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A total coalition of 62 Senators, 14 Democrats and 48 Republicans voted “yes” for Trade Promotion Authority on Friday, which will fast-track the piece of legislation that will allow him to be able to work and negotiate better with eleven Pacific Rim nations. That means that the deal will link trade between 40 percent of […]
A man in Milwaukee was pronounced dead on Tuesday after collapsing in his apartment. His family was notified and his body was already being sent to the morgue when lo and behold, he started moving again! MUST READ: Chance The Rapper Wants You To #SaveChicago His girlfriend who had not heard from him for about […]
Just as we were throwing our hands in the air wondering from where we might possibly ask for justice after the announcement came that Micahel Brelo, who shot two unarmed Black suspects in 2012, was found not guilty, it has been reported that the DOJ will be reviewing the case. The announcement came only a few […]
Khameyea Jennings, the 18-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida who was taken to prom by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Mark, passed away on Thursday. Jennings, who was suffering from liver cancer, had her dream come true when Mark picked her up in his Lamborghini, after Jacksonville’s chapter of Dreams Come True had approached the NFL team about Jennings […]
With 34 areas reporting from 43 voting blocks, Ireland has become the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. This is despite the strong Roman Catholic presence in the country that currently doesn’t approve of such unions, and has been quite vocal in its disapproval. However, the popular vote, with a ratio of almost […]
Earlier this month, the House voted to pass the bill that would have ended the NSA data collection that has been on-going since the Patriot Act. But today, after hearing numerous arguments on all sides, the Senate has failed to pass the bill. The NSA’s data collection program which has made global headlines since it’s […]
https://twitter.com/AkronOhioNews/status/602107612700745729/photo/1 The White Cleveland police officer who was charged in the 2012 shooting death of two Black suspects, on whose vehicle cops fired 137 shots, was acquitted Saturday. The decision prompted tensions among residents and police to rise to a dangerous high. Michael Brelo, 31, was cleared of two counts of voluntary manslaughter for jumping […]
Katherine Jackson, whose teenage son was just killed in a car crash, wore her son’s cap and gown and participated in what would have been his high school graduation, to honor his memory, according to NBC Chicago. Her son, Aaron Dunigan, was a star quarterback and prom king at his high school. He was expected […]
Also, Josh Duggars apologizes after molestation charges and Ireland votes on legalizing gay marriage through a national vote.
Frustrated by an inability to find a doll that highlighted her three daughters’ beautiful African-American features, Angelica Sweeting created one of her own. Sweeting, 27,…
Ending a massive, almost week long manhunt, a Maryland man was arrested in Northeast Washington, D.C. late last night and charged in the quadruple murder of a wealthy family and their housekeeper. Daron Dylon Wint, 34, was arrested about 11 p.m. Thursday by a fugitive task force that included the federal and New York City police. He is expected […]
Finally, a panel about Black women that actually features smart Black women, and not men dictating women’s experiences. Issa Rae, Jacque Reid, comedienne Marina Franklin and Dr. Christina Greer of Fordham University joined Larry Willmore for a panel discussion about relationships and the unique challenges Black women may face while dating. Issa Rae started the discussion […]
