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New Research Finds Tough Times for Black Children A new report shows the vast majority of America’s Black community, seven in 10 adults, view these as tough or very bad times for Black children and m

Government group asking us all to volunteer on Martin Luther King Day and beyond. This Monday January 17, 2011 is the King Holiday. Many orginizations are asking us all to volunteer to help others

Black Arizona republican resigns post after threats from Tea Party Anthony Miller a black 43-year-old and former campaign worker for John McCain, was re-elected to a second term as Republican Distr

School district plans to use King Holiday to make up snow day The president of the Charlotte NAACP is upset about the plan to use the national Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday as a snow make-up day

Congressman Danny Davis receives threat Congressman Danny Davis reported that he received a possible threat after Saturday's shooting in Arizona as Springfield readies for Inauguration Day. Watc

Rep James Clyburn calls for Americans to condemn heated rhetoric Congressman James Clyburn went on televison Sunday morning and asked that all Americans come together and condemn the heated rhetori

10 ways to avoid "black women" stereotypes Check out this article by Dr. Phoenix Austin about dispelling stereotypes about black women. The first thing she suggest and many men will cosign is to

High School football player a hero to disabled boy We always hear the worst about our kids even though that is far from the norm. That's why it's so nice to post a story like this. His schedule is

Just who the hell chooses black leaders anyway? This question came to me after a group of "black leaders" got together and worked it out so that Carol Moseley Braun would be the consensus black can

What issue should Pres. Obama and the 112th Congress tackle first With the 112th congress in place we are hearing a lot about what they will do once they are in. Many say that things like repealin

Man found innocent after over 30 years in prison Cornelius Dupree Jr. a Texas man was declared innocent Tuesday after 30 years in prison could have cut short his prison stint twice and made parole

Douglas: First African-American Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Michael Douglas will become the first African-American chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court effective with the new yea

Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation: one must donate a kidney to the other. Read more: http://aareports

My new book for the Amazon Kindle, LOVE $1.75 . I have written a collection of 15 poems about love, relationships and heartache. Here is one of the poems. A I Do ( Dedicated to my wife Quanda ) Tw

Cory Booker uses twitter to help clear Newark streets of snow after blizzard While NJ Governor Christie is chilling out of state and NYC's Mayor Bloomberg is being justifiably blasted for the citie

2010 top 10 wealthiest African Americans Here is a list of the top 10 wealthiest African Americans. It's no surpise that Oprah is #1 but some of the others may or may not surprise you. Check ou

Jesse Jackson Jr, " We have all erred" U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has largely avoided the public eye of late, said in a rare interview Saturday that he is a public servant, not a perfect one

Anti abortion ads attacking planned parenthood aimed at black women With the tag line "The most dangerous place for some children is in the womb," Heroic Media an Austin-based pro-life nonprofit or

Civil rights groups alleged in federal court Texas school social studies curriculum standards discriminate against African-Americans and other minorities. Read more here: http://aareports.com/2010/12

Louisiana: High number of democratic black voters removed from rolls A higher percentage than usual of black Democratic voters came off state election rolls during last weekend’s legally required c

For a guy who took a “shellacking” in the midterm elections six weeks ago, President Obama is doing pretty well during this lame-duck political period. There's the tax cut/unemployment deal.He got a t

In the interest of full disclosure I must let you know that I am straight not gay. I am however a black man who has served in our nations military as a member of the NJ National Guard. That gives me a

Check out this article from J.E. Ward a black woman who was once small and now has become bigger due to pregnancy and bad eating habits. She keeps it very real and talks about why black woman have iss

Firm gave free cigarettes to black kids A jury has ruled the Lorillard Tobacco Co. tried to entice black children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes and has awarded $71 million in com

Black student's hands duct taped together for not washing them? At a school in Chicago a four year old black child had his hands duct taped together because he refused to take a nap, and he didn’t