Private Prison Company Celebrates Black History Month — Wait, What?!
We can honor Dr. King's legacy by embracing his dream of equality for all people – regardless of race, creed or color. We can also make a decision to be of service – to take actions that improve our communities and, ultimately, our society. —Damon Hininger, President...
Surprise: Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal in federal investigation
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to a source familiar with the matter. The latest development comes in the ongoing federal investigation of Jackson’s alleged misuse of campaign funds. Surprise: Jesse Jackson Jr....
Christopher Dorner: Manhunt continues for ex-police officer wanted in 3 deaths
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Police continued the massive manhunt for Christopher Dorner early Friday in a Southern California mountain town as a severe winter storm that may help cover the tracks of the suspected cop killer moved in. As quickly as Dorner emerged on the scene...
Mexico’s First Black President
Barak Obama admires Abraham Lincoln. Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s first black president, was his nation’s Lincoln. In 1829 he issued Mexico’s slavery abolition decree (which led a few years later to Texas slave holders taking Texas out of Mexico). Obama and Lincoln are...
FBI stops Malcolm X grandson Iran trip
The grandson of the late African-American civil rights leader Malcolm X has been arrested by FBI agents on his way to Iran, Press TV reports. Muslim civil activist Malcolm Shabazz was reportedly arrested before starting his scheduled visit to Tehran to attend a...
School under fire for class that teaches white people are oppressors
A Wisconsin high school is under fire after parents discovered that the 'American Diversity' class taught students that minorities had historically been oppressed by white people. According to handouts obtained by Fox News, 'white privilege' in the class was defined...
Youngest App Developer Ever? First-grader creates mobile app video game
Soon, officials from digital game creators EA Sports, Activision and many others may beat a path to the doors of the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, especially if the school continues to turn our prodigies like first-grader Zora Ball. Ball...
US drone strikes: Memo reveals case for killing Americans
The legal basis for using drone strikes to kill US citizens has been disclosed in a leaked justice department memo. US officials can authorise the killing of Americans abroad if they are leaders of al-Qaeda or its allies, according to the document obtained by NBC...
365 Black History: February 5th
Hank Aaron, who is hailed by many as one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, was born in Mobile, AL, on this day in 1934. After getting his start in the National Negro League, Aaron transitioned into the newly integrated major leagues in 1954...
365 Black History: February 4th
Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Ala., on this day in 1913. On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Ala., bus and was arrested. Her courageous stand against racial injustice inspired a boycott of the...
Chicago marchers urge Obama to come home to address gun violence
(Reuters) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and relatives of victims of fatal shootings in Chicago urged President Barack Obama on Saturday to come back to his hometown and address the gun violence plaguing the city. Before a march on the city's South Side, Jackson,...
365 Black History: February 3rd
After a long legal battle that included a Supreme Court ruling on her behalf, Autherine Lucy became the first African-American to enroll at the University of Alabama. However, soon after her arrival, a mob of angry segregationists would cause uproar over her...
Why extreme Islamists are intent on destroying cultural artifacts?
LONDON -- They have destroyed the iconic Buddhas of Bamiyan, smashed down the fabled “end of the world” gate in the ancient city of Timbuktu and even called for the destruction of Egypt’s ancient pyramids and the Sphinx. Extreme Islamist movements across the world...
What are your thoughts on the Black Greek Letter Organizations (Fraternities & Sororities), Masons, & the Eastern Stars?
War on Drug or War on the Powerless?
Do the black community even wants to have a black community?
Is it a fair question to ask if the black community even wants to have a black community? Some people might equate obtaining luxury items with the success they see as opposed to building a united black nation ala Marcus Garvey.
Practicing Community Economics is the Best Solution for the Future of African Americans
Moving forward must be a strong practice of community economics. If we just did this, we could hire our own community and not have the highest unemployment rate in the country. We wouldn’t have to worry our schools because we could supplement our own.You will find if...
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration by Michelle Alexander
Legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues persuasively we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it. Jim Crow and legal racial segregation has been replaced by mass incarceration as a system of social control. ---More African Americans are...
365 Black History: February 2nd
The U.S. Senate confirms Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General. He is the first African-American in the nation to hold the post. Also, on this day in 1995, Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. becomes the first African-American to walk in space while involved in the deployment and...
Where does the black community stand on Planned Parenthood? Love or Hate it?
QFAM: If Black folks understand the history of Planned Parenthood and its founder then you can understand how NAACP endorsement of PP is a gross conflict of interest. Where does the black community stand on Planned Parenthood? Love or Hate it? Do people think its a...
