The latest NBC/WSJ poll is reporting that former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain is the top choice for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. According to the poll, Cain leads the field with 27 percent support of the those polled. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney came in second with 23 percent of the vote. While Texas governor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maya Angelou is the latest prominent Black figure to voice reservations with the newly erected Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C. Angelou, who consulted on the project, has an issue with a quote on the wall by the Tidal Basin of the memorial that reads: “I was a drum major for […]
A new poll from TIME shows President Barack Obama with leads over his possible GOP opponents for the 2012 Presidential Election. The poll shows Obama with a three point lead over Mitt Romney and a 12 points leads over Rick Perry and Herman Cain. Obama Raises $70 Million For Reelection In 3rd Quarter TIME reports: […]
From the perspective of black yogis, I wanted to focus on the complimentary benefits of Yoga’s spirituality to those with firm religious view points. Some people have experienced conflict with their religious beliefs and the inaccurate perception of Yoga in modern society. Yoga allows the body to relax and be of greater clarity to be […]
In Detroit, where a large number of the city’s unemployed are either on probation or on parole, the city recently held an “Offenders Only” Job Fair in an effort to put its ex-convicts back to work. Organized by Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh, the job fair featured hundreds of job openings available only to […]
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the Republican presidential campaign earlier this week, taking shots at GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. Limbaugh lambasted the former Massachusetts governor telling his radio audience, “Romney is not a conservative. He’s not, folks.” He continued his assault attacking Romney’s gubernatorial record and his positions on healthcare and the […]
WASHINGTON-Jamaican born, Maurice Ashley, who is the first African American to earn the title of “Grandmaster” in chess has been playing with people under his skill level. Ashley simultaneously played 3o students from the U.S. Chess Center in Washington D.C. 12-Year-Old Chess Whiz Could Become Youngest Grandmaster The Washington Post reports: “It’s great to see […]
The House returned Thursday to an abortion issue that nearly sank President Obama’s health care law last year with legislation that bars an insurance plan regulated under the new law from covering abortion if any of its customers receive federal subsidies. Providers that offer abortion coverage would have to set up identical plans without abortion coverage […]
While presidential candidate Herman Cain has drawn much attention with his 9-9-9 tax overhaul plan, many taxpayers would like to know exactly how his proposal would affect them. The 999 Plan would impose a nine percent corporate tax rate, a nine percent income tax rate and a national sales tax of nine percent. Experts have […]
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]