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Los Angeles — Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” recently said: “More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began.” Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair again The L.A. Progressive reports: […]

WASHINGTON — Christine Kwapnoski hasn’t done too badly in nearly 25 years in the Wal-Mart family, making more than $60,000 a year in a job she enjoys most days. ALSO READ: Is Drinking Cold Water Bad For Your Health? But Kwapnoski says she faced obstacles at Wal-Mart-owned Sam’s Club stores in both Missouri and California: […]

Abiodun Oyewole is a founding member of The Last Poets – a group that is widely considered to have inspired the birth of modern hip hop. ALSO READ: Is Drinking Cold Water Bad For Your Health? For more than 30 years, Oyewole hosted”Open House Sundays” for poets and musicians at his Morningside Drive apartment. But […]

Texas — If you thought the biting of ears ended with Mike Tyson, you were wrong. Also Read: Drake at Juno Awards Along With Others A deaf Texas man Davon Stewart is accused of biting the ear off of another deaf man. The two men got into a scuffle after Stewart felt disrespected when the […]

Los Angeles –In the latest issue of Pediatrics Journal, researchers are reporting that kids and teenagers who spend too much time on Facebook may be suffering from a disease called “Facebook Depression.” Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair again According to the study, the social networking site can create a false reality as people […]

It seems a show can’t go by without radio personality Rush Limbaugh taking a shot at someone in the Obama administration. Also Read: Nicki Minaj gives Lil Wayne a lap dance Last week, he took on a familiar target in First Lady Michelle Obama, when he said that he’s bothered when he hears the media […]

MIAMI – Jose Canseco was scheduled to fight at a Celebrity boxing match in Hollywood, but promoters noticed that something was fishy when a man looking like him showed up. Also Read: Diggy Simmons celebrates 16th birthday The Miami Herald reports: A representative of the firm Celebrity Boxing confirmed Sunday that Canseco was a no-show […]

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA – A video of police responding to a fight on St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah Georgia shows a male police officer grabbing a female by her belt and then throwing her on the ground. Also Read: Chris Brown dyes his hair again Savannah Now reports: The video shows several women fighting outside and […]

New Jersey- A New Jersey man wants the Supreme Court to take his case after he was jailed and strip searched twice for a traffic fine. Also Read: J.Hud talks weight loss and American Idol Albert W. Florence was in the passenger seat of his BMW when his wife was pulled over by a state […]

Iowa — The loudest applause at this week’s Tea Party Convention for 2012 candidates was once again held for black conservative Herman Cain. RELATED: Diggy Simmons celebrates 16th birthday at Lucky Strike While many in the party aren’t taking his candidacy seriously, Cain has been in Iowa since 2009 making inroads with the community. This […]