The headline was stretched across the top of The Washington Post last week: Therapists say African Americans are increasingly seeking help for mental illness. While…
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the NAACP Tuesday that Trayvon Martin’s death was “unnecessary” and “tragic” and questioned the wisdom of stand-your-ground…
Soledad O’ Brien, the former CNN jack of all trades who covered human tragedy and big new stories during her tenure at CNN. O’Brien will continue producing the “Black In America” series for CNN Docs through her production company which will also be working with Arab news network Al Jazeera, HBO, National Geographic and other […]
Metta World Peace, the baller formerly known as Ron Artest, is heading home. According to ESPN Queensbridge, NY native has signed a two-year deal with the New York Knicks with one year guaranteed. By, Jerry L. Barrow, BlackAmericaWeb.com Read morehttp://blackamericaweb.com/146493/metta-world-peace-signs-with-knicks-9-things-hell-miss-about-l-a/
Via Newsone: Kudos to Tom Joyner for offering Rachel Jeantel a full scholarship at any HBCU!! Read more
Colonel Wayne Black has become the first black Brigadier General in the Indiana National Guard. After serving for 30 years, Black was promoted this past…
Updated 5:08 p.m. – The two protesters who were arrested at Houston City Hall Tuesday afternoon have been released, and will not be charged with any crime, according to sister station NEWS 92 FM. — Two people were arrested at Houston City Hall Tuesday afternoon after several dozen protesters entered the City Council chambers, shouting “No justice, […]
Houston can expect an additional 450,000 jobs and a capital investment of $45 billion after the Greater Houston Partnership received a $3 million dollar grant from General Electric to support GHP’s Opportunity Houston 2.0 campaign. The jobs will begin to arrive between 2014 and 2020, attracting talent, growing the regional workforce, and enhancing Houston’s image. The campaign, […]
The woman behind the Twitter and Change.org campaigns that put Juror B37‘s book deal to a screeching halt is New York-bred Genie Lauren. Twitter and…
Was the doctor trying to be funny or racist? Read More
On family business in Abbeville La and ran into a place of little Cajun heaven its called Shucks!! I had the raw oyster on the half shell, fried alligator and something they called sassy shrimp. You may think what made the oysters so good I can tell you it was their own Shucks horse-radish […]
I can envision the look you have on your face right now by the headline you just read see what else Juror B37 had to say Read More
