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Woman Gets 12 Yrs Prison for Kidnapping a Baby in 1987, Child Found Her Real Mother
A woman has been sent to prison for 12 years for stealing a child out of the hospital way back in 1987. Ann Pettway is going to spend…
Oprah Goes In on Twitter Follower For Questioning Her Commitment to Black America
Someone on Twitter made the mistake of questioning Oprah Winfrey’s commitment to black America, and although Oprah usually takes the high road and…
NFL Player Commits Suicide: The Fifth One in Two Years – Is This a Trend?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com In what some think might be a disturbing trend, a fifth NFL player has committed suicide in the last two years. OJ Murdock of the Tennessee Titans becomes the latest athlete to kill himself, setting off alarm bells for those who worry that the mental health of NFL athletes is […]
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Romney Makes Racist Slur Against Palestinians, Calls Their Culture Inferior to Israel’s
Mitt Romney hasn’t made many friends since he left American shores, and it seems that there’s no stopping him now. The man’s on a roll. When he left London, headlines read “Mitt the Twit”, and now he’s gone on to insult the Palestinians, although this most recent insult was probably intentional. There’s really no better […]
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Way to Go Sistuh! Lia Neal Becomes Only Second African American Woman to Medal in Swimming
When 17-year-old Lia Neal earned her spot on the U.S. Women’s swim team, she became only the second African-American woman to do so. Her win injects tremendous pride…
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The Honeymoon is Over… How to Resolve Ruts In Your Relationship
You have met the man or woman of your dreams. You are totally smitten by this individual, and it appears that all of your dreams have finally…
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Nomalanga: Let’s Talk About Why We Give Massive Attention To A White Man “being a father” But Not To Black Men Doing The Same
A photo of a white dad taking out his black daughter’s braids has created a stir in the media. The photo is of Frank Somerville, a reporter…
15-Year Old Girl Shot by Stray Bullets on Her Way From Church
A 15-year-old girl was the victim of a drive-by shooting as she and her family drove home from church in Orange County, California. The girl was shot Sunday in Pine Hills as she sat in the back seat parent’s minivan. It was her mother’s birthday. The family was driving west in the North Lane at […]
You Go Girl: Logan West Named Miss Teen USA
Logan West, am 18-year-old from Connecticut, was crowned the 2012 Miss Teen USA. The competition…
What’s Hot in Your Black World?
- Father Retaliates Against Boy for Beating Up His Daughter at Daycare, but Hits Wrong Child
- Did You Know These 10 Things about The Jeffersons?
- Raven Symone Reportedly Wants Michelle Obama to Officiate Her Marriage to Another Woman
- Minnesota Teen with No Criminal Record Gets 25 Years for What May Have Been Self-Defense
- Father Pushes Ex-Girlfriend and Baby Out a Window
- Rapper Young Buck Gets His Personal Items Auctioned Off by the IRS
- Warning: African Americans at Highest Risk of Catching Untreatable Gonorrhea
- Butt Injections Caused Death of Woman: Holes Sealed with Super Glue
- Openly Gay YouTube Sensation Antoine Dodson Says He Loves Himself Some Chick-fil-A
- Oprah Answers Back to a “Tweeter” Accusing her of Neglecting The Ghettos in America
Methodist leaders are proud to welcome the state’s first Black bishop, Bishop James E. Swanson Sr., calling him a visionary and shepherd who they trust to lead the church into the next century. Described as “a deeply committed person who has the capability of motivating and inspiring and challenging people to be about the mission […]
Rapper Lupe Fiasco Calls President Obama a Baby Killer
Lupe Fiasco is known for being a politically conscious rapper. While other rappers are spittin’ nonsense about dimes, rims, and diamonds, Lupe is…
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8 Girls Beat and Stab a Man for Saying They Were Too Loud
Some stories are both sad and embarrassing. A 63-year-old Vietnam veteran from Queens was attacked and stabbed by eight girls on a…
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8 Wal-Marts Get Bomb Threats at the Same Time
Eight Wal-Mart stores across Missouri were evacuated Friday evening after receiving bomb threats, while an additional three stores in Kansas received similar…
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U.S. Warns Sudan: Reach a Peace Agreement Or Else
The U.S. is warning Sudan to reach a peace agreement or face UN sanctions. The UN Security Council has given Sudan a deadline of…
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Raven Symone Reportedly Wants Michelle Obama to Officiate Her Marriage to Another Woman
Being gay is becoming more and more popular by the second, and companies like Chick…
Slow Ya Roll Stupid: Man Gets $50,000 Tab at the Strip Club
Lokesh Simon James doesn’t deny that he was at Bliss Cabaret in Clearwater Fla. He just insists that there’s no way he could have run up a $50,000…
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Tavis Smiley: Poverty is the New Slavery
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com A new report released this week shows that poverty is…
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Only in Mississippi: Schools Adopt Abstinence-Only Curriculum in Spite of Surge in Teen Pregnancies
A Large Majority of Mississippi School Districts Adopt Abstinence-Only Curriculums Despite Surge in Teen…
What Else are Black People Reading?
- Teenage Father Pushes Ex-girlfriend and Baby Out of Third Floor Window
- Man Found After Allegedly Killing His Parents and Kidnapping 12-Yr Old Sister
- Tyler Perry Does a Tribute to Sherman Hemsley – Check It Out
- DC Baptist Church Cuts Ties With Southern Baptist Convention
- Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Transferred to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
- Pastor Juanita Bynum Says That She Has Slept with Women
- Rev. Jesse Jackson: There is ‘No Timetable’ on My Son’s Recovery
- Police Officer Fired for Using Racial Slur Toward Boston Red Sox Star Carl Crawford
- Father Finds Son Dead on a Tennis Court, But Why Did NY Daily News Post a Picture with Gang Signs?
- The Truth Is…Our Holy God of The Bible Is Jehovah-Jireh, Our Provider
George Zimmerman’s Wife Pleads Not Guilty and Faces Her Own Trial
Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of the man who killed Trayvon Martin, has pleaded not guilty of perjury this week after being charged by…
A pleasant summer evening in Brownsville,Brooklyn suddenly turned tragic when a man in a white Nissan Altima opened fire in the area, at around 7 p.m. The drive-by shooting which took place on Sunday evening, near Chester and Riverdale Aves. around 7 p.m. , wounded 6 people including 2-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. The […]
The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to reporters about his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, while out with protesters in support of a ban on assault weapons. His son is at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, reportedly recovering from depression and gastrointestinal issues. The civil rights leader spoke outside a downtown Chicago movie theater, on […]
About a year and a half ago, a group of pastors joined with the NAACP to write a manual designed to help church leaders talk to their congregations about the HIV epidemic in the African-American community. The manuals are now available online or in printed form. About a year and a half ago, a group […]
