Texas Mother’s Reasoning for Allegedly Boiling Her Baby Will Make You Cry
After Dissing Black Americans For Years, African Immigrants Want Us To Care As Trump Tries to Deport Them. A Professor Explains What We should Do
This Alabama City’s First-Ever Black Councilwoman Receives Letter Calling Her N-Word, and That’s Not All
New Development for White Michigan Karen Who Lied and Said Two Black Men Assaulted Her
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Essence Mag's "Making Of An 'It' Girl"
With the help of Essence Magazine and Elite Modeling Agency, these young ladies are hoping to make a splash in fashion ESSENCE.com and Elite Modeling Management has scoured the nation and selected the five finalists for our ESSENCE “It Girl” competition. … These five contestants have been flown to New York for a special model…
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David Axelrod Says: No New Drilling
Officials don’t yet know why the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. Until they do, off-shore drilling will cease in the Gulf coast area A top adviser to President Barack Obama says no new oil drilling will be authorized until authorities learn what caused the explosion of the rig Deepwater Horizon. David Axelrod also defended the administration’s…
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NEWS STAND: Vaccine for Prostate Cancer, Tupac's Mom Busted, Latin Cops Sue Arizona and More
Dear Momma: Afeni Shakur Arrested on Drug Chargeshttp://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/04/27/tupacs-mom-afeni-shakur-arrested-on-drug-possession-charges/ Say it ain’t so. Afeni Shakur, mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested for drug possession in Lumberton, NC. Charges include felony possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance. Translation: she’s back on…
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Your Take: Reflections on Dr. Dorothy Height
The first time I met Dorothy Height, who was laid to rest this week, I was 29, a member of the Political Congress of Black Women, and struggling to find my place in the civil rights movement as a black lesbian. It seemed, back then, that I had an awful choice to make: I could…
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Senegal: It Ain't Trickin' If You Got It
White women of maturity go to Senegal to get their groove back. Global Post takes a look at female sex tourism in the African nation Women — often white, European and “of a certain age” — flock solo to Senegal’s shores year-round for what one hotel manager called “the three ‘S’s: sun, sea and sex.”…
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C’mon, Let’s Create a Ribbon for Obesity Awareness
KFC wants us to eat breasts for breast cancer. Until I saw KFC’s “Buckets for the Cure” campaign, I’d always been in awe of the Susan G. Komen marketing machine. There are even power tools with the signature pink ribbons. A few months ago when I was looking for my 2010 At-A-Glance monthly calendar, there…
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Is There an African-American Comeback in Baseball?
With the dramatic emergence of Atlanta Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward and the new contract extension signed by Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, the news about African Americans in baseball has turned positive, and the shift may be sustainable. Earlier this week, Howard signed a five-year $125-million-dollar contract extension, which underscores the riches that…
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Myron Rolle Can Lay You Out and Then Help You Recover
Great story on Myron Rolle over on Black Voices today. Rolle, a standout safety at Florida State was recently drafted by the Tennessee Titans after taking a year away from football for a Rhodes Scholarship Myron Rolle graduated from Florida State in two and a half years with a 3.75 GPA. While he showed true…