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Hempstead, New York – On December 14, 2012 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. celebrated its Annual Holiday Celebration & Education Awards at the African American Museum located at 110 North Franklin

Nationwide --the BLACK IMMIGRATION NETWORK, a national network of African American and black immigrant organizations announce its collaboration to uplift black voices in the immigrant rights debate. T

Trey Songz, (real name Tremaine Neverson) the 28-year-old singer was recently arrested for reportedly throwing a "wad of cash" at a woman that hit her in the face. Apparently, she took a picture of h

Hempstead, New York – On December 14, 2012 at the 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. Annual Holiday Celebration & Education Awards long time community newspaper Publisher Elseah Chea was pinned as a n

Hempstead, New York – On January 10, 2013 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. will be presenting the 100 Black Men Mean Business Minority Biz Forum at the African American Museum 110 Franklin Street,

Chicago Sun Times By Eryn Brown The risks of bad behaviors are well known but not necessarily well understood. Most people are aware that binging on red meat, cigarettes and whiskey on a regular b

Community activist, historian, and former assistant principal, Mrs. Enid Pinkney won a major national award along with 22 other recipients in Washington state last month. Mrs. Pinkney, a 1953 Talladega College graduate won the Peter H. Brink Award for Individual Achievement in Historic Preservati

Dear Mr. President: please define “meaningful.” Last Friday, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy in which 20 children and six adults were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, you spoke some eloquent, passionate words. ... http://blackamericaweb.com/83449/the-10-ton-elephan

The community organizing efforts to save the Marcus Garvey Building, which is registered as a National Historic Landmark is about to launch its National Campaign to Save Marcus Garvey (U.N.I.A) Libert

MISS UNIVERSE IS AN AMERICAN WOMAN Beauty from America! Olivia Culpo won the title of Miss Universe on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Culpo is a 20 year from Rhode Island, NY Miss Culpo won over 88 contestants. As for the cellist of 13 years she has performed with the Boston Symphony Hall

YOUR WORLD AND NATIONAL NEWS December 20 Year 2012 New Town, CT Days following the horrific shootings at the elementary school in New Town, Sandy's Hill School have many of the victims familes

One of the best and most important parts of marriages can often feel like the very worst. In marriage, all our "ugly" comes out. Self-centeredness. Bitterness. Unkind words. Uncharitable attitudes. Ma

One of the biggest complaints parents have today is that when they set a limit, their children are not happy about it. There is a groundswell of worry and concern based in the mistaken idea that our c

Why Esteem Mary the Mother of Emmanuel? One Conversation with a Catholic Friend Has Stuck With Me Through the Years. "I'm just not a fan of how you Catholics venerate Mary," I said to my college friend Erica (not her real name) during one of our regular conversations about the differences between my

During our first year of marriage, Michael turned to me. I don't remember the context or the occasion for his words, but I remember what he said. "Marriage isn't celebrated nearly enough," Michael sai