The friends, family and fans boxing legend Joe Frazier are in mourning after learning he is dead at the age of 67. Just days ago, it was revealed that he was suffering from liver cancer. Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier was best known for his legendary battles with Muhammad Ali, especially their […]
Via: Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute graduate was fatally stabbed after a fight at an off-campus house party, police said. Officers report that law enforcement arrived to the scene at about 1:30 a.m. to find Kortneigh McCoy bleeding to death in the street outside the house from a wound to the head. She was […]
Wednesday, November 9th is the mandatory National EAS test. All radio stations around the country will be airing this test at 2pm EST and it will last approximately 3 minutes. Don’t fret. We’ll be right back on the air so stay tuned in!
By Matt E. Stevens City officials in the District of Columbia are holding firm on immigration, daring the federal government to make them enforce what’s perceived as invasive immigration practices. Thumbing his nose at federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Mayor Vincent Gray signed an executive order instructing police officers and public service officials not to […]
MICHAEL Jackson fans reacted with euphoria today after a jury found his personal docotor guilty of killing the singer with a powerful anaesthetic and sedatives. Conrad Murray, 58, a once—respected cardiologist who was loved by his patients, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and now faces up to four years in prison. See Also: Black Travel: […]
Alexa Irene Canady, the first Black woman neurosurgeon, born in Lansing, MI, on November 7,1950.Canady has also served as National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Thousands of protestors gathered outside the White House on Sunday to protest the construction of the Keystone pipeline, a 1,700 mile pipe set to funnel crude oil from Canada to oil refineries on the Gulf Coast. See also: Keystone Pipeline Infographic: ‘Built To Spill’ See also: A girl and her dog in South Africa Arguably, the most […]
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After hours of deliberation at the Los Angeles Superior Courts, the jury has come to a verdict in the case of Dr. Conrad Murray who was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The jury found Dr. Murray guilty!
A majority of Black unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. In early 2010, 75 percent of Black unemployed were receiving benefits. Now, only 48 percent receive unemployment, a shift that highlights the nation’s issues with long tern unemployment. See also: Black Unemployment Falls But Employment Picture Remains Bleak See also: Detroit is for Lovers Congress […]
