Category: National News

Philadelphia experienced one of the bloodiest weekends in recent memory when a spate of violence from June 24 to June 26 left 32 people shot, including five dead. According to Philadelphia Fox affiliate WTXF, authorities said the violence spurred from nine separate incidents across the city, including shootings at a bar and recreation center. One […]

In today’s technology-driven world, it’s rare to see someone not attached to a Blackberry, iPad or MacBook. Individuals have become so dependent on these snazzy devices that often they don’t realize that the very thing they crave and “just can’t live without” can also be the most dangerous thing they’ve ever encountered. Many people are […]

President Obama announced withdrawal plans for the war in Afghanistan on June 22 – taking a step forward on the promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign to end U.S. involvement in wars in the Middle East. In his speech, Obama said that he would begin drawing down by the end of this year, […]

More GOP candidates have been encouraged to enter the 2012 presidential race as plummeting approval ratings and an anemic economic recovery, along with frustration among Democrats have put President Obama in a vulnerable political position, The Hill reports. Republican strategists and lawmakers believe that President Obama’s political weaknesses render him beatable in the 2012 race, […]

ATLANTA (AP) — As American colleges and universities gear up to meet a presidential goal to deepen the nation’s pool of college grads, historically black institutions face extra pressure from threats to the financial support that many of their students depend on, the presidents of some colleges said Thursday. About 100 presidents of historically black […]

On June 20, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Wal-Mart in a grueling 11-year case dubbed the largest civil rights suit in American history. In 2000, then 54-year-old Betty Dukes sued the massive corporation after realizing she’d never had an opportunity for advancement training and promotions like her male colleagues. However, the court ruled […]

One presidential candidate’s perspective on race has ignited commentary and discussion about racial identity and its importance in the 2012 race. When Bloomberg News interviewed Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, the conservative said he did not like to be labeled as “African-American”—instead, he said he preferred “American.” “I don’t like people trying to label me. […]

First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Africa during the week of June 20 as part of an ongoing effort to promote youth leadership, education, health and wellness. During her trip, scheduled from June 20 to June 26, the First Lady will travel to Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town in South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana. […]

Touring the major sites of the Civil Rights Movement with Julian Bond is a little like touring England with a Beatle. Celebrities do him favors, young people flock to take his picture, and women sometimes admit to having a decades-long crush on him. Bond, now a university professor, was once one of the movement’s best-known […]

The founder of a London-based model management company says it’s hard to find commercial modeling work for dark-skinned women because designers in fashion capitals Milan and Paris “absolutely don’t want Black girls.” Carole White, founder of Premier Model Management and former agent of Naomi Campbell, made the remarks during an interview with the UK news […]

Summer has not yet begun and it’s already been an alarming weather year for the United States. A reported 1,384 tornadoes and floods have torn across, upended and destroyed many communities in Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Massachusetts. Even areas where populations are relatively used to these severe seasonal […]