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In a country where Black men face their highest unemployment rates since 1972, Black men are finding it tough to cope with the idea of not being able to not only provide for themselves, but their families as well. Even as the economy improved last month, the percentage of black males over 20 who are […]

A new study by researchers at Tufts University and Harvard Business School shows that whites believe they are victims of racism more often than Blacks. While that may elicit a raised eyebrow from most people, the title of the study “Whites See Racism as a Zero-sum Game that They Are Now Losing,” shows that many […]

NEW YORK — Donald Trump said he is unhappy with the state of the Republican presidential primary field and is signaling that he may be once again be interested in making a presidential run, in an interview with “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning. “The ones that have announced, I just don’t see it,” he […]

SAUDI ARABIA- A Saudi woman was arrested for defying the ban on female drivers after she posted a Youtube video of herself driving in protest of the outrageous law. Manal al-Sharif, 32, tools around the city of Khobar in a video posted on YouTube that’s now been seen by some 600,000 fans. Sharif was busted […]

MIAMI-After the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls last night, Bulls Center, Joakim Noah told a fan “F*** you F***word(homophobic slur).” Kobe Bryant was previously fined $100,000 for using the word about a referee whose call he disagreed with. RELATED STORIES NBA Fines Kobe Bryant $100K For Calling Ref A “F****t” Writer Slams LeBron For […]

NEW YORK — Writer Stanley Crouch says Dr. Cornel West is narcissistic, a sensationalist, and an “academic loudmouth” who can’t be taken seriously by “true” black intellectuals, in a recent NYdailynews.com article. He also said that this man would prefer to have himself seen as a “revolutionary” – one whose pay level is commensurate with […]

LONDON — U.S. President Barack Obama says he would order another covert military raid like that which killed Osama bin Laden if it was necessary to stop terrorist attacks.

African American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says the drivers of problem solving and job creation in the world depend on whether American students demand scientific literacy. “Math needs better marketing,” deGrasse Tyson told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien during an intimate sit down on the subject of  math and science in American education. Tyson’s interview is a […]

WASHINGTON — Trying to make his case for overhauling the nation’s education laws, President Barack Obama is highlighting progress at a Tennessee high school as evidence that the proper incentives can help all schools succeed. Obama focused his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday on Memphis’ Booker T. Washington High School, where the president delivered […]

ATLANTA — If there is an early crowd favorite in the Republican race for president, it may be Herman Cain. The businessman, author, talk radio show host and tea party darling knows how to wow a conservative gathering. Now the 65-year-old Cain will try to see if he can use that grass-roots enthusiasm to turn […]