There was no one more shocked by President Obama’s Thursday Middle East speech — when he endorsed Palestinians’ demand for their own state based on borders created prior to 1967 — than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu was less than impressed with the president’s new demands and released a statement shortly after, saying: “Israel…

Former Hot Boys rapper B.G. was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday in New Orleans for gun and conspiracy charges. The 30-year-old Southern rapper, whose real name is Christopher Dorsey, was charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, along with one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. …

Twenty-six year-old Shaletta Porterfield, Miss Wisconsin USA, resigned her position on Friday after being charged with three counts of identity fraud. Porterfield allegedly faked the signatures of three business owners’ contracts for advertising with a marketing company she worked for last summer. The businesses became suspicious when they were asked to approve ads that they…

Twenty classmates from Dunbar High School, the country’s first black high school, celebrated their 75th-year reunion last week in Southwest Washington. Graduates from the class of 1936 took part in the annual event along with more than 100 friends and families.   What started as a way for graduates to stay in touch has now…

Members of Congress — on both sides of the aisle — are currently debating whether or not to cut off aid to Pakistan as doubts are raised about whether Pakistani officials knew about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, despite denials. The leader of al-Qaida was killed on May 1 in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where…

Thirty-five-year-old Cornell Hood II was sentenced to life in prison by a Slidell, La., judge on Thursday after receiving his fourth marijuana-possession conviction. In February, a jury found Hood guilty of attempting to possess and distribute marijuana in his home. Hood moved to Slidell from New Orleans after he admitted to charges of distribution of…

As Detroit struggles to get back on its feet during this recession, it seems that the Motor City has yet another problem to face: illiteracy. In a startling report by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund, 47 percent of Detroit residents were found to be functionally illiterate. When it comes to reading a newspaper, filling out…

There are a number of reasons for the disparity between African-American and white stroke victims, but no one would think it had anything to do with calling 911. A recent study by Georgetown University Medical Center showed that instead of calling 911 during a stroke, most African Americans call a friend or relative, significantly decreasing…

As The Oprah Winfrey Show comes to an end, we’re all convinced it will go out with a bang , but we’re just not sure about how loud. Producers of the show remain mum on what star-studded surprises are in store for both the queen of daytime talk and her world-renowned show.  On May 17,…