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Many African-American students perform poorly on standardized tests because they fear incorrect answers will confirm negative stereotypes about their race, a study by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported this week. A study of two groups of students indicated that those who were introduced to “Sterotype threat” prior to an exam, performed worse […]
CINCINNATI — Everette Howard, a student from Cincinnati was killed at the University Of Cincinati by campus police who used a taser on him after a confrontation. WLWT Cincinnati reports: Everette Howard, 18, died early Saturday morning. Friends said Howard was trying to break up a fight in front of Turner Hall when campus police […]
A new plan launched by Comcast dubbed “Internet Essentials” will help low-income families afford the internet for just $10 a month. Comcast, whose lowest priced plans range between $40 and $60, have decided to bring the internet to more families across the country who can’t afford their current rates. The internet connection features 1.5 Mbps […]
MIAMI — Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs including ecstasy and Viagra pills. The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday. According to the Miami-Dade County […]
Gil Noble, the renowned African-American newscaster whose show “Like It Is” has aired on New York’s WABC-TV for 43 years, is reportedly stable after suffering a stroke. According to the New York Daily News: Noble, the host of WABC/Ch. 7’s “Like It Is,” is stablized, according to Ch. 7’s general manager, Dave Davis. “I just […]
Numerous stories and statistics tell of Black women’s trouble finding a mate. According to the Wall Street Journal, Black women make up the largest unmarried segment of the American population. NewsOne “On The Corner” Video Series On Interracial Relationships: “They Spit On Us!” Interracial Relationships Still Taboo Are We Abandoning Our Race By Dating Interracially? […]
Fox News Fox News’ news-aggregation website, Fox Nation, made an odd and many say “race-baiting” editorial decision Friday when it splashed a story about Obama’s birthday over its homepage with the headline “Obama’s Hip-Hop BBQ Didn’t Create Jobs” and a photo of Obama next to three black celebrities who attended. The report, which aggregated a […]
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann says that if she’s elected president “it won’t take that long” for her to turn around the ailing economy. Speaking to reporters ahead of next week’s straw poll in Iowa, Bachmann says the economy would start to improve shortly after she becomes president if signals are sent […]
NEW YORK — ABC has apologized for showing rapper Nicki Minaj’s nipple on Good Morning America today despite a 5 second delay . “Although we had a five-second delay in place for the Nicki Minaj concert on GMA, the live East Coast feed of the concert regrettably included certain fleeting images of the performer that […]
NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury on Friday convicted five current or former police officers in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso and retired Sgt. Arthur Kaufman were convicted of charges stemming from the cover-up of the […]