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In their quest for the truth, documentary filmmakers are typically faced with various obstacles, particularly when big corporations and potential wrongdoing are part of the picture. Good thing Spike L

African-American superstitions originate from a mixture of ancient African religion, Native American traditions, and European folklore. Growing up do you remember hearing that an itchy palm means

In an address to Members of Congress and participants attending a Congressional Black Caucus meeting, Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, called for a national discussion ab

Murphy PA announced today that a Baltimore City jury awarded a collective $34.333 million in damages to the twenty-three plaintiffs who were permanently injured by a carbon monoxide release at Ruth's

NEW ORLEANS -- Ben Jaffe, the tuba player and creative director for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, was sitting in his Faubourg Marigny house one spring morning, drinking fresh-brewed New Orleans chi

A woman who claims to be Michael Jackson's illegitimate love child says she's entitled to money from his estate. Mocienne Petit Jackson says she was conceived when Michael was a minor and has filed

Social workers who went to meet a man listed in official records as the oldest person living in Tokyo got a shock when they went to his home - he had been dead for 30 years. Sogen Kato was born on

From OaklandLocal.com June 30, 2010 Reader, upon reading this blog, you will understand why I hope never to be driven to write something of the sort again . . . One of the fiery excerpts from M

The following article contains excerpts from an address the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered on July 11, 2010 titled “Who Are The Real Children of Israel? Part 2: The Proof.” THE HONOR

The following quote from Cicely J. is based on her research for her book, Black Men vs. White Men: A Black Woman’s Choice. Apparently she went down to Atlanta and discovered it was the black gay man’s

CHICAGO--The blasts, heard blocks away, interrupted a warm summer evening that had drawn children out onto their neighborhood blocks Wednesday. In the 11500 block of South Perry Avenue in West Pull

From OaklandLocal.com July 28, 2010 In The Souls of Black Folks (1903), a classic text of the black experience in America from the Emancipation to the dawn of the 20th century, W. E. B. Du Bois wr

A research study on the cause of the rise in cancer and birth defect cases in Iraq shows traces of chemical and radioactive ammunition used by US-led troops in the war-torn country. A study by Ira

From Newsweek.com--The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive w

It's always something, One day the Pope came to Washington for a visit. President Obama took the Pope for a cruise down the Potomac on the Presidential yacht. While they were sitting and chatting

CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A Cherokee County man found a hidden treasure in a painting he bought at an auction: four pounds of marijuana. Gordon Clement, 80, discovered the pot stashed inside of the painti

Remember that No Phone Zone thing that Oprah started in an effort to get celebs & us regular folks to stop texting and driving? Well, it looks like Beyonce might’ve missed that memo. Oooh, you do NOT