Disgraced former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick held court on a variety of subjects on Tuesday night, including his political future, as he promoted his new book. Kilpatrick insists that he is no longer a politician. “I don’t want to be your leader right now,” Kilpatrick said in front of an estimated 1,100 people at the […]
Joe Flacco and Ray Rice are on this week’s regional cover of Sports Illustrated, which is on newsstands today. The Ravens’ cover is available in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. It is the fifth time the Ravens have been on the SI cover. The most recent was the Nov. 13, 2006 cover with […]
By Reniqua Allen Six months ago, 42-year-old Michelle thought her life was finally turning around. She had conquered her addiction and been sober for four years. She was paying off old college debt. Her daughter and grandson were staying with her and, despite battling dyslexia, she had been on her job as an administrative assistant […]
By Matt E. Stevens As quickly as District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray welcomed his newest deputy chief of staff, he saw her exit amid controversy over her voting and past business efforts. Andrea “Andi” Pringle joined Gray’s team along with new Chief of Staff Christopher Murphy earlier this month. The two were key hires […]
President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to move faster with their payments to small businesses contracted by the government today in his jobs speech at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The president said he wanted things to move twice as fast in order to put more money in their pockets quicker so they can […]
Joey Digital, the Atlanta club promoter who recently made the news for discounts he offered to women with natural hair, released a statement to clear up controversy that has emerged since he announced his offer. Digital addresses the promotion on his blog with a recollection of how the promotion started, the misconceptions and what he […]
Researchers at the University of Missouri recently released a study that claims couples receiving government assistance are more prone to divorce. According to the study among couples in the same income bracket, those receiving government assistance experience lower rates of positive bonding, commitment to their spouses and overall satisfaction in their marriages. Dr. Schramm, a […]
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have taken up the cause of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis. Davis, who is scheduled to be executed September 21st, for the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer in 1989. There is uncertainty surrounding the case. Questions abound, even at this late date, on Davis’ […]
Rep. Maxine Waters (D. California) has been one of the most vocal advocates on the Black unemployment crisis as of late. Waters has argued that President Obama should use the bully pulpit of the White House to speak in a more balanced way about unprecedented African American suffering. She has noted that while President Obama […]
NEW YORK — New York police are looking for two men who they believe are suspects in the shooting death of high school basketball star Tayshana Murphy on Sunday. Surveillance video place suspects Tyshawn Brockington and Robert Cartagena, both 21, at the scene. A third suspect, Terique Collins, 24, was arrested on Monday. The New York […]
