National

Detroit Lakes, Minn– A 25 year old woman who was turned away as a tenant because she was African-American will be receiving $25,500 as part of a settlement filed Thursday in federal court in Minneapolis.  When Ranesha Halliburton arrived to see the property with her boyfriend and his father, landlord Pearl Beck said it was […]

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I know many are trying to figure out if they have what they need for that special person. Then there are those who don’t have to worry about that kind of stuff, because there is no special person to celebrate V-day with anyway. So why do we let […]

Banning, CA– Three 13-year-old boys have been arrested after police say they admitted to raping a girl in a park playground as she was walking home from school.

Each year on February 14 we peruse the store shelves for the perfect gift or card for a loved one. According to Hallmark, more than 163 million cards—not including packaged kids’ valentines—are exchanged. And it’s not just an American phenomenon. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Italy and Denmark. […]

Washington — Shirley Sherrod has filed a lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart over a video released by the conservative personality that lead to her ouster as an official at the USDA. Breitbart was served on Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Read more at Huffington Post RELATED: Shirley Sherrod leaves USDA over racism charge […]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, less than two months after signing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans into law, is proposing a budget to congress that attacks programs that assist the working poor, help the needy heat their homes, expand access to graduate-level education and undermine that type of community-based organizations that gave the president […]

New York– A week from Tuesday, when the Supreme Court returns from its midwinter break and hears arguments in two criminal cases, it will have been five years since Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken during a court argument.

Philadelphia cops are searching for a transgender hip-hop singer who goes by “Black Madam” in connection with a British woman’s death following a botched butt-implant procedure. Authorities believe “Black Madam”, whose real name is Padge Victoria Windslowe, 41, gave Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a back-room buttock-enhancement procedure in a Philadelphia hotel on Monday. On Thursday, cops […]

Houston — HIV prevention is one step closer as microbicide researchers have created a prevention method that women can use on their own terms. For close to 15 years, scientists have tried out different forms of microbicides. These tests have failed to stop HIV transmission. But at last summer’s International AIDS Conference, South African researchers […]

HOUSTON-A recently released hospital surveillance video shows police beating Henry Madge, while he was handcuffed. The video is two years old but Madge came forward after the recent beating of the teenage boy in Houston was caught on camera. RELATED STORIES Video Released Of Houston Police Brutally Beating 16-Year-Old Pace Players Were Arrested & Stun-Gunned […]