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Inmate had a bible next to his head when guards murdered him with poisoned gas
REPORTED BY APRIL V. TAYLOR A LAWSUIT WAS FILED THIS WEEK AGAINST THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT…
Becoming Whitney Houston: Yaya Is Starting To Look The Part
Despite all of the controversy behind Lifetime’s biopic for the late Whitney Houston, the television film is still in action, and it is actually off to a good…
“Where Can I Get Asylum?” Asks Woman Stuck in Dangerous Baltimore Neighborhood
Unaccompanied minors fleeing viοlence in Mexico and Central America have created an urgent crisis for the U.S., with those sympathetic insisting that lawmakers have a responsibility to care…
Family sues over police officer abusive arrest of unarmed woman
Reported by Liku Zelleke The family of the woman that was knocked down and punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol trooper – and whose whole ordeal was…
White House Admits Prison Won’t Solve The Drug Problem, But Drug War Grinds On
The Huffington Post is reporting on the recent admission of Michael Botticelli, head of the Obama administration’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, in which he stated that…
Confessions of a bald-headed bride
by Jenene Asare-Mensah Nearly every little girl, from the time that she is able to speak becomes fascinated with finding her Prince Charming and living her Happily Ever…
Zimbabwe president wants to reclaim farm land taken during colonial rule
April V. Taylor The most crucial and bitterly contested political issue in Zimbabwe has taken another step forward as President Robert Mugabe has ordered all white land owners…
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Is Handwriting Really Important in The Age Of Technology?
By: Krystle Crossman With the digital age upon us we handwrite less and less. Everything is done by computers these days. We write emails instead of letters. We…
Nomalanga: Why Sherri Shepherd Should Walk Away From The Test-tube Baby
By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses Sherri Shepherd has been in the headlines a lot of late, even before she announced she was leaving The View. First it was revealed that…
Financial Juneteenth | Everything you need to know about finance and investing…sorta
William Ackman at BigThink.com is laying out some of the basics to get you started with the world of business and finance. Beginning with basic terminology, he lays…
BOSS Sports | Carmelo Anthony Stays In NY, The Bulls Find Their Man In Pau Gasol
BY: John “Hennry” Harris As expected, Carmelo Anthony has decided to stay with the New York Knicks for a reported 5-year, nearly $130 million after deep consideration of…
What LeBron James Can Teach Us About The Power of Reconciliation | Early Jackson
By Early Jackson Just under 1,460 days ago LeBron Raymone James made an epic decision to take his talents, family and championship hopes 1,112 miles south to Miami…
Dr Boyce Watkins: Why this rapper turned down a deal from Lil Wayne’s label and said his murdered friends showed him the power of toxic hip-hop music
July 12, 2014 | 0 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I’ll start by stating that I’m a big fan of the rapper Dee1. Dee1, whose real name is David Augustine, is a protege of another great hip-hop artist, Lupe Fiasco. Dee…
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Bigots Vandalize MLK Bridge, Call For Deαth of Interracial Couples
July 9, 2014No CommentRead More#Reported by April V. Taylor The Journal Gazette has revealed that the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana has been vandalized for the second time in just two weeks. The vandalism was discovered Sunday and appears to make remarks about black men and white women. One of the markings began […]
Will Credit Counseling Hurt My Credit Rating?
July 9, 20141 CommentRead More#Lynette Khalfani-c*x is known as The Money Coach. She is a personal finance expert who dispenses her knowledge and advice through television, radio, and books. She wrote the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Her personal story inspires many to pursue financial solvency and freedom and shows that she […]
Chicago teen shot just two days before college orientation
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Marcel Pearson, 17, was gunned down just two days before his college orientation while walking with friends in the city’s Brainerd neighborhood, officials said. Pearson was shot in Robichaux Park near 93rd and South Eggleston…
Richard Sherman Revisits Hate For Michael Crabtree, Blasts Him Again
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BY: John “Hennry” Harris It was Richard Sherman‘s infamous, emotional rant about San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree after the NFC championship that thrust the confident cornerback into the consciousness of America — and if…
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
July 9, 2014No CommentRead More#Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was the face of the city during Hurricane Katrina, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges. Nagin was sentenced Wednesday in Federal court after having been convicted of political corruption in February. Nagin was accused of accepting over $200,000 dollars in […]
Rapper Ja Rule Talks Selling Crack at 14 and Meeting Wife in 8th Grade
July 9, 2014No CommentRead More#In his new memoir Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man, rapper Ja-Rule, who had a string of hits in the early 2000s, dishes on everything from selling crack as a teenager to meeting his wife in eighth grade shop class. He details his life all the way from growing up in New […]
4th of July Visitor Trapped in Chicago Jail for 30 Hours
July 9, 2014No CommentRead More#A man visiting his son in Chicago’s Cook County Jail over Independence Day weekend ended up trapped there for 30 hours. The man became trapped after he walked into an empty visiting room. The door was wedged open because contractors had been installing cameras in the room, but when the door shut behind the man, […]
Michelle Singletary is a nationally syndicated, award winning columnist for The Washington Post. She graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park and Johns Hopkins University and has a Master’s degree in business and management. Her column, entitled “The Color of Money,” is runs in over 100 newspapers and focuses on personal finance issues […]
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The sociology behind social networks
What’s the difference between individual behavior and group think? Quite a lot, it appears. Nicholas Christakis is a former physican-turned-sociologist who has a lot to say about how group behavior is actually more interesting than the choices individuals make on their own. Here is some of what he says, and the video is below. Take […]
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Hollywood Domestic disputes: Are we being too hard on our men?
