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Michigan Democrat Caught On Tape Calling Town Official An ‘Arrogant N***er’
NewsOne - Once again proving that racism crosses party lines, Gloria Platko, a Democratic Township Clerk in Buena Vista, Michigan, is refusing to step down from her position after being busted calling Township Supervisor Dwayne Parker an “an arrogant n***er,”...
Lauryn Hill Pens Open Letter About Tax Trouble, Confirms Record Deal
The legendary, troubled Lauryn Hill, 37, has penned an open letter to fans speaking about her recent tax troubles and confirming that we can expect new music from her, something that has been highly anticipated for years. Ever since the release of 1998′s The...
Sophia Stewart, The Real Creator of ‘The Matrix,’ Wins Billion Dollar Copyright Case
AFRICANGLOBE – This little known story has met a just conclusion, as Sophia Stewart, African American author of The Matrix will finally receive her just due from the copyright infringement of her original work!!! A six-year dispute has ended involving Sophia Stewart,...
WNBA’s Skylar Diggins Signs with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports
Black Enterprises - Diggins was picked 3rd in the WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock. Rapper Jay-Z recently launched Roc Nation Sports, a sports management company with the goal of signing the best and the brightest future athletes. The rapper even went as far as selling...
Treasury Department Awards $3.5 Billion In Tax Credits To Distressed Communities
NewsOne - In a bid to spark development in low-income and under-served communities, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday that it will award $3.5 billion in tax credits to several organizations. The New Markets Tax Credit will be distributed among...
Focusing On Prevention And Neuroscience, President Ends Reagan’s War On Drugs
NewsOne - Being a college student at the time, I clearly remember when Nancy Reagan and the conservative wave in national government helped usher in the nation’s War on Drugs in the 1980s. Television news images of drug busts, large and small, along with the wholesale...
Harper High boasts two Gates Millennium Scholars, despite school’s struggle with violence
By: Linda Lutton- WBEZ 91.5 - WBEZ has reported a lot about Harper High School’s struggle with neighborhood violence. The stories prompted First Lady Michelle Obama tovisit the school recently. This week, Harper High is celebrating some good news. You might remember...
Jay-Z Sells Stake in Brooklyn Nets to Focus on Roc Nation Sports
Jay-Z has announced that he is selling his minority stake in his ownership of the Brooklyn Nets so that he can spend the majority of his time focusing on his newest venture: Roc Nation Sports. “Being a member of the Nets organization surpassed some of my greatest...
22 year-old Nigerian breaks academic record at John Hopkins University
There is genius in our people. The creators of math, science, and language is beginning to spread his wings again. Channels: 22 year-old Emmanuel Ohuabunwa has emerged as the best graduating student in the John Hopkins University, USA with a grade point of 3.98 out of...
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a Role Model
By Rakhi Kumar Dear Michelle Obama, I'm addressing this to you because I admire you. Because you're smart and a mum to two young girls. And you're the First Lady of the USA. And because you were recently quoted as saying that Beyonce is a great 'role model' to your...
CISPA Amendment Banning Employers From Asking For Facebook Passwords Blocked
Huffington Post - Bad news, Facebook users. U.S. employers may soon be able to require employees to fork over their social media passwords. A last-minute amendment to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act -- known as CISPA -- banning such a practice was...
The New Face of Minstrel Shows, Part 2: Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé & Olivia Pope
Sinuous Magazine - This is the second part of Adrian’s “The New Face of Minstrel Shows” series. Click here to read Part 1. According to the US department of education the educational attainment of black Americans has increased slowly closing the gap between...
