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Friend -- From Day One, President Obama has said that the question wasn't if, but when, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" would be repealed. Now we know the answer. This morning, the President signed r

Dear Anita, When the FCC tells you that the rules they voted on yesterday will protect openness and freedom on the Internet, don't believe the hype. The FCC's chairman may call what passed yesterda

WITH NO MORE COTTON TO PICK, WHAT WILL AMERICA DO WITH 36 MILLION BLACK PEOPLE? By Phillip Jackson What will America do with 36 million Black Americans now that there is no more cotton to pick? E

A paradox is an apparent contradiction which conceals a profound truth--and the Bible is filled with paradoxes: We triumph by first surrendering to God; We find rest under a yoke; We see the unseen th

THE TRUTH ABOUT WESLEY SNIPES MISDEMEANOR CASE Visit FreeSnipesNow.com to: * Sign the Petition to Attorney General Eric Holder for Wesley Snipes constitutional rights for Due Process and a FAIR

Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Actor/writer/producer Tyler Perry has stepped forward to match an anonymous $14,000 donation that will save BE SOMEONE - a local struggling organization that helps at-ri

DATING COACH HELPS SINGLE WOMEN MEET FUTURE HUSBAND IN YEAR OR LESS Phoenix, AZ (BlackNews.com) -- Relationship coach Christine Pembleton believes she's found a way for single women to have both bu

TMZ has learned ... Jermaine Jackson filed a police report claiming someone stole more than $150,000 in jewelry, furs, and clothes ... just one week after he went to court claiming he couldn't afford

Michael Fosberg, who found out in his thirties that he was biracial, has been working nationally to create a dialogue about race and identity in America. THE SEARCH FOR A FATHER REVEALS A NEW ETHN

After two big wins on domestic issues, the president is going all out for victory in Congress on a key foreign policy priority: a new nuclear arms accord with Russia. NBC’s Mike Viqueira reports.

Friend -- Moments ago, the Senate voted to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." When that bill reaches my desk, I will sign it, and this discriminatory law will be repealed. Gay and lesbian service m

WASHINGTON – In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn th

Presidents and promises have been comrades since the birth of our nation. Sometimes, the vows have been bold: Lyndon B. Johnson pledged to eliminate poverty in his 1964 State of the Union Address. Obv

Politifact tabulates the year's biggest political lies and half-truths. Our friends at the nonpartisan Politifact watch American politics in the way that would make most people’s stomachs churn. All

Actor Denzel Washington has partnered with actress/singer Jennifer Lopez and they both will be spokespersons for the National Boys and Girls Club of America. Both were raised in New York, and spent ti

Rumors are that singer Brandy and BET 106 & Park co-ost Terrence J are quite the couple. The two were recently spotted New York Knicks game doing what some would describe as cuddling and smooching. S

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From NBC's Luke Russert and Shawna Thomas The Rule for President Obama's tax cut compromise has been pulled from the House floor temporarily. This is a temporary setback and senior leadership aides s

Anna Renee is Talking:Wordpress Blog I read a while back that Anne Rice, the writer of the Vampire Chronicles, and who is/was a Catholic, has decided to leave the church because of the rampant hypocr

Trailblazing Entrepreneur Dante Lee's New Book Praised As The "Black Business Bible" "Dante Lee's Black Business Secrets provides the reality check all aspiring business owners need before launchin

What most people do not realize is that almost every physical problem they experience, other than accidents, has a diet related cause. Because our physical body is designed by God to be nourished w

Most people already know the story of how God created the heavens and the earth. He made all the animals and the people and everything was good (see Genesis 1 & 2 for the whole story). We read with wo

From NBC's Athena Jones: With the fate of a tax deal reached with Republicans still uncertain, President Obama brought out one of his party's biggest guns to help drum up support for the agreement: fo

The tax cuts compromise between the White House and congressional Republicans still must be passed. But here is how it would affect major categories of government, and personal, finance: Income tax r