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Do you want to " Occupy " Wall Street? As Occupy Wall Street protest have spread around the country some have begun to wonder where are all the black "occupiers" and if the movement is racist. What

US Navy ship named after civil rights leader Medgar Evers The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil r

Interview with the 13 year old founder of the Shake Off The Violence Movement Check out my interview with 13 year old Mary Pat Hector the founder of the Shake Off The Violence Movement. On 11/11/11

RIP Heavy D real name Dwight Arrington Myers . Heavy D was a positive and inspiring rapper who stayed so even when it was more profitable to be a thug. Even to the end he was inspiring others as his l

What President Obama's executive orders are and what they can do for you. President Obama has issued several executive orders to help those Americans in need.I have listed those orders with links i

Disciplinary hearing begins for 2 cops killed Sean Bell On October 24 the NYPD began it's disciplinary hearing of two of the cops involved in the death of Sean Bell. What was very surprising is how

Mother gives life protecting children from gunshots I'm really getting tired of reporting sh** like this, when will we start to value our lives and the lives of others. Zurana Horton was a mother o

Watch live streaming of the Martin Luther King Memorial dedication here: http://aareports.com/2011/10/watch-martin-luther-king-memorial.html

In a hypothetical matchup between Obama and Cain who gets majority if the black vote? With Herman Cain surging in the polls it's possible although not very probable that he could face President Oba

Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight At a 2011 Congressional Black Caucus awards show President Obama asked black voters and the CBC to stop complaining and fight. Listen to that a

Fan throws banana peel at black hockey player ( Wayne Simmonds ) For what most definitely the first time ( and I'm sure the last time. ) ever I am posting a story about NHL Hockey. Sadly it's not b

Video: Sister of Troy Davis thanks his supporters Kimberly Davis the sister of Troy Davis takes a few moments to thank her brother's supporters and encourage them to keep fighting for justice and

Let the GOP know you want the payroll tax cut untouched The GOP wants to eliminate President Obama's payroll tax cut. They say it really doesn't help many "Americans" as it only equals to on avera

Philly Mayor Michael Nutter blast black youth and their parents in his city Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has had enough of flash mobs of black youth attacking innocent people. At his own chur

Comcast to offer $9.95 Internet service to low income families Comcast will be offering Internet service to poor families for $9.95 a month beginning with the 2011/2012 school year to help less adv

Audio: President Obama addresses the nation about the economy 08/08/11 President Obama addresses that nation on 08/08/11 about the economy after Standard & Poor lowered the US credit rating. Listen

L. A. Banks author of the Vampire Huntress series dead at 51. \ I am very sad to report this news about the passing of author L.A. Banks. she passed away on August 2 from adrenal cancer. Leslie Esd

Samuel Jackson & Angela Basset discuss their Broadway play " The Mountaintop" Samuel L. Jackson will star as Martin Luther King, Jr. opposite Angela Bassett in the Broadway production of the new pl

New Orleans cops convicted in post-Katrina shootings Five current or former police officers were found guilty Friday on a combined 25 counts of civil rights violations tied to fatal shootings on Ne

Failing Students: Is it more the schools or the parents? How much does parent participation impacts a child's education? Now there is no doubt that those kids who have involved parents on average

Boehner debt ceiling plan may not avoid downgrading of nation's credit rating Many on the GOP side of the debt ceiling debate have claimed that President Obama's wish for a "grand bargain " has mor

Severe Drought Conditions, Famine Endanger Somalia While we have been focused on the economy and the debt ceiling here in the US ( and rightfully so )a human crisis is taking place in Somalia. Mill

Interview with BOND, black Tea Party group taking on the NAACP I recently posted a story about a black tea party group ( BOND ) that was started by Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson. On July 24 BOND will hol

Geoffrey Canada: We have failed our children ( education ) Harlem Children's Zone CEO Geoffrey Canada discussses the education crisis in America and the need for innovation. He suggest great ways t