A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Commencement Brings Out the Stars
The president received an honorary degree at Hampton University’s commencement Sunday. He told graduates they had a responsibilty to raise the academic performance of African-Americans. The First Lady spoke at a the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff, a college that began as a modest school for black students in 1873. U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor…
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Memo to Congress: Save TRIO
How do we ensure that motivated students from low-income backgrounds pursue higher education? Since 1964, a major part of the answer to that question has been the existence of the TRIO programs: six programs with a goal of getting economically disadvantaged students into college to help end cycles of poverty. The programs include Upward Bound,…
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The Obama's HBCU Blitz
May is a blur of commencements and the Obama administration is in full gear. One important target this spring is black colleges. Michelle Obama flew to Pine Bluffs, Ark., Saturday to deliver the commencement address at University of Arkansas — Pine Bluff; tomorrow, her husband will address graduates of Hampton University in Virginia. The administration…
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Weekend Reading: Motherhood, Wynton Marsalis, Arizona, Oil Spill and stuff..
IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A MOM Happy Mother’s Day to all our readers who are moms. This is a holiday that retains value, although it is primarily promoted by the flower and candy industries. One important aspect of motherhood in our time is the effort to balance career and family. Three busy women share…
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Nutrisystem Drops Lawrence Taylor
Weight loss company Nutrisystem did not even wait a day to drop former New York Giants superstar Lawrence Taylor after charges surfaced that he raped a 16-year-old surfaced. They dumped the 51-year-old endorser immediately. More details below: Weight loss company Nutrisystem has ended its relationship with Lawrence Taylor in light of the rape charge for…
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Tiger Woods Heckler Tasered at The Players
These days it appears pro sports have zero tolerance for spotlight-hogging sports fans gone rogue. Monday night Philly PD Tasered a teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies baseball game. Friday a drunken fan was zapped at The Players Championship golf tournament in Florida when he refused to stop heckling Tiger Woods, and…
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Shakira's World Cup Theme Gets F Minus from South Africa
Shakira recently released the World Cup anthem she recorded with South African group Freshlyground. South Africa wishes she had not “It’s horrible,” local fan Lindi Munonde said. “I’m not standing for it. I mean, what is our president doing about it?” “Waka Waka — Time for Africa” takes its inspiration from Cameroonian music, but South…
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Is it Insensitive to say the Super-Obese are Selfish?
I know it’s just a TV show, but last night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy really struck a nerve. It was titled “How Insensitive,” and the main plot line centered on a 700-pound patient – delivered via truck because he couldn’t fit in an ambulance – and you can imagine the one-liners, of which there were…
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Minister Farrakhan Interviewed by Cathy Hughes Sunday Night
Louis Farrakhan, the controversial Minister of the Nation of Islam, has not dominated the spotlight since he got sick several years ago. He was treated for an ulcer and later for prostate cancer. That has not kept him from making his trademark statements, including declaring that the levees in New Orleans were deliberately damaged or…