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Leon Jenkins, the president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP, has resigned. His decision came after much scrutiny over the organization’s connection to Clippers owner Donald Sterling. According to the Associated Press, the national leader of the civil rights organization announced Jenkins’ departure on Thursday. In his resignation letter, Jenkins said “the legacy, […]
Mothers have thrown themselves on the ground in protest because over two weeks ago, their daughters were abducted by Boko Haram (an Islamic insurgent terrorist group opposed to western education with ties to the Al Quaeda) right out of the Government Secondary School (GSS) in Chibok. 234 girls (ages 13-18) went missing and as of […]
Michelle Obama is serving us up a good ol’ dose of girl power on a silver platter! Our First Lady teamed up with Seventeen Magazine’s Girl Power campaign, and let’s just say her words of encouragement are just what we need these days. In the minute-and-a-half video, Mrs. Obama shares what girl power really means […]
UPDATE: April 30, 2014: D.L. Hughley releases statement concerning his ‘thirsty b*tch” comments: Los Angeles – April 30, 2014 Last week during an after-show segment of my radio show, The D.L. Hughley Show, I unintentionally offended some people. In regards to Columbus Short’s legal issues, I jumped to a conclusion and blamed Tanee McCall-Short; and I’m sorry. […]
Earlier this month we reported the devastating news about more than 200 Nigerian girls being kidnapped on their way to school. While the young women have not yet been found, one managed to escape with two friends and is talking about the horrific experience. MUST READ: ‘Free Our Girls’ March Organized For The 234 Abducted Nigerian […]
Condoleezza Rice was chosen as Rutgers University’s 2014 commencement speaker, but the decision is bringing more controversy than praise. The Associated Press reports roughly 50 students at the New Brunswick, N.J. campus staged a sit-in to protest Rice’s visit, citing disapproval of her role in the Iraq War. Several faculty members and students requested for […]
It’s been a solid 14 days since the devastating news of over 230 abducted Nigerian school girls rocked our worlds. These hundreds of girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State are still missing and by the looks of it, the Boko Haram (an Islamic insurgent terrorist group opposed to western education with ties […]
If President Barack Obama could turn back the hands of time, he says he’d spend more time with his mother. The POTUS shared his biggest regret with students at the University of Malaya in Malaysia on Sunday. “I regret not having spent more time with my mother, because she died early, she got cancer right […]
Everyone is outraged by Donald Sterling’s racist rant, including President Barack Obama. The POTUS shared his thoughts on the newly-released audio tape during press conference overseas today, and he described it as “incredibly offensive.” “When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything. You just let them talk. That’s […]
Ellen Degeneres is known for featuring inspiring guests, so it’s no surprise that she tapped Akintunde Ahmad, the 17-year-old Oakland high schooler who made headlines for his a 5.0 GPA and 2100 SAT score, to appear on her show. The teen sat down with Ellen to talk about how he managed to stay focused in school, why he’s the smartest […]
What would you say if you had the opportunity to ask the First Lady anything? One 10-year-old girl smartly took her few seconds of face time in front of Michelle Obama to petition for a job for her unemployed dad. The child, identified by the AP as Charlotte Bell, was attending the White House’s annual “Take Our Daughters […]
