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Staten Island police have arrested a man who inadvertently shot a 2-year-old baby after firing on and missing her father and uncle. Damark King, 19, is charged with assault, weapons possession, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment. King hit 2-year-old Samyah Bailey with a stray bullet outside her Staten Island home on Wednesday. With […]
Actor Danny Glover recently signed on to produce the “Black Power Mixtape,” a documentary about the struggles and growth of activism in the Civil Rights movement, and is saying that it’s a inspiring film that should usher change in America. Also read: Documentary Explores Racial Tension Between Haitians And Dominicans PBS Freedom Riders Documentary Draws […]
WASHINGTON-As President Obama tries to push his highly touted jobs bill through congress, several Democrats are expressing displeasure with the bill. Some are upset at the tax cuts the jobs bill would bring, and others are upset at the tax cuts some companies would lose. RELATED: Obama: “We Must Pump It Up To Pass Jobs Act” […]
As the labor market stalls, jobless claims have risen to almost half a million. This is the second week in which unemployment claims have risen. This brings the total number of Americans receiving unemployment to more than seven million people. RELATED: Dr. Boyce: 27-Year High On Black Unemployment Is A Sign To Wake Up The Huffington […]
Republican Bob Turner defeated Democrat Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election for former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat yesterday in New York. Surprisingly, many voters saw the election as referendum on President Obama rather than an occasion to replace Rep. Wiener, who resigned in june after controversial pictures of him surfaced. “I said to myself, […]
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert recently criticized a new proposal for a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against the jobless. Gohmert said on Tuesday, “We’re adding in this bill a new protected class called ‘unemployed. I think this will help trial lawyers who are not having enough work. We heard from our friends across […]
The family of an African-American man who died after being allegedly beaten by a group of white teens and run over by a truck is asking state and federal officials not to seek the death penalty in the case. The family of James Craig Anderson asked the prosecutor to not impose the death penalty because […]
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 […]
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 […]