MEMPHIS — A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with threatening a school official after police claimed he made death threats against students and teachers at a high school he previously attended. Jamal Smith was arrested at Millington High School. The school was placed on lockdown after Smith posted the death threats on Facebook. See […]

MSNBC pundit Goldie Taylor opened up and told her own story of sexual abuse on Twitter after the Penn State molestation scandal broke. Taylor said she felt ashamed that she never had the courage to speak up earlier. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man In The World See Also: Black Travel: Visit Martha’s Vineyard Speaking to […]

A South Carolina school district is investigating the claims of a first-grader who said her teacher ordered her to rub her feet. A district representative said the district has launched a full investigation, appropriate action has been taken and the situation has been rectified. But that’s not nearly enough for some parents. See Also: Bradley Cooper […]

Looks like rapper Jay-Z is still selling his “Occupy All Streets” t-shirts. After controversy grew on the Internet after many thought Jay-Z was trying to profit from the movement and not give anything back to the 1 percent, the t-shirts on the Rocawear site disappeared. But what really happened was that the shirts sold out, […]

This past Monday at 11:38 p.m., Roots drummer Questlove tweeted that he spotted a gang of police officers in riot gear amassing a mile away from Zuccotti Park, where the Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on. The rapper’s tweets went out nearly two hours before the raid began at 2 a.m. at Zuccotti […]

On Wednesday afternoon, law enforcement captured a man suspected in a shooting incident near the White House. Police took 21-year-old Oscar Ortega into custody at a hotel near Indiana, Pa.  Using information provided by the Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police made the arrest at 12:35 p.m. Secret Service confirmed on Tuesday morning that 2 bullets […]

The Occupy movement has thinned out across the country after several raids have occurred to ban overnight camping in several cities. In New York City, the Occupy Wall Street headquarters at Zuccotti Park thinned considerably overnight after a judge ruled that the ejected protesters could return but without their camping equipment and tarps. Police even […]

A recent study on online dating by researchers at the University of California Berkeley, shows that white people are unlikely to initiate contact with Black people online. The study also shows that Black men are more likely to contact white women online than they are Black women. See Also: Black Travel: Five Tasty Brooklyn Brunch Spots See […]

NEW YORK — Several juice bars in Brooklyn are selling drinks that they claim will enhance male sexual performance. One popular drink at the Punch Line Juice Bar in Crown Heights is the 32 ounce “Armageddon,” which costs $15. See Also: Black Travel: Visit Kansas City, Missouri See Also: Check Out J.Lo’s New Boyfriend The New York […]

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