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  • Racist Imagery Used to Push for Minn. Voter-ID Law

    The liberal group TakeAction Minnesota has charged a conservative organization with using racist imagery to promote a proposed voter-ID law. The site, WeWantVoterID.com, was created by the conservative group Minnesota Majority. It shows an African-American man dressed in prison garb and a man dressed in a mariachi costume standing alongside fictional characters. All of the…

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  • NJ Town Refused to Lower Flags for Houston

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  • Congressional Black Caucus to Honor Houston

    The Congressional Black Caucus will honor Whitney Houston with a resolution that will be sent to the family in time for her funeral on Saturday, Jennifer Bendery of the Huffington Post reports. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), chairman of the caucus, says that the resolution, which does not require a vote, will come directly from the…

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  • A Year of Shopping Only at Black Businesses

    Tim McDowell of Mother Jones interviews Chicagoan Maggie Anderson, who embarked on a difficult yearlong journey to shop only at black businesses. She says it was not easy. The business consultant made the decision after living in the mostly white suburb of Oak Park left her feeling guilty about failing to spend in black communities.…

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  • Maxine Waters Calls GOP Leaders 'Demons'

    Rep. Maxine Waters is drawing fire for her description of House Republican leaders as “demons.” Fox News reports that the California Democrat made the comments last weekend at a convention in San Diego while rallying support for her party to win back control of the House in November “I saw pictures of Boehner and Cantor…

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  • Deal Reached on Unemployment, Payroll-Tax Cut

    The Washington Post is reporting that congressional leaders have announced that they reached an agreement on compromise legislation to extend payroll-tax cuts and benefits for the long-term unemployed, avoiding a bruising political battle. Rep. David Camp, R-Mich., and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the two top negotiators, strode from a conference room minutes after midnight Thursday…

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  • Did the NYPD Spy on Al Sharpton?

    The Rev. Al Sharpton is considering filing a lawsuit against the New York Police Department amid allegations that an informant was ordered to spy on his National Action Network in order to discredit him. Huffington Post blogger Len Levitt, a veteran police reporter and author, reported on Monday that the informant infiltrated a NAN meeting…

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  • Ted 'Golden Voice' Williams Unveiled on Valentine's Day

    Look to hear Ted Williams, the formerly homeless man with the “golden voice,” today in a Kraft and CP+B Valentine’s Day social media campaign called, well, “The Golden Voice of Love,” according to Agencyspy. “The Golden Voice of Love” is basically the same exact thing as W+K’s award-winning “Responses” campaign for Old Spice. Tweets featuring…

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  • Lawsuit in FAMU Death Reveals Details of Hazing

    The Associated Press is reporting that the parents of the Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took place. They have also released details about what might have happened the night Robert Champion died. The suit…

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  • Hearse Arrives at NJ Funeral Home Handling Houston

    The Associated Press is reporting that a hearse believed to be carrying the body of Whitney Houston arrived late Monday at the New Jersey funeral home that will be handling arrangements for the late pop star. The hearse traveled from Teterboro Airport, where officials had told The Associated Press Houston’s body would arrive Monday night…

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