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Superstorm Sandy Hits The East Coast: 17 Dead, Millions Without Power
Massive superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast with a vegeance last night, leaving 17 people dead and millions without power. From NewsOne: New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center. President […]
POLL: Majority of Americans Are Racist Against Black People
Unsurprisingly, a recent AP poll finds that racial prejudice in the US has not improved since the election of Barack Obama. 51 percent of respondents expressed explicit anti-black sentiments. Is anybody even remotely surprised by these results?
Bullied 15 Year-Old Girl Killed After Jumping In Front of Train
15 year-old Felicia Garcia jumped to her death in front of over 200 of her classmates after weeks of bullying. Her final tweet said simply: “I cant, im done, I give up”
Top Romney Advisor Suggests Colin Powell Endorsed Obama Because He’s Black
After Colin Powell endorsed President Obama for reelection, it didn’t take long for a republican to react to the news with an incredibly stupid comment. Enter John Sununu, a top advisor to Mitt Romney and the former Governor of New Hampshire.
Proposed PA Bill Requires Moms On Welfare To Prove They Were Raped
A newly-proposed PA house bill punishes women who give birth while on welfare by limiting their benefits. But if you can prove you were raped, you’ll be exempt…
STUDY: Open and Honest Dialogue About Safe Sex Crucial To Lowering STD Rates Amongst Black Youth
A recent report from the University of Oregon suggests that open and honest dialogue about sex and STDs is crucial to lowering the rates of STDs amongst black youth. We need to arm them with the information they need to make better choices.
MORE SH!T CHIEF KEEF DON’T LIKE – Poems by Kevin Coval (REVIEW)
We can jump on Chief Keef for what he does, but it’s unfair to attack who he is, because who is is a reflection of the world he inherited from us. That fact is something that very few of us ever even think of, let alone accept.
President Obama Makes Closing Argument w/ New Ad: “the last thing we should do is turn back now”
Hot on the heels of a decisive victory over GOP rival Mitt Romney in last night’s foreign policy debate, the Obama campaign has released a new ad entitled “Determination,” The 1 minute spot acts as a closing argument for the President, outlining his future plans for the nation.
On October 22nd, Will Obama and Romney Address Police Brutality in Their Final Debate?
October 22nd is the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation, and has been for the last 17 years. Just a few weeks ago, the NYPD killed 22 year old, unarmed National Guardsman, Noel Polanco, in what witnesses described as road rage on the part of the police. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently […]
UPDATED: Sharmeka Moffitt Set On Fire and In Critical Condition; KKK Rumored To Be Behind Attack
A black woman named Sharmeka Moffitt was attacked and set on fire while on a walking trail in a city park in Winnboro, LA. Since the report surfaced, social media has been flooded with allegations that the attack was a hate crime perpetrated by the KKK.
Intimidating Voter Fraud Billboards To Be Taken Down
Activists and community members were outraged when more than 140 billboards warning of criminal consequences for voter fraud were put up in low-income neighborhoods in Ohio and Wisconsin. After much pressure, Clear Channel has agreed to take them down.
BET Runs Anti-Obama Ad: “How Can I Vote For Someone Who Doesn’t Respect Me?”
An anti-Obama ad, currently running on BET in Cleveland, OH, and Seattle, WA presumably expresses some black people’s qualms with the POTUS. Will this ad prove effective in the battleground state of Ohio? What do you think of the claims in the ad?