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The detective who fired the first shot in the barrage of 50 that killed Sean Bell testified Wednesday that he used the gun out of fear because he thought Bell’s friend would strike first. “All I saw was his arm coming up,” Det. Gescard Isnora said of Joseph Guzman, a passenger in Bell’s car during the fateful […]
WASHINGTON — Conservative pundit Pat Buchanan proposed a solution to the Black unemployment problem during an interview on WAMU 88.5′s “The Diane Rehm Show.” Buchanan said that regulating immigration, where 13% of the population is foreign born, will help the native born African American population find jobs. Pat Buchanan: Black Voters Bought Liberal Propaganda On […]
A new article in the NYTimes focuses on Herman Cain and various ex-aides of his campaign who reveal the chaos behind one of the fastest surging Republican presidential candidates. Cain, who has touted himself as an excellent manager, is portrayed different in the article by ex-aides who accuse him of mishandling big donors and ignoring […]
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture recently received a $5 million donation from Walmart bringing the museum a step closer to being completed. Construction for the museum is scheduled to begin next year and a planned grand opening is set for 2015. See also: Black New York: Historic Photos From the Museum of […]
A Brooklyn high school is catching flack for its treatment of students after it barred students from using all but one of the school’s restrooms. Administrators at Brooklyn’s Science Skills Center High School said they locked all but one of the school’s bathrooms to punish kids for misbehaving. See also: Brooklyn ‘Before I Die…’ Chalkboard Outside […]
Mary J. Blige’s released a new song featuring rapper Drake recently. Thoughts? Hear it here
Samuel L. Jackson has been named the highest-grossing actor of all time by The Guinness Book of World Records, according to the New York Daily News.
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Today, political assassinations are rare inside the U.S. During the civil rights movement, anybody who stood up for the rights of African Americans was a possible assassination target. RELATED: The Top 5 Unsolved Hip-Hop Murders Often times the assassinations were carried out by white supremacists, who were not convicted for their crimes due to racism […]
You can be sure there will be some drama in the Braxton household when “Braxton Family Values” returns next month. According to Page Six, Toni has fired her manager/brother-in-law, Vince Herbert. Vince is married to Toni’s sister, Tamar. Here’s what I found out: Toni Braxton has fired her longtime manager Vince Herbert, who is married […]
Born June 16, 1971, Tupac Amaru Shakur became perhaps the most legendary Hip-Hop artist of all time. Famous for his hit records, radical political views, unabashed comments, beefs, controversies and an often overlooked positivity and compassion for underserved people and communities, Tupac may be one of the most widely recognized American celebrities of the late […]
JET Magazine is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week. The pocket sized weekly has been through it all — economic downturns, turmoil at parent company Johnson Publishing, and most importantly, the impact the Internet has had on magazine sales. RELATED: How Former President Bush Boxed In President Obama RELATED: Video Of New Orleans Best Sites […]
