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NEW YORK CITY — At a Community Board meeting last week in East Harlem, police told residents 10 out of 13 public housing developments are being used as hangouts for local gang members. ALSO READ: 25 Reasons We Love Boyz N Da Hood The news comes after a recent tip from a resident that led […]

Pennsylvania– A woman who was arrested after a picture surfaced of her daughter duct-taped to a chair has been released after posting bail. Caira Ferguson, 21, must only see her daughter under supervision of welfare officials, wear a monitoring bracelet, and is also required to take a parenting class.

Libya– Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s threats to destroy his country’s oil fields has caused oil prices to skyrocket to prices comparable to 2008, during the war in Iraq. The vice president of energy at MF Global warns that if gas prices continue to grow, by May, “it will cripple the economy”. Experts say that U.S. consumers […]

NEW YORK-A Billboard that says, “The Most Dangerous Place For Black People Is The Womb” has popped in the trendy SoHo area of NYC. The billboard is made by by Heroic Media, a faith-based non-profit out of Austin Texas that promotes alternatives to abortion. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches The Billboard is angering NYC residents […]

Washington D.C– Justice Clarence Thomas’ ex-girlfriend Lillian McEwen penned a memoir that includes all “dirty” details of their relationship, according to the Washington Post. McEwen’s memoir titled “D.C. Unmasked & Undressed” describes many of the allegations she made last year about the Justice.

WISCONSIN-Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker was prank called by Ian Murphy, editor of the Buffalo Beast, pretending to be Republican financier David Koch. Walker is currently embroiled in a financial controversy over proposed budget cuts. RELATED: Top 9 All White Sitcoms Loved By Black People Here is the call.

BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show WAFB reports: The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show […]

Washington D.C.– A man who posted pictures of the loot he stole on the victim’s Facebook page has pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. Rodney Knight also pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a license.

MONTGOMERY-One person was arrested and several other people are being sought after a massive brawl erupted at the Alabama State University cafeteria during lunchtime. WAKA.com reports: By looking at the video closely, you can see a police officer apparently get hit by a flying chair. Students tell us there were three other fights leading up […]

Los Angeles — This past All-Star Weekend, Jay-Z and NBA Super-Star LeBron James teamed up with Sprite to make a donation to a local Boys & Girls Club gym. The donation helped make numerous improvements to the gym, including a mural by infamous tattoo artist Mr Cartoon was also presented. Watch: Kyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:625,p:”7162″,s:1193573,tbid:”698″}); RELATED: 25 reasons […]