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WASHINGTON-Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina has been hospitalized with a fever according to his office. Wilson famously disrupted President Obama’s address to congress by yelling “You Lie” in 2009. Wilson is also a supporter of the Confederate Flag and a member of the Sons Of Confederate Veterans, which has ties to white supremacists. The […]

The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel in its music to help change America in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, these songs still resonate...

While Rosa Parks is cemented in American minds as a heroine of the Civil Rights Movement, a host of unsung Black women and their sacrifices for freedom are hardly mentioned. And yet, the list is long: Fannie Lou Hammer, Ella Baker, Dorothy Height, Septima Clark, Marian Wright Edelman… So as the masses gather in Washington […]

The Obama Administration may propose a plan to allow allow millions of homeowners with government-backed mortgages to refinance them at about 4 percent. The plan could save homeowners as much as $85 billion each year, TheDailyBeast.com reports. The proposal is likely, however, to face fierce resistant from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator and investors […]

President Barack Obama “needs to fight, and fight harder,” Rep. Elijah Cummings told CNN on Sunday adding to the chorus of criticism from Black political leaders that claim the president  is ignoring African-Americans. Black unemployment appears to be the biggest gripe Black leaders have with Obama. Representatives Maxine Waters and John Conyers, both prominent members of […]

On Monday the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court decided to terminate the tribal citizenship of nearly 3,000 Black descendants of freedmen–former slaves who had been owned by Cherokees. The ruling comes several months after a district court granted equal tribal citizenship rights to descendants. Monday’s 4-1 decision, overturned the district courts ruling, citing that the judge […]

A new study by Lisa Williams, a graduate student at Ohio State University shows that bullying affects the academic success of African American and Latino students in a negative way more than it affects white students. Williams believes the reason for the difference is that Black and Latino students bullying are due to racial stereotypes. […]

(Washington, DC)  — There were minor injuries reported in the Washington, DC area following yesterday’s earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia.   DC Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer says the department received more than two-thousand calls for service in the two hours after the quake.  The earthquake did damage some area buildings, including Washington National Cathedral, which […]

(Washington, DC)  –   The National Park Service and organizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication in Washington are keeping an eye on the path of Hurricane Irene, which is forecast to move into the Mid-Atlantic this weekend .The memorial is scheduled to be formally dedicated this Sunday, on the 48th anniversary of Dr. King’s […]

Yesterday, Will and Smith’s marriage was headline talk. Marc Anthony was the reason. All because InTouch magazine, citing an unnamed “insider,” reported the alleged separation online Tuesday and teased to its print edition for more information. It sent shock-waves as people screamed, “Oh no, not Will & Jada”. All morning the tongues wagged. All night […]