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As Black unemployment rises across the nation reaching numbers that more than double the percentage of unemployed whites, there are several major cities where Black unemployment is rising the fastest. In Dallas, Detroit and even San Francisco economists say a combination of factors including a younger workforce and fewer numbers of college-educated candidates has placed […]
From CNN.com: The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor reached another emotional peak Wednesday as jurors heard Jackson say, using slow and slurred speech, “I hurt, you know, I hurt.”
Via EurThisnThat.com: Back in March, a Florida pre-teen was held responsible for the death of his baby brother and was arrested for murder. His mother said that the little boy hit his head on the bookcase, but officials proved that she was covering up the real crime for her older son. This is a rough case […]
via: cnn.com An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck near San Salvador de Jujuy, in northern Argentina, on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at a depth of 5.9 miles. It hit near the Argentine borders with Bolivia and Paraguay. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. […]
The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor reached another emotional peak Wednesday as jurors heard Jackson say, using slow and slurred speech, “I hurt, you know, I hurt.” Forensic computer expert Stephen Marx, who found the audio file on Dr. Conrad Murray’s iPhone, said it was recorded on May 10, 2009, as Jackson was preparing for […]
http://media.nbcchicago.com/designvideo/embeddedPlayer.swf?pid=xR702UTBWXEpO99aRCP3oTM7ymR2UcUj <p style=”font-size:small”>View more videos at: <a href=”http://nbcchicago.com/?__source=embedCode”>http://nbcchicago.com</a>.</p> Chicago continues to make headline news in some of the most disheartening stories. Me, personally, I would rather give you positive images of the culture to uplift and encourage a positive aura in order for us to conquer and move from being an endangered race. Sadly, in this […]
George Stinney, Jr. was 14 years old when South Carolina executed him in 1944, making him the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the nineteenth century. He was convicted of murdering two white girls. His family is said he was at home when the crime took place and George was innocent. There is a move […]
It’s almost been a week since we brought up the “Black Super Hero Cookies.” Now a fast-food restaurant in Beijing called Obama Fried Chicken was derided in America yesterday as a racist rip-off. Its sign shows a grinning caricature of President Obama’s head on a skinny version of Colonel Sanders’ body. Below it, written in […]
via: cnn.com Consuelo Ng testified that after Dr. Murray helped to save her grandmother’s life, she volunteered at his Las Vegas office to learn to be a medical assistant. Read More
Hip-hop artist Common wants to create a supportive community for youths on Chicago’s South Side. The Grammy Award winner started the Common Ground Foundation to help underserved youth develop leadership and life skills.
Thousands of California state prisoners, angry about what they call harsh treatment, have been on a hunger strike that enters its ninth day Tuesday. There could be as many as 12,000 inmates skipping meals in at least eight California prisons, a prison advocacy group said. Many inmates are angry about a practice of keeping them […]
The start of the NBA season could depend on what happens at a pivotal meeting Tuesday between the owners and the players in New York. Read More: