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By Liku Zelleke You’d have to be quite open minded to have to grow a liking for “drill rap”. It is not for the fainthearted or the bashful. The lyrics are either about someone dying,…

Yvette Carnell:<br /><br />
          Ebony Magazine Throws Editor Under the Bus Over Tweet,<br /><br />
          Apologizes to Right Wing

Yvette Carnell: Ebony Magazine Throws Editor Under the Bus Over Tweet, Apologizes to Right Wing

by Yvette Carnell In another gotcha moment, which have come to represent both the uselessness of American politics and its media, EBONY Magazine kissed the ring of RNC…

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Nene Leake’s Criminal Past Comes Back To Haunt Her

Nene Leake’s Criminal Past Comes Back To Haunt Her

By Lechette Walker NeNe Leakes has a criminal past that has been kept secret during her rise to fame. According to the reality queen, she had some trouble with the law when she was younger on one occasion.  News reports have publically revealed that Linnethia Johnson, who is now NeNe Leakes, has a record that […]

BOSS Sports | Northwestern<br /><br />
          University Doesn’t Want Players To Unionize

BOSS Sports | Northwestern University Doesn’t Want Players To Unionize

By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Over the years, the question of whether college athletes should get paid or better yet compensated has been an issue. Just looking at…

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Pastor Says Many People Working For Obama<br /><br />
          Are “Anti-Christ”

Pastor Says Many People Working For Obama Are “Anti-Christ”

By Dr. Sinclair Grey III When religion and religious liberty are at the forefront of anything, especially politics, you’re guaranteed to have debate and disagreement. Let’s face it…

By Liku Zelleke Eazy E passed away 19 years ago, on March 26th, 1995. Yet, the legacy of his musical talent and creativity still lives on. “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap“, as he is affectionately…

 

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By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert Andrew Cain will become the first clergyman in the Church of England’s…

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The Love of God: Woman raises 32 children as her own
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The Preachers of LA ‘Turn Up’ For Season 2

March 27, 2014

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By Cherese L. Jackson The Preachers of L.A. reality show is preparing for season two. Many fans were waiting to hear if Oxygen would pick the controversial show up for a second season; the wait is over. Season one of Preachers of L.A. proved to be a hit among much controversy and criticism; as it stands all six pastors have signed … Read More »

Know When It’s Best To Remain Silent

March 27, 2014

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By Dr. Sheronda Orridge They are everywhere! You can’t escape them! You will cherish them, be remembered by them, be motivated by them, be discouraged by them, live by them and die by them, they are words. Words are very powerful weapons, they can make an attractive person feel ugly, a smart person feel dumb, and a strong person feel … Read More »

What Are The Best Ways To Parent Black Boys?

March 26, 2014

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by Afiya J. Watkins There has been lots of buzz surrounding the documentary, “American Promise.” Authors, Joe Brewster and Michele Stevenson asked Philadelphia author Hilary Beard to help them research and co-write a companion book. The outcome of this collaboration is “Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life,” The book was the primary focus of discussion … Read More »

The Simple Secret That Can Make You More Motivated To Work Out

The Simple Secret That<br /><br />
                      Can Make You More Motivated To Work OutBy: Krystle Crossman Working up the motivation to exercise can be tough. There are days when you feel tired or you don’t feel well. Other days you are just feeling…

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How a Teacher Lost 61 Pounds Eating Only McDonald For 6 Months

How a Teacher Lost 61<br /><br />
                      Pounds Eating Only McDonald For 6 MonthsBy: Krystle Crossman John Cisna turned an experiment by his students into national headlines. The Iowa teacher ate nothing but food from McDonald’s for 90 days to see if it…

Wendy Williams: “Evelyn [Lozada] Gave Birth to a Cash Register”

Wendy Williams: “Evelyn<br /><br />
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Posted on March 27, 2014By The (Ree)lationship GuideCeleb SecretsTop 5’s

Reported by Ree, “The (Ree)lationship Guide” “Basketball Wives” reality TV star Evelyn Lozada and her MLB fiancé Carl Crawford just celebrated the birth of their son, also named Carl Crawford, on March 22. Talk show host Wendy Williams discussed the news of the baby’s birth during the “Hot Topics” segment of her show on Monday. “Evelyn […


Bill De Blasio Wears An Afro Wig To A Charity Event: Is He Pandering?

