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Atlanta — Award-winning journalist Bryan Monroe has joined CNN as editor of CNNPolitics.com, it was announced today by Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor of CNN.com. In this newly created role, Monroe will lead the editorial planning and content strategy for CNN’s online and mobile political coverage from the network’s DC Bureau. “Bryan is […]
DETROIT – A month after surgery in Detroit for an undisclosed ailment, Aretha Franklin says her health is “superb.” Franklin called in to Wednesday’s installment of “The Wendy Williams Show,” telling the host she was relaxing at a casino hotel in her hometown and hopes to begin traveling soon, saying she’ll be “looking for a […]
Port-au-Prince, HAITI – In Haiti’s capital city, Bel-Air is one of its poorest neighborhoods. Like so many of the area’s young people, 24-year-old Kitcher Letang doesn’t work, doesn’t go to school and became involved in gangs at a young age. “Imagine living here with no schools, no security,” Letang told theGrio’s Jeff Johnson recently. But […]
ARIZONA According to several friends, Jared Loughner, suspect in the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman, Gabrielle Gifford, Loughner was fan of conspiracy theory movies produced by right wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The two movies are “Loose Change” which claims 9/11 was an inside job, which Alex Jones was an executive producer and […]
WASHINGTON South Carolina Congressman, James Clyburn, responded to Sarah Palin’s speech on the Arizona Shooting, on the Bill Press Morning Show. When asked about her comments, he replied “She just can’t get it….”You know, Sarah Palin just can’t seem to get it, on any front. I think that she’s an attractive person, she is articulate,But […]
Memphis — Twenty-five years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was first honored with a national holiday and nearly 50 years after the civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” speech, black and white sports fans alike view the sports world as far more racially progressive and unifying than the rest of society, according to […]
From the Huffington Post Arizona – -Hey, everyone. Not to unnerve you, but apparently, days after a madman went on a murdery rampage with a Glock in Arizona, Arizonans are heading to gun stores in droves to purchase the very same weapon used by Jared Lee Loughner. It’s as good an example as anything to […]
Los Angeles — Conrad Murray, the physician accused of injecting Michael Jackson with a lethal amount of sedatives, was ordered to stand trial on a count of involuntary manslaughter. According to TMZ, Judge Michael Pastor then ordered the suspension of Murray’s license as a condition to the doctor’s bail. E! Online reports that Murray has […]
Illinois — North Central College, a small school in the Chicago suburbs, must have been thrilled at the opportunity to bring world-renowned director Spike Lee to campus as the keynote speaker for its upcoming Martin Luther King Week. But the Naperville, Ill. university is suddenly facing pressure over the decision, from — oddly enough — […]
From the North Carolina News Network The first African-American elected to statewide office in North Carolina has died. Former state auditor Ralph Campbell passed away Tuesday night. Campbell was first elected as auditor in 1992, where he served three terms. Democratic political consultant Brad Crone said Campbell was a definitely a trend setter when it […]