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Chicago pastor Corey Brooks is serious about stopping violence in Chicago, which is quickly approaching a record number of homicides for the year. Just this past weekend, nine people were killed and 37 wounded in gun violence. It seems like every big city has its turn and this year, Chicago is leading so far in […]

Prom season is a time of celebration and a rite of passage of sorts. It’s a night of memories that teenagers never forget. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/40725

Sports

Ever heard of DreShaun Jarmon? If you’re a hardcore fan of tennis, you may have. Back in August of 2010 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York — the site of the U.S. Open — the then 15-year-old defeated Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters in a tennis skills competition. Not too […]

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The U.S. Senate is currently holding a bill that will create two major parks in Maryland and New York that will honor freedom soldier Harriet Tubman. The bill is sponsored by four Democratic senators: Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/37620

Yes, he was late but he still managed to come on and talk about our Rev. Al Sharpton and him wanting to file a lawsuit at NYPD for spying on him….It doesn’t excuse the fact that he was late though, lol.

Finance

42 states have now signed on to the deal that would provide up to $25 billion to “qualified” homeowners who are “underwater” or whose homes have been foreclosed on, since the beginning of the mortgage meltdown. CNN.com has the story. Read More:

Finance

CNNMoney.com is reporting that Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan is one of the participants in the foreclosure settlement talks.  The talks are expected to produce a mortgage settlement soon.  However, some banks want immunity from criminal prosecution as part of the deal.   Read More:

National

via: cnn.com Rate-the-rat contest brings in ratty contestants vying for your disdain. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports. See More

It’s been recently reported that Occupy Wall Street is going on the road.  The movement is literally growing legs and will take a two-week walk to Washington.  The march will consist of a small group of activist that will leave Zuccotti Park, in Manhattan, today at noon and the plan is to arrive in Washington […]

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

The Occupy Wall St. movement moved from Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan to Harlem on Friday, as more than 100 people, mostly Black and Latino, gathered  for the first meeting of what is now being dubbed “Occupy Harlem.” The face of the movement has remained largely white as protests have spread to different cities across the […]