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Retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a member of World War II’s legendary Tuskegee Airmen died in Tucson at age 90. He will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Weathers was credited with downing two German fighter planes that attacked Army Air Forces bombers he was escorting.
Via RnBPhilly.com: The villages and farming communities that surround Uganda’s capital, Kampala, are gripped by fear. Schoolchildren are closely watched by teachers and parents as they make their way home from school. In playgrounds and on the roadside are posters warning of the danger of abduction by witch doctors for the purpose of child sacrifice. […]
We have some horrible news to report regarding 11-year-old William McQuain. Montgomery County police have found human remains they believe are those of 11-year-old William McQuain, who was last seen about two weeks ago. The body was found Tuesday morning by a K-9 officer in a wooded area of the westbound shoulder of Route 121 […]
Judge Michael Pastor granted another delay of the trial for two reasons: The defense has requested a day to review new toxicology evidence of Jackson’s stomach contents recently handed over by the prosecution. The judge also wants to give the state’s final witness, Dr. Steven Shafer, more time to deal with the death of his […]
In his remarks at The National Mall President Obama said, “For this day, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s return to the National Mall. In this place, he will stand for all time, among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it; a black preacher with no official rank or […]
Yesterday was all about echoes. Echoes from voices past continuing into beyond. A sea of tens of thousands cheer and chanting as they looked up at video monitors showing the first family walking down a pathway of Martin Luther King’s most inspiring quotes en route to a ceremony to dedicate a memorial to honor his […]
Robert Johnson, the founder and former CEO of BET and America’s first black billionaire, has proposed his own plan to reduce Black unemployment. Johnson is pushing America’s biggest companies to significantly increase their efforts in hiring a more diverse pool of qualified candidates. The planned dubbed “RLJ Rule,” calls on Fortune 1000 companies to consider […]
Via Eurweb.com: Celebrity Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault was struck with tragic news this weekend when she found out that her brother, Jack Manigault, was murdered in Youngstown, Ohio. He was 40. According to People, he suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Shortly after his death, police arrested suspect Marco Cardenas who allegedly broke into […]
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]
via: cnn.com Little Lily was surprised with a trip to Disneyland, but her reaction was not what you’d expect. Now she’s a YouTube star! See More
I began reading this NewsOne.com story earlier this morning and wrestled with sharing this info with our listeners. After a couple of hours I felt as if the information was extremely interesting and could be something we could learn from. While comparisons between the U.S. prison system and American slavery have long been made, the […]
Rev. Al Sharpton, flanked by nearly a dozen civil and labor rights leaders, has announced a national march to call on Congressional support of President Obama’s new jobs bill on the eve of the King Monument dedication. “The other night, President Obama, in his address to the CBC, said that it is time to start […]