Domestic violence comes in many forms; it can be emotional or physical, and it can be against a man or a woman. The point is, it can happen to anyone. Even some of the richest, most famous and most powerful people in the world. Recently, several celebrities have been in the news for domestic violence […]
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Malia Obama gets a new car and her mother warns DC to “watch out!”
July 8, 2014 | 0 Comments
Reported by Liku Zelleke Malia Obama celebrated her Sweet 16th Birthday on the 4th of July. Among the presents that were given to her is a brand new car. Malia won’t be able to drive…
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83 Year Old Woman Beαts Back Burglar With Pot of Boiling Water and Stick
A burglar may’ve believed he didn’t have anything to worry about when he broke into the home of an 83 year old Houston woman, but the woman quickly surprised the would be thief with resolve and ingenuity. When Lillie McClendon faced off with an intruder, she used a stick and a pot of water to […]
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Aretha Franklin Is In Talks With Lifetime About Her Biopic
With all this talk of biopics and family issues, it is refreshing that the future is looking bright for legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin’s Lifetime biopic. Franklin’s biopic has been underway for years, and she has been heavily involved in its production. Her main concern is being represented in the best way possible. On Saturday, […]
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Nicole Scherzinger’s Reveals Battle With Bulimia
Ex-Pussycat Doll lead singer Nicole Scherzinger reveals a disturbing secret she’s kept for a very long time. She has revealed that she wrestled with bulimia, an eating disorder she suffered during her late 20’s. The 36-year old songstress shares how challenging this disease was to overcome. “I guess it was like my addiction. I never […]
Why did police kill a college graduate? A former cop says it was corruption
The death of Rodney Mitchell has been a huge mystery that has led to a massive lawsuit. Attorneys and the authorities are trying to figure out what happened on that fateful night in 2012 when this promising young college graduate had his life ended by a police officer. Ken Williams, a former police officer, has […]
Teacher Rαped After Prison Guard Leaves Her Alone With Dangerous Felons
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White rapper Iggy Azalea’s picture with “my nigga’s” draw controversy
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What happens when an entire hip-hop music industry, controlled mostly by white money, promotes black men who love to call themselves n*ggas in public? You then get Iggy Azalea, the white response to Nicki Minaj,…
15-Year-Old Teen Launches Investment Firm, Writes Two Books
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Reported by Nigel Boys In today’s modern world where it seems that most teenagers don’t have the gumption to get up and do anything without being told or forced to do so. With this in mind,…
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People “Still Think of Obama as a Nιgger,” Writer of “N” Word Column Tells Don Lemon
James Collier, author of the controversial “N” word column, defended himself on CNN by saying he called Obama a nιgger because that’s how many people still think of him. During the CNN segment, Don Lemon asked Collier what prompted him to write the column titled “The Nιgger in the White House” to which Collier replied […]
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By Kristie Kennedy I was watching motivational speaker Eric Thomas a few days ago and he was talking about how he gained powerful momentum by simply giving his gift away. Personally, it is the same principle I have lived by since the conception of my business and in the world of sales they call it, try […]
By Aleasa M. Word As a divorced woman, it may seem odd, my writing about marriage. I’ve heard people say the best person to listen to sometimes about marriage is the one who knows all the mistakes you shouldn’t make because they’ve made them. I’ve also heard people say they’d never listen to a divorced […]
Reported by April V. Taylor Multiple news sources, including the Huffington Post, are reporting that a new model based on the newly discovered Higgs boson particle, also known as “the God particle,” suggests that the universe should not exist. According to study co-author Robert Hogan, conditions created after the Big Bang should have caused the […]
April Taylor The New York Daily News is reporting that a coalition of Holocaust survivors and their families are making progress in holding the French rail company Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais (SNCF) responsible for their role in transporting some 76,000 Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust. Of the people they transported, […]
