While presidential candidate Herman Cain has drawn much attention with his 9-9-9 tax overhaul plan, many taxpayers would like to know exactly how his proposal would affect them. The 999 Plan would impose a nine percent corporate tax rate, a nine percent income tax rate and a national sales tax of nine percent. Experts have […]

The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]

Phoenix Jones, the self-proclaimed superhero whose videos of him thwarting crime have appeared across the web, unmasked himself Thursday morning at a court hearing. Jones, 23, whose real name is Benjamin John Francis Fodor, appeared in court wearing his super hero costume, but was asked by a court officer to remove his mask as court […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 9 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. TV One’s Roland Martin talked live with Amos previewing TV One’s live coverage of Sunday’s dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King National Memorial.  Martin, Host of TV One’s Washington Watch, will anchor TV One’s live coverage which begins at 9am this Sunday. Hear the […]

NEW YORK-Police in Staten Island claim that Asim Martinez killed Tracy Francis for spitting in his wife’s face. The incident was caught on surveillance video in Francis apartment building where Martinez allegedly went for revenge. NYC Man Fatally Shoots Wife, Two Daughters, Then Himself Police Search For Professor in Triple Killing in Georgia The New […]

NEW YORK-Police in Staten Island claim that Asim Martinez killed Tracy Francis for spitting in his wife’s face. The incident was caught on surveillance video in Francis apartment building where Martinez allegedly went for revenge. NYC Man Fatally Shoots Wife, Two Daughters, Then Himself Police Search For Professor in Triple Killing in Georgia The New […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The final group of Libertarian candidates for Indianapolis City-County Council appeared on Afternoons with Amos. Bill Levin, At Large Council candidate and Sam Goldstein, District 2 candidate (96th on the North, 64th on the south, Township Line Road on the West and Spring Mill Rd […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Bank of America and other major banks improperly worked together to charge customers new monthly fees for using their debit cards. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and four other Democrats said Thursday that they’ve asked Attorney General Eric Holder to see if big banks […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. will make sure that Iranian officials are held accountable for “reckless behavior” in what he said was their direct role in an alleged assassination plot against the Saudi Arabian ambassador in the United States. Obama said the U.S. will be able to support all of […]

Robert Johnson, the founder and former CEO of BET and America’s first black billionaire, has proposed his own plan to reduce Black unemployment. Johnson is pushing America’s biggest companies to significantly increase their efforts in hiring a more diverse pool of qualified candidates. The planned dubbed “RLJ Rule,” calls on Fortune 1000 companies to consider […]

While everyday Americans suffer in these tough economic times, big banks, largely responsible for the crisis with their “too big to fail” power, enjoy record high profits. In a grassroots effort to get back at these institution, communications firm Fearless Revolution has created a step-by-step guide to leaving your big bank and joining a credit union. Fearless Revolution […]

from: praisephilly.com 1. Thou shalt not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. 3.Thou shalt face each problem as it comes. You can handle only one at a time. 4. Thou shalt not cross […]