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NEW YORK — The New York Fire Department’s heroism during the attacks of 9/11 were remembered during the 10th anniversary of the attacks yesterday. Yet to some there was something missing from the tributes and memorials, the 12 Black firefighters who died that day. The Huffington Post reports: Leon Smith was one of 12 black […]
NEW YORK — The NYPD has released video of a shooting in Brooklyn on Labor Day in which an innocent woman was killed bu a stray bullet. The woman, 56-year-old Denise Gay, was sitting outside her home when she was the unfortunate victim in a hail of gunfire between two men and NYPD officers. The […]
By Kenneth Mallory District of Columbia officials and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood say construction of the District’s 11th Street Bridge Project shows how infrastructure investment produces jobs, and demonstrates how President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act could put people back to work. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, D.C. City Councilman Marion Barry, Terry Bellamy, director of […]
Check here for love coverage of the many 9/11 memorials around the country, including President Obama at Ground Zero.
Writer Sharon Pendana pays tribute to 3 friends who died on September 11th, 2001. With the 10 year anniversary approaching, Pendana took the time to highlight the lives of these individuals, and reflect on the personal times they had together. Here’s an excerpt from the post: On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, in Columbia, […]
New York Magazine recently came out with a list detailing the September 11th terrorist attacks “by the numbers” when it came to deaths, destruction, charity, and war to name a few. Check out a few of the numbers they’ve compiled: Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819 Number of firefighters and paramedics […]
It’s been a decade since the September 11th terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Center. Over the last few years, celebrities have banded together to sing songs, both uplifting and straightforward, that pay tribute to the victims and families of the tragedy. Here, we picked our top 5 musical tributes to 9/11. 5. […]
From the southside of Chicago to halls where he is the main speaker, the story of Farrah Gray is nothing short of inspirational. Gray, who grew up in an impoverished household where the fridge being empty was normal, became an entrepreneur at the young age of 6 until the age of 14 when he moved […]
South Carolina representative Tim Scott is emerging as a GOP power broker after he brought presidential candidate Rick Perry to his coastal South Carolina town. Perry saw firsthand the love that Scott’s supporters have for the house freshman. Read an excerpt here: That Mr. Scott is emerging as a power broker in the South Carolina […]
A Chicago man is claiming that he was the victim of a hate crime when he was cut with a knife across his face at an Indiana convenience store. That man, 50-year-old Mark Neal, was arrested and charged with the vicious attack on Elree Jones. “He just slashed my face. I still had my phone […]