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A new report released by the Institute for Policy Studies reveals that 25 CEOs of the richest firms in the U.S. earned more than their firms paid in taxes. A direct result of tax shelters and clever accounting, many of these firms managed to escape filling the federal coffers by having some of their funds […]

Reverend Al Sharpton criticized GOP leaders, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, on his MSNBC show for the postponement of President Obama’s jobs speech for Congress due to the GOP Presidential debate being held on the same day. Obama’s speech was originally scheduled for next Wednesday — but was postponed because Boehner would not […]

Dick Cheney’s book has caused more backlash from former Bush administration officials. After Colin Powell criticized Dick Cheney for “cheap shots” in his book, another former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice has taken issue with his book as well. Rice called Cheney’s assertion that Rice misled President Bush about negotiations between the White House and […]

Tennis star Venus Williams has withdrawn from the 2011 U.S. Opens after being diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome. The tennis star says this is not the end of her career. Venus said: “I’m really disappointed to have to withdraw from this year’s U.S. Open. I have recently been diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which […]

A controversial new book titled “Is Marriage For White People?” suggests that interracial marriage may be a solution for middle-class African-American women who can’t find a “suitable” Black husband. Ralph Richard Banks, a professor at Stanford University who is African-American, addresses the issue of declining marriage rates among African-Americans, and questions why Black women are […]

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony’s divorce is underway. The couple announced their decision to separate in July, and while Jen spoke to Vanity Fair about the split, Marc opened up to Nightline in an interview that will air tonight. TMZ has a sneak peek video: What can you tell us about what went wrong? I’ll […]

Chicago, Illinois – August 31, 2011 – Officials from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority announced today that the owners of the Washington, D.C. establishment, whose name included the initials AKA, have agreed to change the name. According to Paul Kadlick, president, the decision was made out of respect for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s long and storied […]

(Columbus, GA)  –The Cathedral of Prayer in Columbus, Georgia is 80-thousand-dollars richer after cashing in a winning Georgia Lottery ticket. Church CFO Gloria Rodgers told the “Atlanta Journal-Constitution” the winning ticket was dropped anonymously in the church offering plate recently.  Rodgers says people for years have put winning lottery tickets in the offering plate, but […]

(Washington, DC)  — President Obama is changing his Congressional address on the economy by one day. Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 8th rather than next Wednesday.  He’ll  lay out his plans for jobs and the economy.  The original date conflicted with the scheduled Republican Party Presidential debate in California.  In […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Fewer Washingtonians will travel at least 50 miles from home this coming Labor Day weekend, although that won’t be noticed on the highways.Triple-A Mid-Atlantic estimates more than 730-thousand DC area residents will flee the area for the final holiday weekend of the summer, a two-point-two-percent decrease from last year.  A Triple-A spokesman […]

After weeks of speculation that she was getting fired, Stacey Dash has confirmed that she’s leaving “Single Ladies.” She released a statement exclusively to GlobalGrind: “I truly enjoyed playing Val on ‘Single Ladies’, but I have decided to leave the show. I have to be back in L.A. with my children right now and the […]

In an effort to pass Florida’s new “Pull Your Pants Up”  law, State Senator Gary Siplin showed up to Orlando schools on the first day of classes to hand belts to students whose pants sagged. “We want our kids to believe they’re going to college, and part of that is an attitude, and part of that […]