Apparently the suits at the A&E Network came to their senses and realized it just wasn’t worth the hassle. We’re talking about the decision to scrap its planned Ku Klux Klan reality TV series “…
Month: December 2016
SEC.gov | SEC Charges Lawyer With Stealing Investor Money in EB-5 Offerings
S.C. GOP rep. pulls gun and punches woman in head because she caught him cheating: police
Trump has a perfect blueprint to make the poor pay more for Medicaid: Mike Pence’s Indiana
West Virginia official loses job over ‘ape in heels’ slur — and her employer agrees to make big changes
New video reveals Fort Worth cop kicked black woman’s 15-year-old daughter after handcuffing her
‘Star Wars’ actress Carrie Fisher dies at age 60
Insider – Finding Hope Behind Bars – Prison Fellowship
In this week’s Insider, Prison Fellowship’s Doug Gillquist shares a female prisoner’s inspirational story on finding hope.
Source: Insider – Finding Hope Behind Bars – Prison Fellowship
Insider – Finding Hope Behind Bars – Prison Fellowship
In this week’s Insider, Prison Fellowship’s Doug Gillquist shares a female prisoner’s inspirational story on finding hope.
Source: Insider – Finding Hope Behind Bars – Prison Fellowship
Cicely Tyson Performs Langston Hughes At Ebony Gala
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Cicely Tyson performed a Langston Hughes poem as she accepted a lifetime achievement award from Ebony magazine. Adding years and grit to her voice, Tyson recited “…
Little Known Black History Fact: Ted Lawless
Dr. Theodore Lawless was a pioneering dermatologist and philanthropist whose study of troubling skin diseases made him an international figure. Dr. Lawless’ used his fame and fortune t…
Little Known Black History Fact: Saundra Brown Armstrong
Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong is currently the Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Since 1970, Judge Armstrong has made epic strides in her car…
Source: Little Known Black History Fact: Saundra Brown Armstrong
Donald Trump Is ‘Time Magazine’ Person Of The Year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, bestowing what the president-elect called an “honor” even as he derided the idea that he’ll…
Little Known Black History Fact: Baton Rouge Lunch Counter Protests
The Baton Rouge lunch counter protests of 1960 were inspired by the Greensboro protests of that same year. A group of Southern University students were expelled from school because of their …
Source: Little Known Black History Fact: Baton Rouge Lunch Counter Protests
AfternoonMinute: Bill Cosby Asks State Supreme Court To Throw Out Sexual Assault Case
Plus, an Alabama sorority is in trouble for creating t-shirts with racist slave imagery and veteran actor John Amos doesn’t think people are interested in a “Roots” remake.
Source: AfternoonMinute: Bill Cosby Asks State Supreme Court To Throw Out Sexual Assault Case
Muslims Police Officers In NYPD Seek Trump Meeting – Will They Get It?
Even decorated police officers are becoming victims of racial offensives after Donald Trump was elected president. Hate crimes in New York are up 115 percent since Election Day and Muslim police of…
Source: Muslims Police Officers In NYPD Seek Trump Meeting – Will They Get It?
Little Known Black History Fact: Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton famously introduced himself as the inventor of jazz. While that claim has been questioned over time, the New Orleans pianist undoubtedly planted the early seeds of innovati…
Jesse Jackson Jr. And Wife To Divorce
Prison time can be rough on a marriage. The woes of former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, continue, although both have finished their respective jail sentences. The Chi…
Rep. John Lewis’s Cost of War Bill included in Defense Authorization
As the cost of war skyrockets and its contribution to the federal deficit continues to increase, it is important that Americans fully understand where their tax dollars are spent and how the…
Source: Rep. John Lewis’s Cost of War Bill included in Defense Authorization
Secret ‘Santa’ Pays Off Walmart Layaways
At a WalMart in Pennsylvania, when a lady that called herself, “Santa B” was sent in to deliver a check that was worth $46,265.59 to play off layaway balances. The company said a genero…
