A Black single mother serving in the Army faces charges for failing to report to duty after she said she needed to watch her young son instead. The Army filed […]
Category: National News
Conservative Icons Draw Fire over Haiti Statements
Two prominent conservatives came under fire over comments made about the massive earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12. The Rev. Pat Robertson, a televangelist known for controversy as much […]
Arenas Charged With Felony Gun Possession
Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with felony gun possession, the Washington Post reported on Jan 14. The 28-year-old native of Los Angeles, Calif. was counted for carrying a […]
Ex-NBA Star Pleads Guilty
Former NBA star Jayson Williams pleaded guilty on Jan. 11 for accidentally shooting his limousine driver to death in 2002. The Associated Press, Williams was waiting for a retrial on […]
African Immigrants Revolt in Italy
According to a New York Times report, more than 1,000 African workers in Calabria, a southern Italian region, were shipped away to detention centers for immigrants after a series of […]
Teddy Pendergrass Dead at 59
Legendary R&B singer and songwriter, Teddy Pendergrass died Jan. 13, at the Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia reports the Associated Press. He was 59. His son, Teddy Pendergrass II told […]
Haiti Rocked by 7.0 Quake
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck just 10 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, at about 5 p.m., Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Observers reported dead bodies in the streets […]
‘Beating’ the Conflict in Darfur
After months of relative silence, the issue of violence in Darfur, Sudan, rose to the fore Jan. 9 when thousands of individuals in 15 countries across the world gathered for […]
U.S. Haitians Look on in Despair
Haitians in the United States—along with the rest of the world—are looking on with horror at the aftermath of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that has left mountains of rubble and hundreds […]
New York Mourns Percy Sutton
Despite the bitter cold weather, mourners waited outside the Riverside Church in Manhattan, along the funeral route and at the Apollo Theater to pay their last respects to Percy Sutton […]