Cheating scandals seem to be running rampant. In Tennessee man devised a scam in which teachers paid others to take certification tests for them was recently sentenced to seven years. Clarence Mumford organized and executed a scheme in which teachers paid him to have others take the certification tests. The scam spanned 15 years. There [...]
President Barack Obama recently met with several key African-American leaders across various organizations to discuss and address growing concerns regarding the U.S. economic crisis. The meeting addressed how Obama’s “The President’s Plan for a Strong Middle Class and a Strong America” initiative will address the African American community. Those in attendance included: Al Sharpton; founder [...]
WORDS FAIL ME: Almost-by Moxie Writer House Bill 206, introduced by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R), would charge a rape victim who ended her pregnancy with a third-degree felony for “tampering with evidence.” This bill is blatantly deceptive as it has nothing to do with preserving evidence, but is a means to employ another tactic [...]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for The Huffington Post by Russell Simmons & Rabbi Marc Schneier On Jan. 7, exactly two weeks before we are to simultaneously celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and inaugurate Barack Obama to his second term as President of the United States, sinister advertisements went up in [...]
Nigerian poster previews a contentious coming attraction (via AFP) They apparently came when no one was looking and carried out what some now say was an evil deed around the Nigerian capital Abuja. Their crime? They plastered posters. Posters appeared on January 1 promoting President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015 — a seemingly innocuous gesture, [...]
The Natives Land Act is a Apartheid-era legislation that meant blacks could not live in areas designated for white homes and businesses. South Africa’s government has agreed to compensate more than 700 people who were pushed from their land during this time. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Germiston in South Africa. Link to this [...]
A bullet-riddled outhouse labeled “Obama Presidential Library” containing a fake birth certificate for Barack Hussein Obama and graffiti that read “For a Good Time,” and a reference to first ladyMichelle Obama was on display at the Montana Republican Convention in Missoula. The Missoulian reports the display on Saturday also contained “For a Good Time” references to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton [...]
Actor/Director Robert Townsend to host the Mervyn L. & Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Scholarship Classic, the premier annual fundraiser of CBCF’s Scholarship Programs, taking place June 24-25 at Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, VA. The event raises funds which provide financial assistance to students who intend to pursue full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. Join CBCF for foursomes, Bid [...]
*A new study that CNN is exploring is teaching many of us that we need to speak to our children about race. While the video shows that many white children have negative ideas of what their parents would think if they brought over or had a black friend, the video also shows many black children [...]
President Obama on Wednesday signed the STOCK Act into law, a bipartisan bill designed to stop so-called “congressional insider trading.” The measure, which passed in Congress last month, prohibits members of Congress from financial market trading based on nonpublic information they have obtained in the course of their congressional work. The president hailed the law as [...]
Tyler Perry A few days before President Obama was supposed to speak at my studio, I was leaving the studio, headed to the airport. Most times when I leave the studio I have an unmarked escort. Other times I constantly check in my rearview mirror to be sure that I’m not being followed. It’s a [...]
NJWeedman Hits the Road in Weedmobil Leaves California for New Jersey and Films a “Roadamentary” to Document the Trip As detailed in his book release, “Public Enemy #420,” Forchion has a history that spans decades in his quest for his right to smoke marijuana legally. A cult figure in the marijuana legalization community, he first achieved media notoriety when he was arrested [...]
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Sinead O’ Connor Penned A Letter About Trayvon Martin. Diggy Simmons Spoke out and the Heat took a Picture Worth A Thousand Words – Now Soul singing legend, Chaka Khan has recruited a host of number of celebrities in tribute to Trayvon. The video is CHILLING, POWERFUL and TOUCHING. Notable celebs include, Eric Benét, Eva Pigford, Kelly Price, Kenny Latimore, Terry [...]
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