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Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur said he’s being replaced by Rev. Al Sharpton because Sharpton is friendlier to the White House. Uygur left MSNBC last week after holding down the network’s 6PM slot since January. “A friend of mine just suggested that I watch the ’60 Minutes’ piece from a couple of months ago on […]
The pharmaceutical drug industry has seen a huge decline in popularity of branded medicines in the past year — 2010 being the first year ever when all of the ten most popular medicines in the U.S. were cheap generics. Soon, generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs will be available, hinting that […]
CHICAGO — According to Chicago Police, this past weekend a 35-year-old man put on a black wig and a pink halter top and shot another man at a dice-game over a woman they were both dating. The Chicago Sub-Times reports: Supermarket grocery bagger LePaul Williams, 35, allegedly donned a black wig, pink halter top and […]
A program aimed at helping jumpstart the local economies of struggling cites is pairing high-performing college graduates and business startups in cities like Detroit, New Orleans and Providence, R.I. Modeled after Teach For America, Venture For America is a two-year program that places recent college graduates into business startups. “Our concrete goal is to generate […]
In a statement released last week, the Department of Justice has declined to reopen the 46-year-old case on the assassination of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X. The department said the statute of limitations has expired on any federal laws that might apply to the case. Despite the DOJ’s dissent, Civil Rights activists are ardently pushing […]
In the midst of Rep. Allen West’s verbal tit-for-tat with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, politicians on both sides are lining up in support of their perspective party member. As each side amasses, many are questioning whether a double standard exists against West and other Black Republicans when they attack liberals. The Grio explores this asking: […]
To better understand the needs of women, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked for the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a report and come up with health recommendations. The most discussed recommendation is the elimination of co-payments for birth control, and possibly make it free for patients. The IOM projects that […]
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 […]