Obama Administration Buckles Under Pressure, Releases Guantanamo Indefinite Detainees List
By Victor Trammell The Obama Administration has been pressed by numerous liberal human rights groups to deal with the issue of the prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The prisoners have been labeled as “enemy combatants” captured by the U.S. in its “War On Terror.” The Miami Herald and a group of law students from the [...]
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr is preparing to leave for prison, but keeping his family in mind as he does so. Jackson has asked the courts that his wife Sandi go to prison after him if it comes to this. The two are set to be sentenced on July 3 after being convicted of spending [...]
Continue reading …Obama Intends To Veto Anti-Abort!on Bill Citing “a woman’s constitutional right to…choose”
June 18, 2013 No Comment
By Victor Trammell The White House released a statement yesterday (June 17th) that voiced its intention to veto an anti-abortion bill approved in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month. On June 4th, a panel of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill called the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act. The bill was proposed by [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce: Howard University’s Medical School Admitted Zero African American Males?
June 18, 2013 213 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins The other day, I received an article submission from my friend and esteemed colleague, Dr. Julianne Malveaux. In her article, Dr. Malveaux did a wonderful job speaking on healthcare disparities, particularly those impacting the African American community. In a fleeting remark that was meant to make a broader point, Dr. Malveaux [...]
Continue reading …Darrell Padgett: Once the Youngest Ever on Death Row, Woman Educates Herself and is Released
June 17, 2013 35 Comments
by Darrell Padgett After being the youngest child in the United States condemned to die by execution in 1986, Paula Cooper, now 43 years of age, walked out of prison today after having been imprisoned for 28 years. At the age of 15 years old, Cooper and three other juvenile girls were involved with the [...]
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A 3 year old Tennessee toddler was reportedly beaten to death by his mother’s live-in boyfriend, according to police. Investigators say Tony McKinney brutally beat the girl while the child’s mother was at work. McKinney, 26, reportedly told investigators he “spanked her good.” After the beating, McKinney put the 3 year old’s unconscious body in [...]
Continue reading …Is Disappointment in Obama Luring Black Democrats to the Republican Party?
June 17, 2013 37 Comments
By Victor Trammell Star Parker (pictured) is the founder and president of CURE (Center For Urban Renewal & Education), a non-profit think tank, which focuses on market based public policy to fight poverty. Parker (who is a politically conservative black American woman) also serves as an Op-Ed contributor for the Christian Post. This past Saturday, the Christian Post [...]
Continue reading …Black Senator Says Black Americans’ Issues Are No Different Than White Americans’ Issues
June 17, 2013 21 Comments
By Victor Trammell William “Mo” Cowan (pictured) is a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, who is temporarily filling the U.S. Senate seat vacated by current Secretary of State John Kerry. Cowan is a long-time attorney, who previously held the position of chief of staff for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Gov. Patrick appointed Cowan to John Kerry’s Senate seat [...]
Continue reading …Former American Idol Contestant Robbed by Parent While Performing at Elementary School
June 17, 2013 9 Comments
A former American Idol contestant was shocked when his act of generosity, performing for free at an elementary school, was rewarded with a criminal act. Season 9 American Idol finalist Todrick Hall performed for free at Hazard Elementary School in Santa Ana, California on Thursday. While posing for pictures with students, Hall briefly sat his [...]
Continue reading …Did This Throw His Game Off? Tiger Woods’ Girlfriend Compares Herself to His Wife
June 17, 2013 30 Comments
Tiger Woods played horribly this weekend, with his worst outing in months. In fact, it was the worst 72-hole score he’s had in a major since he turned pro in 1996. Woods finished 13 over par, which is a terrible performance by any measure. Some are trying to speculate that comments by girlfriend Lindsey Vonn [...]
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