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An African American waitress in Towson, Maryland is claiming that her boss ordered her to serve only Black customers who entered their Applebees location. The waitress, 27-year-old Courtney Haywood, filed a discrimination lawsuit after being fired earlier this year. She started working at the Applebees location in 2007, and when new management took over earlier […]

Rapper Jay-Z is launching a line of t-shirts inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, but the profits won’t go to the 99 percent who have been protesting across the country for over a month. Jay-Z was seen wearing one of the shirts on one of his Watch The Throne tour stops. See also: Why […]

Veterans Day events and deals Updated: Nov 10, 2011 1:32 PM EST   HEADLINES WTHR.com has compiled a list of deals and events for Veterans Day 2011. Feel free to add your own event by posting it in the comments section at the bottom of the page. The Circuit and Superior Courts and the Clerk’s […]

Akon has made millions of dollars singing about subjects that no Gospel artist would touch, so many were surprised to hear Mali Music was partnering with him. Has working with Akon altered the type of message Mali Music delivers in his musical ministry? Hear him respond to his critics in this video, and get more of […]

From this article on http://www.abcnews.com….. Did you know that you can make money by renting out almost anything you own? You are probably sitting on a little cash cow – such as storage space, or power tools or camping gear – that other people will pay money to borrow. All over the country, websites are […]

Rev. Al Sharpton slammed Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly earlier this week after O’Reilly wondered why Sharpton, Jackson or other Civil Rights leaders had failed to come to the defense of Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain. Last week, O’Reilly said that, had Cain been a liberal, the two men would be rushing to his defense. See […]

Christians are requesting that a video that shows ants crawling over a crucified Jesus be pulled from the Brooklyn Museum art. See also: Why I Dropped My Bank And Switched To A Credit Union See also: Destinations for Outdoor Lovers The avant-garde film, “A Fire in My Belly,” was created by the late David Wojnarowicz. […]

Nov 9, 2011  – Two medical aid groups in cholera-stricken Haiti are planning a pilot campaign to administer a cholera vaccine to about 1% of the population, but some public health experts are questioning whether the effort is the most cost-effective way to fight the disease, according to press reports. Meanwhile, a Boston-based human-rights group […]

Washington D.C. ranks atop a newly released National Urban League Policy Institute study that lists the top metropolitan areas for Black-owned businesses. Los Angeles and Chicago came in at number two and three respectively when it comes to cities best suited for Black business. See also: Rick Perry Jeopardizes Campaign With ‘The Stumble’ See also: Weekend Getaway […]

Washington D.C. ranks atop a newly released National Urban League Policy Institute study that lists the top metropolitan areas for Black-owned businesses. Los Angeles and…

Gang affiliations are oftentimes set in stone, with members choosing sides and vowing to remain loyal to their selected group. But two members of the infamously rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips, have put aside their differences in favor of one common cause: Occupy Atlanta. According to an article written by Occupy Atlanta participant Tim […]

A video showing a teen punching a homeless man on the Chicago El train has sparked outrage in the online community. See also: Why I Dropped My Bank And Switched To A Credit Union See also: Destinations for Outdoor Lovers The video, which appears to have been shot in April, was posted on the website […]