When we think of the Civil Rights Movement, some cities stand out more than others, like Montgomery, Ala., for instance. Montgomery was where the historic
It appears that with midterm elections quickly approaching in November, all any Washington, D.C., politician can talk about is tax cuts. Not just any tax
Two male members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church claim Bishop Eddie Long exploited his role as spiritual leader to coerce them into having sex
The social media darling Twitter has been hacked according to authorities. The popular site has been dealing with this problem for the past two days.
Black political scandals, a moribund economy, questions about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s very questionable spending priorities and a president constantly under siege and disrespected
This week in Detroit, Eddie Franklin, son of Motown great and grammy award winning singer Aretha Franklin was severely beaten at a gas station according
African American scholars and policy analysts discussed the Obama administration’s response to issues of vital concern to African Americans as the nation inches toward the
President Obama called upon the Congressional Black Caucus to recreate the kind of political magic that swept him into office two years ago. The prolonged
The My Black is Beautiful model search made its last tour stop in New York on Saturday, September 18. When I arrived at the Chelsea
Reggie Garrett had a promising academic and athletic career ahead of him. The star quarterback at West Orange-Stark was a senior who would have started
President Obama’s job performance related to addressing the concerns of the African American community will be graded during the Shirley Chisholm Presidential Accountability Commission at
At the 10th annual Power of Urban Radio Forum, black-owned agencies and media outlets ruminated over a multiplicity of issues related to the future of black-owned
There are only a couple of ways people typically view the continent of Africa. Depending on your paradigm, you either see it as a place
Poverty Rate Among African Americans Nearly Double that of WhitesWashington, DC, September 16, 2010 – Annual data released today by the U.S Census Bureau indicates
Ieshuh Griffin is running for state office in Wisconsin. Running as an Independent, the state of Wisconsin allows and provides a space for a five-word
The airwaves are abuzz at the speculation of one of Chicago’s favorite sons possible candidacy for Mayor of the Windy City. Syndicated radio personality, attorney
A British teenager who sent an abusive e-mail to Barack Obama has been banned from the United States for life. Luke Angel, 17, who claims
I just recently took my son to Morehouse College where he is a freshman. I was proud and bragged about it for several reasons, namely
It seems that some African American women are still upset still with Essence magazine, so much so that they recently protested on the streets of
This week, Census figures will be released and it may be very bad news for President Barack Obama and his administration. The number of people
