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JERUSALEM--Alice Walker, author of 'The Color Purple' calls on R&B musician to cancel her Tel Aviv summer performance and visit Gaza instead. "It would grieve me to know you are putting yourself

by Agyei Tyehimba As an educator and activist, I constantly search for ways to empower through teaching. Many of our most effective and inspired leaders addressed how ignorance perpetuates our ow

Frequent heartburn is positively associated with cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nonsmokers and nondrinkers, a new study has found. According to the study, the use of antacids, but not p

ATLANTA--Instead of hitting national stages with his 1995 “This Is How We Do It,” Montell Jordan is performing from the pulpit now. During a recent interview with LA Weekly, the singer revealed th

May 28, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A Chicago man accused of killing a 6-month-old girl in a shooting that also wounded her father was seeking revenge for the theft of a video game console, authorities sa

LUXOR, Egypt May 25, 2013 (AP)--A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor ki

By Maria Lloyd BlackBlueDog.com May 20, 2013 Timothy McNair is a graduate student of opera at Northwestern University’s famed Bienen School of Music. McNair is at the school on a full scholars

Products that Use Aborted Fetal Tissue: Pepsi, Kraft, Nestle and More... Disclaimer: This is not going to be a very popular post. But again, I feel it is something I need to share. Earlier in th

From NPR.org May 23, 2013 12:00 PM Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine recently donated $70 million to the University of Southern California. Many people are applauding their

ATLANTA--Hundreds of black-owned businesses have a new way for consumers to find and shop with them. There is an app for that. The Around the Way app, the brainchild of a marketing and technology f

By Jack A. Smith Global Research, May 19, 2013 Hamid Karzai has let the Pentagon’s cat out of the bag — to the displeasure of the Obama Administration. The Afghan president revealed inside informa

Aiken, SOUTH CAROLINA--The Rev. Jeremiah Wright lived up to his reputation as a fiery, inspiring and controversial speaker as a three-night revival ended at Second Baptist Church on Hampton Avenue on

MEXICO CITY — The men who beat Malcolm Shabazz to death not only punched and kicked him, but also used a bat or stick during the attack, Mexico City’s top prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Rodolf

Here's a vivid reminder of how difficult it can be to escape the police once they want you in their custody (well, most of the time). Sure, you may be able to put up some resistance against the fi

(CNSNews.com) – Over 86 years, the Ku Klux Klan lynched 3,446 blacks – a figure matched in less than four days if tallying the number of black babies who are aborted. Walter Hoye, founder and presi

One Cleveland man has one-upped the Charles Ramsey T-shirt -- with a Charles Ramsey tattoo. Another company has immortalized the man made famous for rescuing Amanda Berry in action figure form.

The following are excerpts from a Special Mother's Day Message delivered by Minister Farrakhan at Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois. THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN: As-Salaam Alaikum (

A TRUE FRIEND By Sis. Siebra Muhammad Nothing so beautiful and caring as she The one who brought me to this World and in the light of day or night Her smile shines on my heart So sweet w

Did CIA kill Malcolm X's grandson? Dr. Kevin Barrett Saturday May 11, 2013 4:48 PM GMT I never met Malcolm Shabazz, the outspoken activist whose grandfather, Malcolm X, was the most influential A

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