Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on Her Behalf
The Words Cassie Spewed in Audio Played at Diddy Trial Made Public, And What She Said May Shock You
Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There
Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary
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General Stanley McChrystal Resigns
Gen. Stanley McChrystal has offered his resignation to the president, who has accepted it. After a couple of days filled with criticism and controversy caused by a candid new Rolling Stone magazine profile posted online, the country’s top military leader in Afghanistan resigned. The article included quotes by McChrystal and his closest aides making disparaging comments about President…
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President Obama Unveils Patients' Bill of Rights
President Barack Obama is reigning in insurance companies with a Patients’ Bill of Rights. The New York Times reports that a study from Health Care for America Now revealed that the increase in premiums far exceeded normal medical inflation costs. Premiums increased 97 percent from 2000 to 2008 while medical costs only increased 39 percent.…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Talks First Kisses and Nude Essence Cover on The View
Jada Pinkett Smith talks about how the Essence cover addressed shame with women’s bodies.
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Chicago Mayor Daley Vows to Keep Handgun Ban Intact
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has vowed to keep the handgun ban in place, especially after the bloody weekend that the city had. 54 people were shot over the weekend, resulting in 10 deaths and numerous injuries. Several of the victims killed were teenagers and a baby was grazed by a bullet during this murderous…
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The Best Black-Owned Bed-and-Breakfasts
The Oak Bluffs Inn is just one of the Obamas’ getaway spots. Eric and Rhonda Albert’s luxurious B and B is on Oak Bluff’s main street, Circuit Avenue. It has nine guest rooms and one apartment. Rates range from $100 to $600, April 15 to June 17; $225 to $600, June 18 to Sept. 11; and…
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Old Habits Die Hard: Slavery Persists in U.S.
The State Department’s 2010 Trafficking in Persons report, a global review of human trafficking and civic and legal responses to it, ranks the United States among the nations that harbor modern-day slavery. The report gives the U.S. high marks on law enforcement and efforts to stop trafficking, but highlights that victims do exist, primarily in…
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Hometown Tribute for Michael Jackson
The tributes keep coming for the King of Pop. Gary, Ind., is planning a tribute Friday at his former house to mark the one-year anniversary of his death, and Mayor Rudy Gray says his mother is among the people expected to attend. Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, will attend the event with her granddaughter, Genevieve Jackson,…
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Judge Who Lifted Drilling Ban Has Oil Investments
It seems that U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, the judge who lifted President Obama’s six-month deep water oil drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico, has major investments in the oil and gas industry. He is also a new member of a secret national security court. A 1983 appointee of President Ronald Reagan, Feldman reported…
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The Truth Behind the World Cup's Post-Racial Image
Over the past two weeks, the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been held up as an ideal of racial harmony. The soccer tournament is taking place in South Africa, a country that has undergone a largely peaceful transformation from racial apartheid to democracy. Teams from England and France are models of diversity, with the latter…
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The South Shall Rise Again: Haley and Scott Win GOP Nominations in SC
History is in the making in the confederate state of South Carolina. Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woman, to run for governor in South Carolina and easily nominated Tim Scott, in line to become the former Confederate state’s first black GOP congressman in more than a century. Haley is one step closer to…