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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 […]

A Chicago high school football coach is in police custody, charged with misdemeanor simple assault for watching more than a dozen of his players attack a disabled teen. Fenger High School coach Cassius Chambers, 28, turned himself into police yesterday for an incident on Oct. 1 when more than 20 of his football players jumped Darion Jones, […]

NEW YORK-Stephen Anderson, a former NYPD narcotics officer has admitted to fabricating drug cases against innocent people in order to meet arrest quotas. Anderson would admit to planting cocaine on suspects in order to help his colleagues make their arrest quotas so they could keep their jobs. The Top 5 Most Corrupt U.S. Police Officers […]

Don’t get it twisted. Herman Cain is Black. Pay no attention to him telling the Values Voters Summit audience that he ain’t mad at white America for how blacks were treated in the past, or for his dialing back criticism of Rick Perry when the “niggerhead” controversy emerged. That’s all G from a guy who’s […]

CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien said that she doesn’t believe TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is a racist, but adds that he was not telling the truth when claiming she ambushed him during the taping of “Black America 4,”  in a recent blog post on CNN.com. See Also: Black In America 4 Exclusive Trailer See Also: CNN’s Soledad […]

original post written by @itsthecaptain Award shows are always full of surprises. For some this years hip-hop awards biggest surprise was the appearance from Gospel Lyricist Lecrae! Make know mistake this guy is nice on the mic! BET Cyphers are predominantly dominated by mainstream secular artist but even they couldn’t deny the true skill of […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign raised more than $70 million combined for his re-election and the Democratic Party during the summer, an amount that gives him a clear financial advantage over his Republican rivals even as faces economic and political headwinds. The fundraising total announced Thursday exceeds a goal set by the campaign of […]

As interracial families, mixed marriages and biracial children increase in the U.S., so do old stigmas and tensions towards them. One out of every seven new marriages is between a couple of different races, yet interracial couples and children still face tensions. Post-Racial? Black-White Marriages On The Rise Poll Shows That 86% Of Americans Approve […]