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May 22, 2013 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.more
May 22, 2013 -
She was a pioneer for African American women in the political arena and legendary for her work in the Civil Rights Movement.more
May 22, 2013 -
(NewsUSA) - President Barack Obama's second inauguration, so serendipitously held on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., wasn't just a transcendent moment for Americans. The day resonated for thousands, but for Nigerian noblewoman, economist, and banker, The Otunba Ayora, Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, it was magic, instructive -- a beautiful experiencemore
May 22, 2013 -
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When officials from the FBI and the New Jersey State Police called a press conference to name Assata Shakur, a 65-year-old-Black women and political refugee living in Cuba, to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List, the move left many political activists puzzled.more
May 22, 2013 -
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Nicknamed 'The Wall,' 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger relatives.more
May 22, 2013 -
If you ask homeowners in certain neighborhoods around Baltimore City if they have heard of Guy Stafford, you are likely to get an enthusiastic, yes. more
May 22, 2013 -
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Dr. Robert R. Jennings, the 13th president of Lincoln University, has been selected as one of 10 presidents and chancellors from American colleges and universities to participate, June 29-July 7, in Project Interchange (PI), an educational institute of the American Jewish Committee.more
May 22, 2013 -
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics
Department won’t sponsor the annual National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) for what would have been the 39th consecutive year; it was announced today by program director Beatrice Nelson.more
Department won’t sponsor the annual National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) for what would have been the 39th consecutive year; it was announced today by program director Beatrice Nelson.more
May 20, 2013 -
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.more
May 19, 2013 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime.more
May 17, 2013 -
The county that includes Cleveland said May 16 that it will strengthen efforts to locate missing people following the discovery of three women who said they were held captive in a home there for about a decade.more
May 17, 2013 -
Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a 93-year-old trust earmarked for white students from Iowa.more
May 17, 2013 -
The new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy at the University of Southern California will offer a curriculum aimed to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook.more
May 17, 2013 -
Authorities have arrested three people on allegations that they used cocaine and operated a prostitution ring out of a senior citizen housing complex in Englewood, N.J.more
May 17, 2013 -
Although he did not meet his own father until he was 18 years old, Brandon Frame never rejected the importance of strong male influences in childhood development.more
May 17, 2013 -
NAACP leaders from around the country are honoring the memory of the group’s former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was assassinated outside his Jackson home.more
May 17, 2013 -
University of California, Irvine officials pledged to work on race relations on campus after a Black student found a hand-scrawled note in her backpack calling her a slave, making it the second racist incident that has offended Black students in recent weeks.more
May 17, 2013 -
Advocacy groups are praising a new Minnesota law that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about criminal backgrounds in the initial stages of the hiring process.more
May 17, 2013 -
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after bursts of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of now seven arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.more
May 17, 2013 -
Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn't interested in the women his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates.more
May 16, 2013 -
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have arrested the suspect wanted in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people in New Orleans, police said.more
May 16, 2013 -
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day, police said Thursday afternoon.more
May 15, 2013 -
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed in 2005 by attorney James J. Walker of Walker and Associates, a Black-owned, Atlanta-based law firm that represents gospel artists. After almost a decade of litigation, the settlement is a major win in the battle for the rights of urban artists, the attorney said.more
May 15, 2013 -
(NAPSI)—It’s a common occurrence these days—one of your friends recently had an online account hacked but doesn’t have a clue how it happened. We’ve all heard tech advice from a tech-savvy sister or the IT guy at work, but what’s the truth? When it comes to online security, it’s sometimes difficult to discern between perception and reality.more
May 15, 2013 -
Diversion programs for youth offenders are blooming within area jurisdictions and are having a positive impact on the criminal justice system and on society, some officials and other experts said.more
May 15, 2013 -
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) —A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death Wednesday evening.more
May 15, 2013 -
On May 10, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) received the 2013 Robert C. Weaver Housing Champion Award from the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett presented the award.more
May 15, 2013 -
Award-winning journalist Doug Smith was recognized as a 2013 Montaigne Medal finalist for his first novel, Same Same. The Montaigne Medal is given in honor of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, who influenced people such as William Shakespeare, Rene Descartes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Eric Hoffer. It is awarded to the most thought-provoking titles each year that either illuminate, progress, or redirect thought, and is a special distinction beneath the Eric Hoffer Award umbrella.more
May 10, 2013 -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill, authorities said Friday. He was 28.more
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