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NEW YORK–New York City inked a $75 million deal that will keep 14 Harlem buildings affordable for moderate income families for the next 30 years. The deal has been made between the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Housing Development Corp., Goldman Sachs, L+M Development Partners Inc. and Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement […]

CHARLESTOWN — The Charlestown Post And Courier is reporting about a rising trend of females taking senior positions in Black churches across America. These women, and many others throughout the Lowcountry, are part of a trend in the black church. Increasingly, women are seeking ordination and assuming senior leadership positions in the region’s AME, Presbyterian, […]

A new survey conducted by TheRoot.com took on the topic of tipping which is wrapped in racial stereotypes. According to the study, Black diners place more of a premium on good service and were more likely to say that one should tip as a “reward for good service.” African-Americans were less likely to cite the […]

Her name is Nafissatou Diallo and it’s now her turn to share her side of what happened that fateful night in New York City’s Sofitel Hotel. The hotel maid who is accusing former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape, has finally broken her silence. In a pair of interviews with ABC’s Good Morning America and […]

Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in London, according to the London Daily Mail The Back To Black singer was apparently found at the property by emergency services at 3:54 p.m. this afternoon, according to sources, and her death is being treated as ‘unexplained’ by police. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police […]

NEW YORK — In 1962, when New York city planners first proposed a sewage treatment plant for the residents and businesses of Manhattan’s West Side, they picked a spot on the Hudson River around 72nd Street. The neighborhood, however, was well on its way to becoming what it is today — the white, upper middle […]

A new op-ed in TheGrio today by Jaquen Castellanos talks about the continuing attacks on President Obama by Princeton Professor Cornel West and talk show host Tavis Smiley. In an interview on CNN with Piers Morgan this past Wednesday, West explained why he previously referred to the president as a “black mascot” for “Wall Street […]

An 83-year-old Elgin, Ill. woman was arrested Monday after she scratched and beat on an officers arm until it bled. The incident occurred when the officer noticed the woman sitting in a parked car in an area notorious for drug and gang activity. After attempting to flee when she saw the police, she was pulled […]

WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration set a record high amount of deportations this year after immigrants were either arrested for breaking traffic or immigration laws or driving drunk. This fiscal year, the U.S. has deported 393,000 people. Huffington Post Reports: President Barack Obama regularly says his administration is enforcing immigration laws more wisely than his […]

WASHINGTON —For African American D.C. natives, Mumbo sauce is one flavor that tastes like home. The unique sauce, which by some has been described as a blend between barbeque and sweet-and-sour sauce, is a staple of the city’s subculture. As gentrification is changing the city’s mostly Black make-up, and businesses are finding themselves catering to […]