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California — While not as big as WikiLeaks recent disclosure of cables from foreign diplomats, YouthRadio has released a business plan from a pimp in Alameda County, California. The business plan includes several bullet points, including: -Take care of my b@#$%s better -Find other ways to work my hoes (internet, dancing) -Attend the player’s ball […]
In yet another sign of growing fiscal problems for states and municipalities, Detroit may be cutting key services in certain portions of the city, the WSJ reports.
Georgia — CNN is reporting on a recent trend of people who are considered “middle class” turning to food banks and other government agencies to feed their families. It is perhaps around the holidays, a period of celebration often centered on food, when there is no clearer reminder for many once middle-class families of what […]
Singer Whitney Houston was spotted at LAX today looking much better than previous pictures and performance footage from her international tour. In these pics, Whitney forgot her scarf inside a limo at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), but her quick-footed limo driver returns it to her at the last moment.
One of the reasons Defense Secretary Robert Gates commissioned a study on how the military feels about gays serving openly in the military was because it was ridiculous to listen to politicians rambling on and on, and not listen to those who have to do the heavy lifting. And when the results were released showing […]
Roland Martin calls out Rush Limbaugh for comments he made last week against “Washington Watch” and TV One. WATCH:
Washington — Roll Call is reporting that an unidentified Democratic lawmaker was so upset with President Barack Obama’s decision to compromise with Republicans over tax cuts that he screamed out “F**k the President” while Rep. Shelley Berkley was defending the package.
Washington — On this week’s edition of Washington Watch’s “Web Watch,” host Roland Martin and Smokey D. Fontaine tackled the controversy surrounding the Keith Washington aired conversation with an ill Aretha Franklin. Below is the video: RELATED: Keith Washingon issues statement on Aretha controversy
Virginia — A federal district judge in Virginia ruled on Monday that the keystone provision in the Obama health care law is unconstitutional, becoming the first court in the country to invalidate any part of the sprawling act and insuring that appellate courts will receive contradictory opinions from below. Judge Henry E. Hudson, who was […]
From Correntewire and Davey D’s Hip-Hop Blog Georgia — On Thursday morning, December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners refused to work, stopped all other activities and locked down in their cells in a peaceful protest for their human rights. The December 9 Strike became the biggest prisoner protest in the history of the United […]