Incarceration rate for African-Americans now six times the national average
The incarceration rate for American-Americans is so high that young black men without a high school diploma are more likely to go to jail than to find a job, thereby causing the breakup of families and instilling further poverty upon them. “Prison has become the new...
Bishop Eddie Long Sued Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme
(RNS) Atlanta megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is facing a suit from former parishioners who say he encouraged them to invest in a company that was operating an alleged Ponzi scheme. A dozen former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga.,...
Black History Month Has Been an Epic Failure
Malcolm X was fond of saying, "Our history did not begin in chains." Yet every year that's where Black History Month lesson plans in schools across America begin. They begin telling the story of our history -- black history -- in chains. Young black school children...
If New Pope Is African, it Would Be the Fourth Not First
AFRICANGLOBE – On Monday, as the western part of the world was waking up, the news that Pope Benedict XVI was resigning from the papacy, sent shock waves around the world, but it also started the most intense speculation as to who would succeed him. It was the same...
Is Steve Harvey a Bigot?
Hate speech towards atheists has become so casual and commonplace that the studio audience and Tyra laugh. Is Steve Harvey a Wrong for His Hate Speech Toward Atheist? You often hear Christians talk about tolerance and not being judgmental, but then you just as often...
Marco Rubio: The funniest drink of water in world history
The Republican response to the State of the Union address, sometimes referred to simply as the Republican response, is a rebuttal speech, often brief, delivered by a representative (or representatives) of the Republican Party following a presidential State of the...
Dr. Benjamin Carson’s Amazing Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast
National Prayer Breakfast speech On February 7, 2013, Carson was the keynote speaker at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast.[6] Despite the fact that all speakers are told by organizers to steer clear of politics, Carson broke with the non-political tradition of the...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Plea Deal Could Be Filed As Soon As Friday
Formal charges against Jesse Jackson Jr. could be filed as soon as Friday and Tuesday at the latest. His plea has also implicated his wife, leading to tax fraud charges against her. (CBS) – Federal prosecutors are now ready to file their plea agreement with...
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States
Narrated by Oliver Stone, this new one-hour series features human events that at the time went under reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history. About The Series There is a classified America we were never meant to see. From Academy...
Man On Delta Airlines Flight Allegedly Tells Black Mom Of Crying Baby To ‘Shut That N*gger Baby Up’
Joe Rickey Hundley was arrested and charged with simple assault when he allegedly demanded that another passenger quiet her 19-month-old crying baby stating, “shut that n*gger baby up.” The man then reportedly followed up the shout with an open-handed slap across the...
McCain Admits Republicans Put Grudges Ahead of National Security in Hagel Filibuster
Republicans have offered up a litany of excuses for filibustering former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel’s appointment as Defense Secretary, and none of them make a lot of sense. But the award of biggest fail belongs to John McCain. John McCain filibustered Hagel...
Harry Belafonte Ties White America to Gun Violence in African American Communities During Acceptance Speech
NAACP Image Awards | Harry Belafonte Speaks on Gun Control in Acceptance Speech | Feb 1, 2013 Mr. Belafonte Wins the NAACP Image Awards Spingarn Medal & Shares His Thoughts on Gun Control in America. Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an...
What Are the Colored People Doing for Themselves?
Frederick Douglass July 14, 1848 The present is a time when every colored man in the land should bring this important question home to his own heart. It is not enough to know that white men and women are nobly devoting themselves to our cause; we should know what is...
Dr. Boyce: Emmett Till’s Family is Rightfully Angry at Lil Wayne’s Blatant Disrespect
Over 50 years later, we now have black rappers who think it’s OK to compare this 15-year old boy’s face to a v@gina. I doubt that Dr. King would consider this to be progress. When a rapper says he’s gonna “pop a pill” then “beat that p*ssy like Emmett Till,” that’s...
Black men on alert as Dorner search continues
SAN DIEGO – As the manhunt for suspected murderer Christopher Dorner continues, a police sergeant warns African American men of the reality of racial profiling. “If you’re an African American man, you could be stopped and questioned,” said San Diego Black Police...
Is Dorner a drone target?
Are police using drones in the manhunt for Christopher Dorner? According to a report by a British newspaper, they are. On Sunday, the Express quoted a "senior police source" who said the "thermal imaging cameras the drones use may be our only hope of finding him—on...
Wanted for Killing 3, Christopher Dorner’s Claims of Racism, Corruption Resonate with LAPD’s Critics
A manhunt is continuing in California for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer accused of shooting three people dead. In his online manifesto, Dorner threatened to wage "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" against a police department he...
Pope Benedict resigns: Could the next Pope come from Africa?
There are several papal contenders waiting in the wings, but no obvious front-runner - as was the case when Pope Benedict was elected pontiff in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II. Here are the main contenders: Cardinal Francis Arinze - odds 15/8 Born in...
Los Angeles Times: Details emerge in LAPD’s mistaken shooting of newspaper carriers
The officers' radio crackled with an urgent warning: He could be coming your way. It was around 5 a.m. in Torrance on Thursday and police from nearby El Segundo had seen a pickup truck exit a freeway and head in the general direction of the Redbeam Avenue residence of...
Suspected LAPD Killer Found $8,000 And Returned It To An Oklahoma Church In 2002
“'It's an integrity thing,' Chris Dorner told Enid News and Eagle. 'I didn’t work for it, so it’s not mine. And it was for the church.'” The military stresses integrity. It is apparently a lesson learned well by two Vance Air Force Base students. An Enid church is a...
