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Donald Trump lied about the Congressional Black Caucus not reaching out to him during his epic rant/meltdown at a press conference on February 16, 2017. He asked American Urban Reports reporter April

GOP lawmakers are planning to meet with the presidents of several HBCUs to discuss what these schools need and how they can help them survive. Now instead of just touting how they plan to help black

Why Black History Month is important for black children: http://www.africanamericanreports.com/2017/02/why-black-history-month-is-important-to.html

While most of us may have heard that both Keith Ellison and Thomas Perez are vying to become DNC chairman, many more of us aren't aware of other candidates running for that position. One such candidat

In a move that surprised many Steve Harvey has met with Donald Trump to discuss issues in the black community. I believe Trump plans to use Steve Harvey to legitimize Ben Carson in the black community

Today on the day we honor Dr. Martin Luther King his son went to meet with Donald Trump. I'm not so disappointed that he went but I'm not happy about when he went. Hear that reason here: http://www.af

Talladega College's marching band was able to raise over $500,000 to go to Donald Trump's inauguration from donations by Fox News viewers. Conservatives flocked to the band's GoFundMe page after schoo

The Talladega Marching Tornadoes will participate in the 58th Presidential Inaugural Parade, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced Thursday. http://www.africanamericanreports.com/2017/01

The marching band of Alabama's oldest private, Talladega College an historically black liberal arts college has accepted an invitation to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade. R

Donald Trump has been talking to white crowds about how he would help the African American community while actually insulting black people. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has taken the time to de

In this timely and important collection of personal essays, black men from all walks of life share their inspiring stories and ultimately how each, in his own way, became a source of hope for his comm

If you are like me you have a great respect for the Tuskegee Airmen. You can make the argument that without them there is no Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, they broke down barriers and showed the true str

Why Pres. Obama may be better off with republicans in control of the House and Senate. After giving democrats, a whupping of epic proportions in Tuesday's election republicans will have control of

Let's be honest here. If democrats want to hold onto the Senate, they need to win the black vote overwhelmingly. While many pundits and talking heads have focused on this, they have not mentioned the

Although the shooting of Michael Brown is recent we have seen and heard this script before. Whenever there is an issue of race and the killing of a young black man by police we hear of the rights sudd

Black people don't need Al Sharpton to tell them to get angry Whenever there is a tragic shooting of a young black man Al Sharpton inevitably shows up. Some conservatives instantly criticize him an

Ferguson, Missouri a perfect example of what happens when blacks don't vote. When I first started blogging I had a blog titled Let's Talk Honestly and I think it's time to talk honestly about the t

Quai Jefferson is a 17 year old starting wide receiver for St. Joseph of Montvale ( NJ ), the number one ranked team in the state. He's blessed with all the markings of a star athlete who has a brig

Nappy, a new book for young black girls My new children's book,Nappy. Nappy is a short picture book letting young black girls know how beautiful both they and their hair are. Now available for Kind

This is an uncomforatble topic but one that is out there whether I write about it or not. Rachel Jeantel a friend of Trayvon Martin's and a witness in George Zimmerman's trial is taking a beating onli

Do black celebrities have a responsibility to give back financially? Dr Dre's recent 35 million dollar donation to USC had sparked a bit of a controversy. Many believe that the 35 million could hav

Do African Americans care about the gay marriage issue? In the past week we have been slammed over the heads with coverage of The Supreme Court taking up a case involving DOMA. Now I personally don

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Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan And Blair Underwood to star in all black film version of Macbeth Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan and Blair Underwood are all set to star in a new film version of William