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Our Atlanta radio station, Majic 107.5, recently had an interview with White House senior advisor and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett called into the Steve Harvey Morning Show today to discuss the American Jobs Act, which President Obama unveiled to America in a televised speech to Congress […]
Last night, President Obama gave his long awaited speech on the $450 billion jobs bill that he is looking to pass through Congress. The reception to his speech was positive from both Democratic and Republican commentators. Now all the president has to worry about is whether Republicans will help him out on this bill, or […]
NEW YORK — While many New Yorkers have seen rats on the the tracks and even on the platforms, one woman was bitten by a rat at the popular Brooklyn Bridge train station in Manhattan. A woman was bitten by a rat in her foot on the J train platform resulting in a hospital visit. […]
NEW YORK — A 36-year-old woman from the Bronx was charged with improper disposal of a body after her 76-year-old boyfriend was found in a suitcase. Monique Exum allegedly murdered her boyfriend John Davis. Exum is also being investigated for cashing and spending Davis’ social security checks. The New York Daily News reports: Police believe Monique […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting an economy in peril, President Barack Obama unveiled a $450 billion plan Thursday night to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans, challenging Republican skeptics to embrace an approach heavy on the tax cuts they traditionally love. With millions of voters watching and ever skeptical of Washington, […]
Cracked.com recently came up with a list of the 9 most offensive 9/11 references in Pop culture. The list features a variety of 9 different ads and videos which can be seen below. #9 This is an ad for a French newsmagazine. The tagline is “Learn to anticipate.” The visual seems to suggest that the easiest […]
Yahoo has compiled a list of ten facts that you may not have known about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. With the tenth anniversary fast approaching this Sunday, expect more of this content to be circulated on our site in the coming days. Here are a couple of the interesting facts: 1. 20 people […]
With President Obama’s important job speech only a few hours away, we wanted to ask our NewsOne readers if they think this is a do or die moment for the president. In recent weeks, the president has seen his approval ratings dip to 42 and 43 percent respectively in numerous polls. Over half of the […]
Black Americans have longed moved with the tide of the times, migrating from the rural south to northern cities and to the west in search of new opportunities and the American dream. Since 2000, the trend has continued but in reverse. As it appears, African Americans have moved back to the south in search of […]
New data released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 1 in 4 (25.1 percent) African American households suffer from hunger. The stats are even higher for Black households with children–nearly 1 in 3 suffered from food insecurity in 2010. “High rates of unemployment have made it difficult for many U.S. households to put food […]