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Dr. Conrad Murray, found guilty Monday of causing Michael Jackson’s death, begins his new life as an inmate in a section of the Los Angeles County jail where high-profile prisoners are kept, a jail official said. While it is the “medical area” that houses inmates on suicide watch, Murray is only there because it has […]
via: cnn.com Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — On November 8, 1965, 48 American soldiers lost their lives during “Operation Hump” after the 400 men of the 173 Airborne Brigade were ambushed by roughly 1,200 Viet Cong fighters. I did not learn about this battle from a history book or teacher in school, but rather a […]
A majority of Black unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. In early 2010, 75 percent of Black unemployed were receiving benefits. Now, only 48 percent receive unemployment, a shift that highlights the nation’s issues with long tern unemployment. Continue Story NewsOne.com
A couple weeks ago legendary feminist and black power activist Angela Davis spoke at Occupy Wall Street and recently lent her voice to the Occupy Oakland movement when she appeared at one of the rallies. Davis addressed a crowd of several hundred people in her home city of Oakland, Calif. that had gathered at an […]
NewOne.com reports that Michael Jackson’s brother and sister Tito and Rebbie Jackson have claimed that they were not allowed to see him before he died. The siblings said that Michael’s security would not allow them to see him and that they were unable to reach him by phone in an interview with The (Sydney) Daily […]
Our sister site HelloBeautiful.com recently took to the streets of downtown Manhattan to explore and profile the Black female faces of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. Continue Story at HelloBeautiful.com
via: cnn.com London (CNN) — The new James Bond movie will be called “Skyfall,” the producers announced in London Thursday. Oscar-winner Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig as 007 in the 23rd Bond movie. See More
via cnn.com (CNN) — One of the most highly anticipated apps for Apple devices was made available on Wednesday. At least, until it wasn’t. See More
Occupy Oakland began as a “mostly peaceful” general strike that “drew thousands Wednesday for rallies and marches … turned chaotic early Thursday after protesters took over a vacant building and police moved in, firing tear gas and flashbang grenades. Read More at NewsOne.com
Michael Jackson’s doctor finally made a decision he had long delayed, telling a judge Tuesday he would not testify in his involuntary manslaughter trial. Minutes later, the defense rested its case and the prosecution, after presenting brief rebuttal testimony, closed its presentation of evidence in the six-week trial. That set the stage for closing arguments […]
The Human Rights Campaign has launched a campaign featuring prominent African Americans in support of same sex marriage.
A YouTube video that quickly gained over a half million views ,allegedly shows a Texas judge beating his daughter for using the internet after telling her to get off. The video, allegedly shot in 2004, was uploaded last week. The video shows a man violently beating his daughter with a belt while using harsh language. […]
