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By Elesha Barnette Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton today alerted residents that the odds of a District of Columbia government shutdown have increased in the last 24 hours because of yet another federal spending fight having nothing to do with the District. Only five months after the District of Columbia government barely avoided a shutdown in […]

By Jeneba Ghatt A recent report revealed that the Washington, DC, metropolitan area has had one of the highest rent hikes in the nation. Bloomberg Business week assessed data from Axiometrics, a company  that measures performance in the rental apartment sector, and came up with a list of the top 25 American cities where rents […]

Representative Maxine Waters has fired back at President Obama after his speech at the Congressional Black Caucus this weekend in which he told the audience to “stop complaining.” Waters, who recently told a group of Black voters to “unleash her on Obama,” was shocked by the president’s direct comments at the Black community. “He would […]

Filmmaker Michael Moore is calling for an economic boycott of Georgia over last week’s execution of Troy Anthony Davis. Also read: How Do You Feel About The Execution Of Troy Davis? “I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, [and] to never do business in Georgia,” Moore […]

NEW YORK- Mr. EBT, a rapper who had a viral hit video for his song “Swipe Your EBT,” is defending himself after conservative critics have claimed he is glorifying welfare. Popular conservative blogger Matt Drudge and several other conservative websites have called him someone “leeching off society.” A New Low? “Its Free Swipe Yo EBT” […]

Legendary funk singer Sly Stone is reportedly homeless and living in a van in the Crenshaw section of Los Angeles. The shocking revelation reported by the New York Post talks about the FBI’s hunt for Stone, and the numerous hits out on his life. RELATED: Atlantic City hopes to bus more homeless back home The […]

NEW YORK — A clerk for the ASPCA records department took a photo of a noose in the garage of their offices. The worker, Sanoy Fleming, complained to her superiors when she was told the rope was there for “operational purposes.” Cross With Racial Slurs And “Burn In Hell” Put On Black Man’s Lawn Hate […]

MEXICO CITY– Police found a woman’s decapitated body in a Mexican border city on Saturday, alongside a handwritten sign saying she was killed in retaliation for her postings on a social networking site. Drug Gangs Accused Of Killing U.S. Consulate Employees In Mexico America’s Recession Proof Drug Economy Fuels Mexican Violence The gruesome killing may […]

There are simple natural ways to remove acne scars. The appearance of acne starts during puberty when the body actively produces hormones that causes too much sebum in the skin. The scars are often embarrassing and emotionally disturbing to many adults. How Being Happy Lowers Your Chance Of Having A Stroke When we are younger […]

Republicans at the University of California, Berkeley are reportedly planning a bake sale with pricing that depends on race and gender, CNN.com is reporting. The reasoning behind the bake sale is to protest against pending legislation that would allow California universities to consider race or national origin during the admissions process. During the sale, scheduled […]

WASHINGTON — In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and “put on your marching shoes” to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity. And though he didn’t say it directly, for a second term, too. Obama’s speech to the annual […]