NEW YORK–The lawyer of the hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault denied claims on Friday that he demanded money to secure her silence. “The allegation against me is absolutely false,” Kenneth Thompson, lawyer for Nafissatou Diallo, told the New York Daily News. The attacks against Diallo are […]
JARRATT, Va. (AP) — A man who raped and suffocated an 88-year-old woman was executed, becoming Virginia’s first inmate to be given a lethal injection using a revised three-drug cocktail. Jerry Terrell Jackson, 30, was pronounced dead at 9:14 p.m. Thursday at Greensville Correctional Center. Asked if he had any final words, Jackson shook his […]
(BlackDoctor.org) — Black women are more likely to have two or more children and are less likely to breast-feed, putting them at greater risk of…
Alexis M.Herman,U.S.Labor Secretary,was instrumental in ending a 15-day United Parcel Service (UPS) strike on August 19,1997.
Bill Clinton announced that he has become a vegan. Veganism is the personal practice of eliminating the use of non-human animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only. 7 Foods Men Should […]
Twenty years ago today, rioting in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn shed light on state of black-Jewish relations in a city where both communities vie for influential shares of everything from political influence to real estate. A once power alliance that helped institute dramatic change during the Civil Right Era took an abrupt turn […]
NEW YORK-Charles Rangel, a democratic congressman from New York City had a harsh verbal exchange with Fox News host Laura Ingraham over her conversation with Republican congressman Allen West, in which she referred to the Democratic Party as “the plantation.” Rangel became angry at Ingraham and referred to her as “just a pretty girl” which […]
Hip-hop is officially entering the karaoke gaming market, allowing rap wanna-be’s to emulate their favorite stars in a new video game. Def Jam Rapstar, a hip-hop version of games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero we be released on XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii in early October. Rapstar features hits from artist like Nelly and […]
NEW YORK — Community members in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood are gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of race riots there. The riots tore through the neighborhood in 1991, stoked by tensions between the Jewish and black communities living side-by-side. The rioting began Aug. 19 of that year after a 7-year-old black boy, Gavin Cato, […]
Casseroles are simple quick easy go to meals for working adults. Here is a turkey casserole with wild rice that will be great for dinner and even better for lunch the next day! Ingredients: 2 ½ cups water 1 cup uncooked wild rice ( brown rice can be used) 4 cups cut-up cooked turkey 1 […]
