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  An Alabama inmate died on Sunday after police shot him with a Taser after he became combative with officers. Ricky Deangelo, 47, was unresponsive after the deputy used the weapon on him. 

  On this day fifty-one years ago, the world lost four promising little girls due to pure, unadulterated hatred. A bomb exploded some time before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Unfortunately such acts were commonplace given the blatant racism faced by African-Americans throughout the country, but especially in the […]

  The parents of a slain Missouri teenager whose death has sparked international protests is calling for community members to not hold protests on the day of his funeral. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black teen, was killed during a confrontation with Darren Wilson, a Ferguson, Missouri police officer.

A man believed to have stabbed two small children in a Brooklyn public housing building elevator has been detained by police. Daniel St. Hubert, 27, was picked up a little after 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Queens. He is being investigated for the death of Prince Joshua Avitto,6, and the injury of 7-year-old Mikayla Capers. 

A Connecticut pastor died while talking to his congregation about an extra-marital affair he had. Bishop Bobby Davis, pastor of the Miracle Faith World Outreach Church, died as members yelled words of forgiveness at him for the act. He was 72. 

R&B singer Chris Brown took a break from rehab to attend at toy drive and holiday party for some kids at Brooklyn Projects Melrose on Sunday. Brown posed with fans and collected toys at the Chris Brown and Brooklyn Projects toy drive.

Last May while touring the Martin Luther King Jr. & World War II Memorials at the nation’s capital, Richard Overton wondered what it would take to meet President Obama. Well it turns out that it took just one phone call and a flight back to D.C. to make Overton’s dream come true.

Several months ago, Reverend Al Sharpton vowed to move to Chicago in an effort to highlight and help curb gun violence in the city. Now, sources are getting more details about how Sharpton plans to do this. He will rent an apartment in Chicago.

Despite right-wing opposition, black youth have a chance to change the course of history by mobilizing our communities to enroll in the new Affordable Care Act’s healthcare insurance marketplace. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,” offers health insurance to more than 40 million people for the first time.

According to an investigation conducted by the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, a shockingly high percentage of those shot by police are mentally ill.

by Dr. Fay Payton Recently, I was asked by a group of Black male college students to present at one of their meetings to discuss HIV in the Black Community.  The topic directly aligns with the work of  www.myhealthimpactnetwork.org.  As the founding director of the @myhealthimpact brand, I am adamant that we remain supportive of […]

This past Sunday, I had the amazing opportunity of hosting Black Almanac, the longest running public affairs program in the Southeastern region of the United States. I spoke with two veterans who now run non-profits focusing on mental health issues. According to the Count Me In Census Report, black patients were more likely to be admitted […]