Police arrested Yakia Smith, 25, of East St. Louis, Ill., after she fled the apartment where two of her children, a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old,
Protege®, the affordable footwear and apparel collection available exclusively at Kmart® and Kmart.com, takes its “giveback” philosophy one step further with the Protege Movement, a
Congressman Allen West, R-Fla., the lone Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said he is considering leaving the organization after taking offense with a
“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a
According to Jennifer O’Brien, a tenured first grade teacher in Paterson, N.J., her class of mostly black and Latino students is a frustrating and exasperating
Florida Governor Rick Scott was so sure people on welfare use drugs at a higher rate than the general population, he insisted anyone receiving help
Monumental images of ourselves are housed in the minds and hearts of those who understand the African American community’s struggle along with our admiration into
Two shadowy businessmen are selling iPads in a fast-food parking lot …
PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is taking a Machiavellian approach to spreading their message on animal rights. The group that condemns any
Those at the top need to hear from those suffering at the bottom. The unemployed need to march on Washington to demand work. –Rev. Jesse
I withstood a lot of heat and insults (some which were actually funny) from a previous article I wrote where I took great umbrage with
Perhaps we now know why the earth rumbled beneath the Eastern Seaboard then sustained the wrath of Hurricane Irene as she barreled ashore — in
The Help is a well-made film. I knew that it had impacted me in a very visceral, emotional and deep way when, as I cut
Across the nation, African Americans have exhibited continued displeasure and outrage against the tea party movement in America. From the Congressional Black Caucus to Jesse
C. Virginia Fields is the president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Inc. (NBLCA), based in New York City. A well-respected,
A kitten tossed from a moving car on New York City’s Verrazano Bridge is now officially a Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg posted a video of Vinny
Housing Authority worker Jose Rivera speared a 3-foot rat with a pitchfork at the Marcy Houses in Brooklyn, NY. Rivera, 48, says while he was
Georgia-based Pentecostal Televangelist, author and gospel artist Dr. Juanita Bynum II, who ministers to a devoted following nationwide, made headlines a few years ago when
The 9th named storm and the first to approach the East Coast in several years, Hurricane Irene is churning up the Eastern Seaboard, wreaking havoc
Franklin Beauty School (FBS) and the National Empowerment Group Inc. (NEG) held their second annual free “Girls Glam 2011,” a self-esteem and back-to-school event for
