, Sen. Vitter of Louisiana offered up an amendment to permanently drop anyone ever convicted of a violent crime from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy...
Check Out Barack ‘Barry’ Obama’s Prom Pics!
NewsOne - Believe it or not, before Barack Obama (pictured second from right) became the president of these United States, he actually had a life. He was once a teen with not only studies on his mind but playing hoops, goofing with his boys and trying to perfect his...
10 Ways to Know that Black America Has Lost Its Mind Under Obama
Your Black World - The Your Black World team had a meeting and decided upon a few ways that we could tell that black America has lost it’s mind under President Obama. We don’t know which way is up or down, and it seems that good politics has been thrown out the...
Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?
LA Times - By Walter M. Kimbrough, May 21, 2013 - I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC to create new degree." As one of the first university...
Girl, Bye: Zoe Saldana Claims “People of Color” Don’t Exist
Clutch - Actress Zoe Saldana has been inserting the proverbial foot in her mouth in recent weeks. The “Colombiana” starlet has been media blitzing for the upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness” film and leaving a trail of disrespect in her wake. A fellow Clutcheditor,...
Nathaniel Dancy Jr., 5-Year-Old Boy, Saves His Dad’s Life With Spelling Skills
Huffington Post - Kindergarten may actually teach you everything you need to know. Five-year-old Nathaniel Dancy Jr.'s Newark, New Jersey charter school certainly provided him with the skills he needed to save his father's life. As NBC News 4 New York first reported,...
Youngest African-American Set to Graduate Harvard Law School
Clutch - Cortlan Wickliff, 22, is graduating from Harvard Law School on May 3. When he crosses the stage and receives his Juris Doctorate, Wickliff will be the youngest African-American to ever join the elusive law school alumni club. This isn’t the first time the...
