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Check out the Janks Morton film, “Hoodwinked,” starring Drs. Boyce Watkins, Marc Lamont Hill, Jawanza Kunjufu, Ivory Toldson and Steve Perry. To see the trailer for this riveting film, click here
Former National Baptist Leader Convicted for Theft and Racketeering Files for Bankruptcy
Remember Rev. Henry Lyons, the former national Baptist leader who was convicted of theft and racketeering? Well, sadly, he has another set of problems; a bank is trying to foreclose on his historic Oregon Avenue church in Tampa, Florida and he has filed for bankruptcy. According to the documents filed by Fifth Third Bank, in […]
Do Black People Think that the Obama Presidency is a Reality TV Show?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins This morning, I had to ask myself some hard questions, which I immediately took to my friends on Facebook: Are black people, as a…
September 7, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Rev. Jesse Jackson Believes President Obama Should Address Poverty and Violence
Rev. Jesse Jackson said he believes President Obama can ignite excitement in some of his previous supporters — whose belief in him is withering — by addressing poverty…
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Serena Williams Just Keeps on Dominating at the US Open
Serena Williams is simply storming through the US Open. She’s dominating unlike she’s ever done in her entire career, and her opponents are wondering what hit them. …
U.S. Rep.Yvette Clark Believes She Would’ve Been A Slave In 1898
U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke made a recent appearance on satirical political talk show “The Colbert Report” on Tuesday. During her visit, host Stephen Colbert jested that her borough, Brooklyn, shouldn’t have joined with New York City in 1898. He continued to say he’d go back in time to correct the decision; he then asked Rep. Clarke what […]
Pakistani Girl Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Burning Pages of the Quran
A judge in Pakistan has granted bail to a mentally-challenged girl who’s been accused of blasphemy. The girl burned pages of the Muslim…
September 7, 2012No CommentRead More
Yvette Carnell: What Did Obama Tell You Last Night? Not Much
by Yvette Carnell Last night, President Obama told an enthralled DNC crowd that he “hadn’t given up hope” and that “it will take…
Dr. Boyce: Black Unemployment Stays High While Whites Get Another Decline
by Dr. Boyce Watkins The recent jobs data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was not necessarily a boost for the Obama…
GOP Congressman: Government Backed Student Loans ‘Could Lead to a Holocaust’
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) says he supports student loans, but just doesn’t want the U.S. government involved in disbursing them. Why, you ask? Because once the government gets involved in student loans, according to Bartlett, it leads to automatic socialism and genocide. Speaking at a town hall in Maryland, Bartlett said he could not find […]
In-N-Out Burger Sued for Discriminating Against Blacks and Workers Over 40
A law firm in Orange County is suing the fast food and burger chain, In-N-Out Burger for its hiring practices. The Tidrick Law…
September 7, 2012No CommentRead More
Nomalanga: Why Women Like Eddie Long’s Wife Stay after Public Humiliation
I just read a story about Vanessa Long sharing the “storm” she survived after her husband, Eddie Long, the senior pastor of New…
Scientists are Shocked at How Fast Ice is Melting in the Arctic: Could Lead to Major Climate Changes
Scientists are growing increasingly concerned about the pace at which ice is melting in the Arctic. They say that the record melt of the summer of 2012 is…
Pathological? Paul Ryan Says 1.4 Million Businesses Filed Bankruptcy Under Obama, Turns Out There Were Only 48,000 Filings
The lies of Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick, are getting out of control. No one will forget the litany of untruths Ryan dropped during his speech at the Republican National Convention. It was so bad that even CNN’s Erin Burnett, who hails from Wall Street herself, said ”there will be issue s with […]
Computers of the Future May Run on Water
Researchers at Aalto University have figured out how to use droplets of water to do computing. We have no idea how all this works, but the scientists have…
Chandra Gill: Open Letter to Interscope Records about Chicago’s Violence – Chief Keef
Editors Note: The letter below is written by Chandra Gill, Ph.D., to Jimmie Lovine of Interscope Records. In the letter, Dr. Gill discusses the violence and murders of…
September 7, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Ryan Mack: 6 Ways to Stop Gun Violence in Your Community
by Ryan Mack I have grown weary of the endless empty rhetoric regarding what we can do about the gun violence that occurs throughout communities, especially within urban…
Doshon Farad: Annual Islamic Convention, Largest Group of African-American Muslims in U.S.
By Doshon Farad On September 2nd, the Muslim American Society (MAS) wrapped up its 23rd “Annual Islamic Convention” weekend which began on August 31st. The event was held…
Amazon Kindle Fire Comes Covered with Annoying Ads
Jamie Lendino from PC Magazine considers it to be disgraceful that the new Amazon Kindle…
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Samsung Electronics won’t be giving Apple the memory chips it needs for the first shipments of the new iPhone. The dispute has occurred due to pricing, according to…
Hotels Jack Up Rates for Democratic Convention, Evicting Homeless Families in the Process
The Democratic National Convention was exciting for the political elite and those who owned businesses. But one group of people who isn’t happy…
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Occupy Protesters Block DNC Buses, Yell “Obama is a Traitor”
Not all liberals are prepared to give President Obama a second term, especially after hearing that Obama’s Justice Department just gave final immunity…