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                        Blasio Wears An Afro Wig To A Charity Event: Is<br /><br />
                        He Pandering?By Andrew Scot Bolsinger With the help of notable star power like Steve Buscemi , Rev. Al Sharpton and Chris Rock, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio poked fun at himself and raised laughs at his first Inner Circle Dinner on Saturday Night. The New York Daily Mail dubbed it a “SNL-type performance,” referring to […]

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Temple University Student Attacked With A Brick

Temple University Student Attacked<br /><br />
                        With A BrickBy: Stephanie Allen-Gobert A 19-year old Temple University student suffered serious facial injuries after an attacker hit her with a brick only a block from campus on Friday. The young adult is recovering from the assault that dislocated her teeth and caused multiple other facial injuries. The student was walking with her 20-year old boyfriend, […]

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Dr Boyce Watkins: Is it fair to compare Kobe Bryant to OJ Simpson?

Dr Boyce Watkins: Is it fair to compare Kobe Bryant to OJ Simpson?

by Dr Boyce Watkins I am good friends with former NBA player Etan Thomas.  I consider Etan to be one of the great athletes of our generation not…

March 29, 2014 / / Read More

Your Reel World: How did a man get a 10 inch gun up his ***?

Tiara Williams, Your Reel World: How did a man get a 10 inch gun up his ***? (This is REEEEAAALLLY funny)

Tiara Williams, in this episode of Your Reel World, asks how a man was able to get a 10 inch gun into his behind.  She also has

 

Couple accused of adopting African children and starving them to harvest their organs

Couple accused of adopting African children and starving them to harvest their organs

By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Anyone who decides to adopt is making a huge difference in the life of a child. With so many children in the system…

 

Number of Christians on Steep decline in the United States, why is that?

Number of Christians on Steep decline in the United States, why is that?

By Liku Zelleke The number of Christians is on the decline in the United Sates. This decline in numbers is being caused both by people stopping having any…

March 29, 2014 / / Read More

 

 

 

The Secret Source Of Your Bad Mood (And How To Overcome It)

By Angela Haupt for U.S. News We can slap a bandage on a cut or an ice pack on a bruise. But that only works for the physical kind. “We typically try and bust a bad mood with the most generic approaches,” says psychologist Guy Winch, author of Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating […]

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Did Kanye Buy Kim 10 Burger King Franchises?  Reports say he did

Did Kanye Buy Kim 10 Burger King Franchises? Reports say he did

By Liku Zelleke The next time you hear that centuries-old, mind-boggling question, “What do you buy a woman that has everything?” simply answer: “Burger King, a chain of them“. Confused? Here’s the explanation: Kanye West, 36, is planning to get his fiancée Kim Kardashian, 33, a chain of Burger King franchise restaurants across Europe as […]

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Nene Leake’s Criminal Past Comes Back To Haunt Her

Nene Leake’s Criminal Past Comes Back To Haunt Her

By Lechette Walker NeNe Leakes has a criminal past that has been kept secret during her rise to fame. According to the reality queen, she had some trouble with the law when she was younger on one occasion.  News reports have publically revealed that Linnethia Johnson, who is now NeNe Leakes, has a record that […]

 

Black Californians Aren’t Signing Up For Obamacare

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By Lechette Walker African Americans have not been rushing to sign up for the Obama Healthcare coverage in California, according to reports. The Latino population is also slow about getting the coverage that is necessary for the plan to work. The widespread approach to reach out to the Latino community, after the numbers were running […]

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Samuel L. Jackson says he’s vegan so he can live long enough to finish his deal with Marvel Comics

Samuel L. Jackson is a megastar with Marvel Comics, getting the coveted role of Nick Fury.  He’s making a ton of money, but he has a major nine film contract, which means that the 65-year old is probably going to be hemmed up for the rest of his life. This article discusses how Jackson plans […]

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Black People Love Going To The Movies More Than Anybody Else

Black People Love Going To The Movies More Than Anybody ElseBy Andrew Scot Bolsinger African-American movie attendance hit a new high mark in 2013, a year when several black-themed films were released, including the year’s Oscar winner for best picture, “12 Years a Slave.” The Motion Picture Association of America estimates that more than 170 million African-Americans attended movies in 2013, a 13-percent increase from […]

 

 

 

Writer claims that black students lack impulse control, leading to suspensions

Writer claims that black students lack impulse control, leading to suspensions

By Liku Zelleke It might be true that “the numbers don’t lie” – but a lot can be said about the way we read the same numbers and arrive at opposite conclusions. Of course, there is a tolerable margin of error that is acceptable in case of mistakes, but taking what is clearly stated and […]

