A year out from the election finds President Obama in parlous political circumstances. The poor economy he inherited has been very slow to recover, with unemployment stuck above 9% and long-term unemployment at record post-war levels. The housing sector, where most people’s personal wealth is concentrated, remains mired in deep recession. Although the President had […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s wife has broken her silence coming out in defense of her husband amidst sexual harassment accusations. Gloria Cain told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren: “I’m thinking he would have to have a split personality to do the things that were said.” See Also: Very Emotional Night For Oprah See Also: […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Anti-Wall Street protesters and their supporters flooded a city park area in Portland early Sunday in defiance of an eviction order, and authorities elsewhere stepped up pressure against the demonstrators, arresting nearly two dozen. Crowds converged on two adjacent downtown Portland parks where protesters are camped after city officials set a midnight […]
SAN DIEGO — The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil rights leader. Myrlie Evers was among a thousand people who attended the christening of the USNS Medgar Evers in San Diego on Saturday. Naval […]
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school. Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old ex-porn actress who has appeared in mainstream shows like HBO’s “Entourage,” was a guest earlier this month […]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations are “as American as apple pie,” during a recent interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan. Powell said that even though his parents didn’t make much while he was growing up in New York, they were able to find stable work, unlike many people who […]
A nonprofit organization has taken the American food pyramid concept and applied it to African Americans. Oldways, a nonprofit food and nutrition education organization, has launched The African Heritage Diet Pyramid. The pyramid uses traditional African dishes and was made possible by a grant from the Wal-Mart foundation. It differs from the traditional American diet […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The daughter of the late James Brown is not happy with the court system. She wants a judge to throw the book at one of her dad’s former trustees who was sentenced to house arrest. “Injustice,” said Deanna Brown. “A true injustice has been done.” RELATED: Join Us In Thanking Veterans The James […]
The percentage of African-American military enlistees has drastically declined since the 1980s. RELATED: Join Us In Thanking Veterans
My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took my father’s shunning […]