The latest from the writers in the Your Black World Network
Teen shot in the head, but saved by her hair weave
Family sues over police officer abusive arrest of unarmed woman
Reported by Liku Zelleke The family of the woman that was knocked down and punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol trooper – and whose whole ordeal was caught on camera – is asking for justice. The woman, a great-grandmother, had been walking barefoot on eastbound Interstate 10 west of downtown Los Angeles before the […]
Phaedra Parks’ husband gets 8 years in prison and could’ve gotten more
July 9, 2014 | 0 Comments
By: Krystle Crossman Apollo Nida, husband of Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Nida was lucky that the Georgia judge who was overseeing his case was…
LeVar Burton breaks records after raising $6 million for his show
July 9, 2014 | 0 Comments
Reported by Liku Zelleke A Kickstarter campaign to create a web version of “Reading Rainbow” has surpassed expectations as well as previous records of public support of a project. The popular award-winning PBS show had…
Dr. Samori Swygert: Weaponized Drones Will Create Unthinkable Atrocities In America
July 6, 2014No CommentRead More#What happens when drones become weaponized domestically? by Dr. Samori Swygert Most Americans are familiar with drones or UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). What will happen when drones become weaponized domestically? This article will address the dangerous possibilities of the manipulation and exploitation of drone technology and the dilemma of science and technology that outpaces legislation […]
The Unemployment Rate Is at a Record Low, But the Economy Still Sucks
July 5, 2014No CommentRead More#Reported by April V. Taylor Recent headlines that are touting the record highs of the Dow and S&P 500 and statistics indicating that unemployment has fallen to 6.1 percent — the lowest level since September 2008 — are misleading Americans into thinking the economy has recovered. Unemployment statistics used by most news outlets do not […]
Jim Brown’s Stolen Championship Ring Auctioned
July 8, 2014 | 0 Comments
By Brandon Simmons In the world of sports memorabilia, fans can come across all types of items in a variety of ways and not all the time does it happen legally. For hall-of-fame running back…
Stacey Dash tells Kanye that he should go get raped in prison
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III No matter who you are, whenever you open up your mouth, everything you say can be used for you or against you. Even…
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Video: Lil Wayne says that his own music is bullsh*t
If you ever thought that Lil Wayne’s music was BS, then you have company. Apparently, Wayne agrees with that view of his work. In this video, Wayne is…
Ruthless: Ex-N.W.A. Manager Reveals Eazy-E’s Intention To Kill Suge Knight
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BY: John “Hennry” Harris There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the biopic of “The World’s Most Dangerous Group”, N.W.A., named after their groundbreaking, seminal album Straight Outta Compton. Whether so and so’s son…
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Financial Lovemaking: Mathew Knowles and his second paternity case
by Dr. Boyce Watkins As part of the Financial Lovemaking series I do with S. Tia Brown from Ebony Magazine, we often talk about how good family planning should be an important part of your…
‘Egregious’ Ruling Sends 73-Year-Old Man to Jail For Unpaid Debt
Reported by April V. Taylor Despite the 1983 Supreme Court ruling that states that jailing people for being unable to pay a debt is a violation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, states all across the country are throwing people in jail for being too poor to pay court fines. The case of 73-year-old Iheanyi […]
Why did police kill a college graduate? A former cop says it was corruption
Obama To Take On Education Inequality; Poor and Minority kids To Benefit
By: Krystle Crossman One of the biggest issues in the public school systems today is the access that kids get to great teachers. Many children that are in lower economic classes than others do not have access to the good teachers and so they find it hard to keep up with their peers. President Obama […]
Black Kids More Likely To Fall In Preschool to Prison Pipeline
By: Krystle Crossman When your child acts out at home they are usually punished for it. They will be given a time out or have a toy taken away. But when they act out at school, it can mean suspension. Tunette Powell has a story that shows just what extremes schools are going to in […]
Teacher Rαped After Prison Guard Leaves Her Alone With Dangerous Felons
Are Modern Marriages Just Too Much Trouble?
By: Krystle Crossman Marriage is hard work. It requires focus, communication, and most of all love. These days it seems like no one is willing to do those things that…
