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(Taylor Media Services) Popular Rapper Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Broadus) took the witness stand last week to defend himself against a $22 million lawsuit. Former fan Richard Monroe, Jr. is claim

By Marilyn Kai Jewett (NBNJ Philadelphia Correspondent) People who feel a major injustice remains uncorrected packed the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia recently to celebrate the 55th

(Taylor Media Services) One of the primary reasons Barack Obama won last November’s presidential election was because of a massive turnout by the nation’s minorities, especially African American women

(Taylor Media Services) According to a just released 10-year study, Africans have more genetic variation than any other people on Earth. The finding, published Thursday in the online edition of the jo

A friend of my husband is trying to visit his children this week on the west coast. Mind you,( let’s call him) John had discussed the travel plans with the kid’s mom for when was the best time to see

Black Queens Build Their Men & Nation(s) Up.

State and federal officials intensified their response to the swine flu outbreak on Tuesday, with President Obama asking Congress for $1.5 billion in supplemental funding. The global response include

A photo tour of the president’s first 100 days in office and a live broadcast of his news conference tonight on NYTimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/04/29/us/politics/0429OBAMA_in

BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages that in some cases have not been paid in years, said Monday he did it to show how desperate

Rest in Peace ...

(Taylor Media Services) Grammy-nominated Gospel singer Pastor Timothy Wright died last week apparently as a result of complications from an automobile accident in July of last year which took the liv

WASHINGTON – The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes. Officials reported 20 U.S

The pressures were already immense when David B. Kellermann was promoted to the top financial position at the mortgage giant Freddie Mac last September. Then they got even worse. Mr. Kellermann’s bo

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A New York lawyer faces charges that she ordered her battling 10- and 12-year-old daughters out of her car. Police in White Plains say it happened Sunday evening in the New Y

It's no secret that nearly every profession around the globe is feeling the effects of the economic crisis -- even prostitution. In Germany, where the world's oldest profession is legal, prostitutes h

I know this may be late, but I'm just seeing this email...for those who can...please sign the petition. Dear ACLU Supporter, Since the ACLU forced the release of four critical Bush torture memos,

April 20 {was} "National Pot Smoking Day." It's a day where people across the world celebrate in the conspicuous consumption of the magical herb, marijuana. It's an unofficial counterculture holiday t

The recent press about United Airlines joining the ranks of other major carriers in establishing a tough policy about seating obese passengers brings up the larger issue of what we can do to stop the

Could this happen to you?

I was reading an article in the New York Times regarding the CIA's illegal use of torture (waterboarding) on 2 Al Qaeda prisoners and I found it quite unbelievable that it was used 266. I then decide

Internet service providers want to end the all-you-can-eat plans and get their customers paying à la carte. But they are having a hard time closing the buffet line. Faced with rising consumer protest

ALIABAD, Afghanistan — The two Army lieutenants crouched against boulders beside the Korangal River. Taliban gunfire poured down from villages and cliffs above, hitting tree branches and rocks and sna

Plane hijacked in Jamaica's Montego Bay; crew held (AP) AP - A gunman described as "mentally challenged" hijacked a Canadian jet on the tarmac near the resort city of Montego Bay and was holding s

WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate intelligence committee said Thursday that she would hold a hearing to examine the National Security Agency’s interception of domestic communications after new repor