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Via: defendernetwork.com Community leaders, activists and concerned citizens are searching for answers and justice in the wake of the acquittal of former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg. Charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor, Blomberg was recently found not guilty by an all-white jury even though he and other former HPD officers were videotaped beating and […]
On Friday afternoon, it was announced that George Zimmerman‘s bond was revoked. Zimmerman, who had initially cried a river of destitution at his bail bond…
State Rep. Ken Legler, R-Pasadena, has passed away, the Texas House speaker’s office has confirmed. #breaking more info as it comes in.
Although the death of Chuck Brown on May 16 rocked the nation’s capital and many music lovers around the globe, feelings of sadness were lifted,…
Florida Judge Kennetth Lester, Jr. has denied bail for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. According to CNN.com, Lester is accusing Zimmerman of misrepresenting how much money he actually had during the time his bond was set in April. Zimmerman has been requested to surrender within 48 […]
BET Awards Next BIG Music Star Mobile Tour is making its final stop at Moody Park in Houston. Auditions are happening right now. Remember this is a competition for individual singers aged 21 years or older. So get registered here and be ready to perform!
A new documentary released by Al Jazeera claims that Sesame Street songs are being used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The documentary called Songs of War says that detainees are allegedly forced to wear headphones and listen to the songs repeatedly. Sesame Street composer Christopher Cerf does not believe the allegations are true. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/national-news/sesame-street-songs-tortures-guantanamo-bay-prisoners
Another Black male shot dead by police, once again, will not receive protection under the law. SEE ALSO: No Relief From High Unemployment For Blacks…
Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for African Americans rose in May to 13.6 percent from 13.0 percent in April, the Labor Department said on Friday. The…
In a campaign video released Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama voiced with no hesitation that the United States of America will have a female president,…
Just days after Rudy Eugene was shot and killed while eating another naked man’s face, details emerge of a college student Alexander Kinyua, 21 who admitted to killing his roomate Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, then decapitating him and eating his brain and pieces of his heart. What is the world coming to? Huffington Post has more […]
By David Zucchino By David Zucchino May 31, 2012, 2:01 p.m. Found this online via the LA Times GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards was found not guilty Thursday on one of the six counts of campaign finance fraud against him. The jury deadlocked on the other counts, […]