The income tax returns for Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun show a roller-coaster ride for 2008 and 2009 for the former U.S. senator and ambassador. In 2009, Moseley Braun showed an adjusted gross income of $15,561, but in 2008 she showed a net loss of $225,908. Moseley Braun, who initially refused to release the […]
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Worldwide Fish and Bird Deaths Create Confusion
A rash of dead birds and fish found worldwide has caused some to believe that the apocalypse is upon us, but environmental experts claim it’s a natural phenomenon. “Personally, I definitely do believe we’re in the End of Days, and I believe there is a lot of evidence of that,” Steve Wohlberg, an author and […]
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Black Scholars Divided Over Censored “Huck Finn” Edition
Black educators and scholars remain divided over the decision to purge the n-word from Mark Twain’s classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The years of critical acclaim—and disdain—of the use of that and other racial epithets in the text have lead to the widespread banning of the book in the nation’s school districts. Now a […]
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Fox’s Tucker Carlson Retracts Vick Execution Statement
Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson recently retracted his statement that Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick should have been executed for his involvement in dog-fighting crimes. Carlson issued his explanation on the Fox program, “Hannity,” the same show that he appeared on when he said Vick should be executed. “This is what happens when you get […]
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Donna Polk Named CIAA Coach of Week
Bowie State University’s Donna Polk was named Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) Coach of the Week on Jan. 3 for her outstanding coaching throughout two games last week. The third-year coach led the BSU Lady Bulldogs basketball team to two impressive wins, defeating nationally ranked Gannon, 70-52, on day one of the BSU Lady Bulldogs […]
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Emory University Professor Gets Literary Medal
Frances Smith Foster, a professor at Emory University, has earned a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to American literature. She is the first Black woman to receive the Jay B. Hubbell Medal from the Modern Language Association. Foster is an English and women’s studies professor at the private Atlanta school. She has written and […]
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Three Sisters Craft Kwanzaa Cartoon Series
What started out as a hobby to entertain friends and family with self-made short movies has turned into a full-time business for sisters Saba, 13; Keita, 17 and Tajiya, 21. The Charlotte, N.C. natives have crafted everything on their animation projects from character drawings, scriptwriting, music scoring, designing the DVD menus, cover artwork, as well […]
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Orioles’ Pitcher Surrenders as Murder Suspect
Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Alfredo Simon surrendered to Dominican National Police on Jan. 3 as the primary murder suspect in a fatal shooting on Jan.1 in the Dominican Republic, the Associated Press reports. According to The Associated Press, police suspect the 29-year-old Dominican pitcher of shooting Michel Castillo Almonte, 25, to death and also […]
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New Charles R. Drew Nursing School Utilizes State-of-the-Art Technology
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science’s new Life Sciences Research Nursing Education building, a $43 million addition to the school, is garnering nationwide attention for its state-of-the-art facility. According to school officials, the Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing located in South Los Angeles has one of the most advanced simulation labs in […]
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NAACP Fact-Finding Delegation Investigates Abuse Claims at Georgia Prisons
The Georgia State Conference of the NAACP is spearheading an investigation into abuse allegations at two Georgia prisons. Last month, a fact-finding committee visited the Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga., where inmates complained of poor conditions during a statewide prisoner strike. The Georgia State Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to allow the visit after […]
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D.C. Stars Among 2011 Grammy Nominees
The Recording Academy recently named Washington, D.C. native Carolyn Malachi, R&B crooner Raheem DeVaughn and go-go music founder Chuck Brown as 2011 Grammy nominees for their hit 2010 singles. Malachi has been nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her single “Orion” from the Lions, Tigers & Squares EP. Similarly, DeVaughn’s 2010 smash “Customer” garnered him […]
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Danny Davis Drops Out of Chicago’s Mayoral Race, Throws Support to Moseley Braun
Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) on Dec. 31 dropped out of Chicago’s mayoralty race. At a news conference at the headquarters of Operation PUSH on Jan. 1, Davis encouraged former rivals among the Chicago mayoral Black candidates to throw their support behind former ambassador and ex-U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, the only remaining major African American […]