The Surprising Tea on the Black Colorado Child Born With Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Everything to Know About Trump’s Massive Birthday Military Parade in DC— And Why it’s Stirring Up Chaos
12 Shocking, Barely-Known Secrets and Scandals of Black Hollywood
New York County Ballot Lawsuit Sparks Election Integrity Firestorm on Social Media
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Nancy and Barry Share a Moment
Some have asked why the President did not mush the former First Lady on behalf of any Black folks who were on planet Earth during the 1980s, but they should take a bit of a chilly pill. Let us not forgot that as her husband’s health declined due to Alzheimer’s, Nancy Reagan broke rank to…
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Obama Has Tough Row to Hoe in Middle East
Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Haditha. As the Washington Post’s Anthony Shadid reports, President Obama was much to grapple with as he makes he tour of the Middle East beginning with a speech in Cairo on Thursday. While it is true that Obama’s relationship with the region is far better than his predecessors, old wounds heal slowly…
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Georgia DA in a bind over Death Row Case
Who shot Officer Mark MacPhail? Supporters of death row inmate say it was not Troy Davis, the man who was convicted for the slaying in 1989. As the LA Times reports, this circumstance has newly-elected DA Larry Chisolm in between a rock and a hard place. The first Black district attorney of Chatham County, Georgia…
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LeBron Might Get Wrist Slapped by Commish for Being a Brat
David Stern is not happy with his league’s MVP. ESPN is reporting that David Stern wants to have a little chit chat with LeBron James about his refusal to talk to the media following his failure to the defeat the Orlando Magic by himself. Speaking on ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” Tuesday, Stern…
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Life in Prison for Pregnant Drug Smuggler
Laos does not play. CNN reports that Samantha Orobator, a 20-year old Briton jailed last August for attempting to smuggle heroin into Laos has been sentenced to life in prison for the offense. Originally sentenced to death, that sentence was reduced when officials discovered she was pregnant. Orobator is currently five months pregnant and it…
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Obama Declares June LGBT Pride Month
Lorna Bracewell of The Political Whore is certainly moved by President Obama vocalizing support for the LGBT community, but something in the move has given her cause to pause. Why? Because the President seems more concerned with setting aside a month to honor the LGBT community and not as concerned about seeing that the individuals…
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On Screen & In the Pulpit
We’ve talked about mega-church pastors across the country, the high rollers in the pulpit. We’re still waiting to see if the Obamas will claim a church home in Washington. And it’s been a year since Jeremiah Wright’s name was rolling off our tongues in political conversation. It’s high time we paid respect to the great…
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Is The Game Over for Black Television?
Fans of The Game have been all over the Internet for the past several months, trying to save the canceled CW show with online petitions, Tweets, Facebook-status dedications and e-mail chains lamenting the show’s unceremonious demise. In an effort to save the show, the cast recorded a YouTube video, Change the Game Campaign, to get…
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Why Does CNN Want to be MTV?
There comes a time when every college student realizes that the world does not revolve around MTV, dorm parties and 3 a.m. runs to the nearest 24-hour McDonald’s or IHOP. It’s when you start making friends who ask your opinion about Michael Steele and Chris Matthews; when you get into debates over your preference of…
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Is The Economy Causing Us To Get Fatter?
Newsweek reports that a new study from Gallup-Healthways shows that in the past year, the number of Americans considered obese has jumped by 1.7 percent. That means close to 5.5 million people have officially joined the heavier and unhealthier side of life. Though the number of individuals with body mass indexes over 30 only rose…