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Four days after President Obama laid out the American Jobs Act for Congress, he took his message to a public forum attended by over 100 African Americans at the White House and live-streamed over the Internet, imploring them to help get the bill passed. “We are at a critical juncture in our country and this […]

NEW YORK — A top-ranked woman’s high school basketball player was killed in Harlem in what her parents are saying is a case of mistaken identity. Witnesses claim Tayshana Murphy was killed in the Grant housing projects after rival gang members from another project building misidentified her under her hooded sweatshirt. The New York Daily […]

DETROIT-F-16 Fighter jets followed a flight traveling from Denver to Detroit due to suspicious behavior of three people who kept on going to the bathroom for extended periods of time. Police with guns drawn entered the plane when it landed in Detroit and detained three passengers who were questioned by the FBI. WXYZ reports: People […]

Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher of the Dallas Cowboys, Dancing with the Stars champion, and successful real-estate investor, outlines the principles that helped him become a winner on and off the football field. In this book he encourages you to live your God-given dream, now. Emmitt reveals that it’s not only vision and […]

NEW YORK — The New York Fire Department’s heroism during the attacks of 9/11 were remembered during the 10th anniversary of the attacks yesterday. Yet to some there was something missing from the tributes and memorials, the 12 Black firefighters who died that day. The Huffington Post reports: Leon Smith was one of 12 black […]

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans drink coffee.  Are you one of the 8 out of 10 drinkers? Regular coffee drinking can have some negative effects on your health, but they can also encourage great things. FDA Approves Freezing Love Handles Off Just like anything else in life there are pros and cons. Here are the […]

NEW YORK — The NYPD has released video of a shooting in Brooklyn on Labor Day in which an innocent woman was killed bu a stray bullet. The woman, 56-year-old Denise Gay, was sitting outside her home when she was the unfortunate victim in a hail of gunfire between two men and NYPD officers. The […]

College is a new experience for so many of these kids. Parents who have done their best to provide a strong faith foundation end up anxiously wondering if their kids will keep the values taught to them, or continue going to service, or if they’ll give up their faith. This comes back to me every […]

By Kenneth Mallory District of Columbia officials and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood say construction of the District’s 11th Street Bridge Project shows how infrastructure investment produces jobs,  and demonstrates how President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act could put people back to work. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, D.C. City Councilman Marion Barry, Terry Bellamy, director of […]

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Writer Sharon Pendana pays tribute to 3 friends who died on September 11th, 2001. With the 10 year anniversary approaching, Pendana took the time to highlight the lives of these individuals, and reflect on the personal times they had together. Here’s an excerpt from the post: On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, in Columbia, […]