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First lady Michelle Obama rolled up her sleeves to help renovate a house for homeless veterans last night on ABC’s two-hour season premiere of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The episode spotlighted Barbara Marshall, a U.S. Navy veteran, who opened up her home to serve homeless female veterans in N.C. “I hope lots of people will […]
Michigan authorities have issued a warrant for Danny Basim Brikho, an optometrist accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old by touching her mouth with his exposed penis after administering medicine to her eyes. According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Basim Brikho, a staff optometrist at LensCrafters in Macomb Mall in Roseville, is charged with assault […]
Reverend Jesse Jackson wants to revive the “War on Poverty.” Reflecting on former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s efforts, Jackon commended the nations’ introduction of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Trial Nutrition Act. “If we can bailout banks if we can reconstruct Iran and Afghanistan then we can do a war on poverty that works,” Jackson told […]
Last week was the 41st Annual Legislative Conference for the Congressional Black Caucus. The conference was filled with panels, author talks/signings, and direct contact with Congressional Black Caucus members to discuss the ills of the Black community and things that can be done to fix it. But you probably didn’t hear about that. You probably […]
Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first Black U.S. Senator (Mississippi),was born in Fayetteville, NC, on September 27 ,1822. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(BlackDoctor.org) — It’s hard to escape gender labeling in our society. Dolls and the color pink are associated with girls, while guys are assigned GI…
NEW YORK — Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed Monday he has diplomatic immunity and asked a New York court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the hotel maid who says he sexually assaulted her. Attorneys for the former International Monetary Fund leader filed the motion in a Bronx court, arguing judges there do not have the ability […]
A group of pastors and preacher’s from a Los Angeles church are working to prevent the spread of STDs amongst African-American women in their community by encouraging them to take at-home STD testing. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia outbreaks have run rampant among the black female community in Los Angeles, reports YourBlackWorld.com Public health officials are giving […]
HARRISBURG, Pa.— Eight children taken from a New York child welfare agency by their mother last week have been found in Pennsylvania, authorities say, and their parents are in custody. Teacher On The Run After Having Sex, Two Children With Student Woman Who Claimed Black Men Kidnapped Baby Will Plead Guilty The New York Police […]