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Naval Trainee Allegedly Tried to Steal Plane to Go See His Mom

Naval Trainee Allegedly Tried to Steal Plane to Go See His Mom

Every good son loves his mother, but how far would any of us go to arrange a visit with mommy dearest. One Atlanta man is in hot water…

 

 

 

Student told that Jesus is no hero and she can’t write about him

Student told that Jesus is no hero and she can’t write about him

By Andrew Scot Bolsinger An eight-year-old girl and her mother claim that the child’s North Carolina school would not allow her to write about Jesus as her hero for a class project. Second grade students at Cerro Gordo Elementary School in North Carolina were recently asked to write about who they consider to be a […]

 

Should Coding Be Added to Elementary Schools’ Curriculum?

By: Krystle Crossman It is all about technology and how it can entertain us these days. We have iPads, tablets, smartphones, computers, and video game systems that people just seem to be addicted to. With that in mind countries around the world are giving their kids a head start into the future of technology by […]

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Bullying; Where Do We Draw The Line Between Plain Meanness and Bullying

By: Krystle Crossman Kids often have no filter when it comes to some of the things that they say. They are young and naïve and often don’t realize that what they are saying could be considered rude. Then there are kids that like to tease each other and are doing so to be mean, but […]

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How Do I Make A Midlife Career Change?

March 28, 2014

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Kobe Bryant responds to Trayvon Controversy with a Dr King quote

Kobe Bryant responds to Trayvon Controversy with a Dr King quote

NBA star Kobe Bryant has been under fire this week for controversial remarks he made about Trayvon Martin.  Bryant was criticized for saying that he refuses to support…

March 29, 2014 / / Read More

Man Arrested While Taking Pregnant Girlfriend to Hospital

Man Arrested While Taking Pregnant Girlfriend to Hospital

When a Pittsburgh man set out to take his girlfriend to the hospital to deliver their child, he was looking forward to the joyous occasion, but one police…

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Love and Hip-Hop star shot by a relative at his own mother’s funeral

Love and Hip-Hop star shot by a relative at his own mother’s funeral

A well-known rap star was shot Saturday afternoon during a funeral procession on Route 3 in Duxbury, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. Raymond Scott, a rapper and reality television star who goes by the name Benzino,  was shot by his nephew, Gai Scott, 36, of Randolph, the district attorney said. Raymond Scott, 48, […]

 

 

How Racial Hatred Explains White Support For Capital Punishment

How Racial Hatred Explains White Support For Capital Punishment

A recent Pew poll shows a stark racial divide as it relates to support for the dea† penalty. The overwhelming support for the dea†h penalty comes from whites,…

March 29, 2014 / / Read More

Local News Reporter Video-Bombed by Dancing Tutu Wearing Unicorn

Local News Reporter Video-Bombed by Dancing Tutu Wearing Unicorn

Sometimes you’re just a black man trying to do your job when you’re interrupted by a white woman  wearing a unicorn hat and a tutu. Well, that’s certainly…

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Gone With The Wind Prequel Will Focus On Mammy Character

Gone With The Wind Prequel Will Focus On Mammy Character

By Andrew Scot Bolsinger It took more than half a century, but Mammy is finally getting her due on the central stage. “Gone with the Wind” remains one of the most successful stories in American arts having won a Pulitzer Prize and Academy Awards. But that didn’t stop critics for attacking the book’s author, Margaret […]

 

Naval Trainee Allegedly Tried to Steal Plane to Go See His Mom

Naval Trainee Allegedly Tried to Steal Plane to Go See His Mom

Every good son loves his mother, but how far would any of us go to arrange a visit with mommy dearest. One Atlanta man is in hot water…

 

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Rapper Sues NYPD And Receives $7,500 Settlement

Rapper Sues NYPD And Receives $7,500 Settlementby Barry Burch Jr. There are countless stories of Black people being treated unfairly by the police, but one young man has come out of the other end of this despicable, and dark tunnel that is police brutality, intact, and with a $7,500 settlement, as reported by New York Daily News. Quinshon Shingles is an aspiring […]

March 28, 2014No CommentRead More

L’Wren Scott’s Suicide Highlights The “Fabulous and Broke” Lifestyle

L’Wren Scott’s Suicide Highlights The “Fabulous and Broke” LifestyleBy Andrew Scot Bolsinger Though the highly publicized suicide of socialite and fashion designer L’Wren Scott drew the focus to Upper East Side elite lifestyles in New York, a columnist for The Root says the problem of “fronting” is just as real to people of all races and social status. After Scott, girlfriend of noted […]

March 27, 2014No CommentRead More

Bill De Blasio Wears An Afro Wig To A Charity Event: Is He Pandering?

