Washington — Senate Majority Leader is dismissing reports that the GOP budget plan would cut close to 700,000 jobs by 2012, mostly eliminating government jobs. The study predicted that the GOP bill would slow economic growth by 0.5 percentage points this year. Cantor acknowledged that the Republican stopgap budget bill, known as a continuing resolution […]
The Washington Washington Football Team announced today that they have released running back Clinton Portis. In his seven seasons (2004-10) with the Washington Football Team, Portis played in 84 games with 83 starts. He ranks second in franchise history in rushing yards (6,824), rushing attempts (1,667) and rushing touchdowns (46). “Clinton provided excitement from the […]
Robert Bobb, the emergency financial manager for DPS, today attempted to quell some of the fear resulting from his deficit elimination plan that calls for placing as many as 62 kids in a class by 2014. In response to a Free Press inquiry, Bobb said that classes will not balloon to 60 or more children […]
Dover, Delaware– UPDATE: The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on February 17th 2011 that the white movie theater manager, David Stewart, did not discriminate against a theater mostly full of black patrons when he gave an announcement prior to a showing of “Why Did I Get Married” in 2007. We originally reported that the Human Relations […]
Gospel news this week contains the announcement that Shirley Caesar Re-Signs and Fantasia will lip-sync in new film. These stories and more for Gospel News this Week.
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers, defeated Harry Greb and became the first Black World Middleweight Boxing Champion on February 26, 1926. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
1984: Musician and entertainer Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammy Awards. His album, “Thriller” remains one of the top-grossing albums of all time.
New York — If Craigslist wasn’t enough, hookers are now making their way on to social networking sites. RELATED: New Rihanna beating photos surface online One arrested after massive HBCU brawl In the last year, hookers have begun to promote their services through popular sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Columbia University sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh […]
Boston – ESPN writer Howard Bryant was arrested early Sunday in a Boston suburb and charged with domestic assault and battery. RELATED: Did LeBron James force ESPN to pull off a story? ESPN to Black Nascar announcer: “Hey, tap dance for us?” Five witnesses claimed they saw a man choking and pushing a woman into […]
Multiple GRAMMY® Award nominee and Stellar Award winner Vanessa Bell Armstrong today signed an exclusive recording and co-management agreement with Music World Gospel. Armstrong will be co-managed by Clive Ennis of CAnthony Entertainment.
