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President Obama publicly attended church Sunday morning for the first time in nearly six months, and shortly after a major survey showed that only a third of Americans can correctly identify Obama’s faith as Christian. The first family attended the 9 a.m. service at St. John’s Church Lafayette Square, an Episcopal congregation about a block […]
When it comes to saving for the future, women, African-Americans and Latinos in general had fallen behind before the recession hit. In a recent survey 54 percent of respondents reported having less than $25,000 in total savings and investments, excluding their home or workplace pension, if any. Some 27 percent said they don’t have even […]
Mike Henry probably didn’t set out to be a black man, but that’s what he’s become – every week as the creator and voice behind Cleveland Brown of “The Cleveland Show” on Fox. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/22113
Via NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com): The Great Recession ended in June 2009, according to the body charged with dating when economic downturns begin and end. But the news comes amid rising fears of a double-dip recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research, an independent group of economists, released a statement Monday saying economic data now clearly […]
With Elizabeth Warren as an adviser, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is officially en route to becoming a tough new regulatory body on behalf of consumers. The set-up process is expected to take 10 months, with an official launch date of July 21, 2011, according to the Treasury Department. What can consumers ultimately […]
Bethany Storro gained the sympathy of the world when she alleged that she was the victim of a random attack in which someone threw acid on her face. The story she was going to tell Oprah Winfrey on a planned appearance on her show was that a black woman with a pony tail walked up to […]
The first 24-hour sports, “edutainment” and lifestyle network dedicated to historically black colleges and universities is on the horizon. C3 Media, LLC, the holding company that owns and operates the network, announced Tuesday at a news conference in New York that the HBCU Network will launch in 2011. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/22022
U.S. Constitution is approved with three clauses protecting slavery (1787) Hampton Institute was founded (1861) The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC prime time (1970) Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a holiday (1973) Vanessa Williams is crowned the 1st African-American Miss America to be crowned (1983) […]
Once upon a time, Allen Iverson was a hot shot rookie fresh out of Georgetown hitting the wood for the Philadelphia 76ers. He reigned supreme as a guard for the team for an entire decade garnering such distinctions as: MVP, All-Star, Rookie of the Year, All-Star MVP, some of these a couple times or more. But it […]
*Former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe is taking a leave of absence from his NFL analyst gig at CBS amid allegations of sexual assault against him. “I have decided to step aside from the NFL Today show until this matter is resolved,” Sharpe said in a statement released today. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=50683
First Lady Michelle Obama and France’s first lady Carla Bruni met in Strasbourg, France in April 2009. What does Michelle Obama think about being First Lady? She calls it “hell.” At least, that’s what Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the first lady of France, claims. The former model and wife of French President Nicholas Sarkozy makes the revelation […]
The number of people living in poverty has climbed to 14.3 percent of Americans, the highest rate since 1994. The Census Bureau said in a statement on its website that about 43.6 million people, or 1 in 7, were in poverty last year. That’s up from 39.8 million, or 13.2 percent, in 2008, in the […]
