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Reps. Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters have more than just financial scandal in common as they face career-threatening charges before the House ethics committee.
The Chicago Teachers Union is suing the city’s board of education in order to stop more than a thousand teachers from being laid off. In June, the board gave Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman the power to lay off teachers and increase class sizes to close a multi-million dollar budget hole. The lawsuit claims […]
The rumors started circulating soon after Howard Dodson announced this spring that he would step down as director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He had been forced out, some said. The 10 million holdings of the center, a research unit of the New York Public Library, would be moved to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Incumbents beware. Another lawmaker just bit the dust. Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lost her bid for an eighth term on Tuesday, her son’s legal woes dragging her down in a year when fickle voters seem eager to fire longtime lawmakers.
Happy 49th Birthday President Barack Obama. Still it remains a busy day for the nation’s Commander and Chief. This morning the President will address the AFL-CIO Executive Council to discuss the steps taken to rebuild the economy and create jobs. The President is also scheduled to present the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 Americans. The […]
Since NewsOne.com first launched in 2008, we’ve been committed to delivering the most comprehensive, 24-7 conduit of news and opinion by and for Black America. Today, we debut the first thorough update of our site. Welcome to the new NewsOne.com!
In his latest rant, Rush Limbaugh has questioned President Obama’s birthdate which is tomorrow (August 4, 1961).
In Timbuctoo lies a hill. Underneath that hill lies a house, or what archaeologists think might have been a house once upon a time. The silver clasp of a woman’s handbag, piles of Mason jars, chips of dinner plates and an empty jar of Dixie Peach Pomade lie among the bricks that have broken away […]
Texas schools need to hire more black and Hispanic teachers, especially as the enrollment of minority students continues to rise, experts said.
The armed robbery happened around midnight in the 700 block of Glenwood Avenue, according to Atlanta police dispatchers.