Bill De Blasio Wears An Afro Wig To A Charity Event: Is He Pandering?By Andrew Scot Bolsinger With the help of notable star power like Steve Buscemi , Rev. Al Sharpton and Chris Rock, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio poked fun at himself and raised laughs at his first Inner Circle Dinner on Saturday Night. The New York Daily Mail dubbed it a “SNL-type performance,” referring to […]

 

Woman Stabs Boyfriend Who Hit Her With Anger Management Book

Woman Stabs Boyfriend Who Hit Her With Anger Management BookBy Andrew Scot Bolsinger First he tried to use his words to express his feelings…

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Was this NFL player stabbed by his own brother?

Was this NFL player stabbed by his own brother?

By Andrew Scot Bolsinger Police say that the brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneer wide receiver…

March 26, 20141 CommentRead More

Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly get into an ugly debate

Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly get into an ugly debateThe only political comedian as funny as Jon Stewart might be Bill Maher.  But both…

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By Liku Zelleke Bill Hunter, the former Executive Director of the NBA, has had his day in court and it wasn’t all gloomy for him. He has had some good news despite having his primary…

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Every week, there is some video that goes viral involving something stupid happening in the hip-hop music industry.  Hip-hop, which was once the source of black empowerment, has been transformed into…

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins I don’t go out of my way to meet very many people.  I’m not sure if this makes me anti-social or not, but it’s just a fact.  In the course of…

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Why Has Number Of Kids With Autism Shot Up By 30%

By: Krystle Crossman The CDC has released new statistics that show that the number of children that are diagnosed with autism has shot up 30% since 2012. They say that 1 in 68 kids are diagnosed with autism. In 2012 they showed that 1 in 88 kids were diagnosed with it. In 2010 there was […]

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Love and Hip-Hop star hit by
              bullets at his mother’s funeral

Love and Hip-Hop star hit by bullets at his mother’s funeral

The rapper Benzino is well-known for his role on the hit TV show, “Love and Hip-Hop.”  But now he is known even more widely for an unfortunate incident…

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Kobe Bryant responds to Trayvon
              Controversy with a Dr King quote

Kobe Bryant responds to Trayvon Controversy with a Dr King quote

NBA star Kobe Bryant has been under fire this week for controversial remarks he made about Trayvon Martin.  Bryant was criticized for saying that he refuses to support…

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A man in Cincinnati went to court and said something that a lot of us would never want to say:  That he won a million dollars at a casino and spent every pennny of it….

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By Liku Zelleke Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell had to have a campaign ad video withdrawn after some mistakes and rules violations were featured in it. A video, “Rebuild”, that was intended to highlight all that…

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              Phiri-Mazarura: Is Marriage a Limitation or a Positive
              Consideration for Career Women?

Ngoza Phiri-Mazarura: Is Marriage a Limitation or a Positive Consideration for Career Women?

By Ngoza Phiri-Mazarura Whether marriage is a limitation or a positive consideration for women is certainly a provocative question, I know; one which some women may ask themselves…

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How To Be Assertive and Feel Good About It

How To Be Assertive and Feel Good About It

By: Krystle Crossman Being assertive and speaking up for yourself can be tough, but here are some tricks and tips that may help you to speak your mind…

Eagles May Trade Jackson Over Alleged Gang Ties By Brandon Simmons According to Bleacher Report, The Philadelphia Eagles have decided to release Wide Receiver Desean Jackson. Since the offseason began, there have been rampant rumors…

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How Often Do You Focus On What’s Wrong In Your Life?

March 28, 2014

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By LaKia Allen You’ve probably heard this phrase at least a million times, “What’s goes around comes around”?  It means that whatever you do in this life to other people, whether it’s good or bad, the same will return to you. We typically don’t use this phrase to wish someone well, so what we really want to say is, “Karma … Read More »

The Preachers of LA ‘Turn Up’ For Season 2

March 27, 2014

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By Cherese L. Jackson The Preachers of L.A. reality show is preparing for season two. Many fans were waiting to hear if Oxygen would pick the controversial show up for a second season; the wait is over. Season one of Preachers of L.A. proved to be a hit among much controversy and criticism; as it stands all six pastors have signed … Read More »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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