Jalen Rose Uncle Tom comments create controversy Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Recently former NBA basketball player and current ESPN announcer Jalen Rose teamed up with his employers to release a documentary about his college basketball
Read moreMonth: October 2012
Feds Probing into Jesse Jackson Jr. Finances
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the embattled Illinois congressman who has been on medical leave from Capitol Hill for the last four months undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder, is now facing even more problems…. Read More
Read moreDixon Found Innocent on all Charges Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Police
Most of you may have forgotten that I was arrested and humiliated with false charges by Chicago police officers – but I haven’t…… Read More
Read moreDonald Sterling to Pay $2.75 Million to Settle Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald T. Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.725 million to settle allegations that he discriminated against African Americans, Hispanics and families with children at scores of apartment buildings he owns in and around Los Angeles…. Read More
Read more5 Scams that Ruined the Black Community
Despite the advancement we’ve endured over the last 50 years, generational poverty and financial illiteracy continue to run rampant in the Black community. We’ve been able to earn substantially more over time and yet fiscally we remain disproportionately behind our counterparts……. Read More
Read moreInterview with Quincy Jones
Henery Gates Jr. examines the central idea that fueled the civil rights movement– remove barriers to integration and 36 million blacks could become productive and join the middle class– and calls it a fallacy. Looking at
Read moreBush Linked Company Handled Security for the WTC, Dulles and United
George W. Bush’s brother was on the board of directors of a company providing electronic security for the World Trade Center, Dulles International Airport and United Airlines, according to public records. The company was backed by an investment firm, the Kuwait-American Corp., also linked for years to the Bush family… Read More.
Read moreMeter Lease Deal- A Daley Double
It’s the kind of saga where urban legends are made. The details will make the hair on the back of your neck stand on edge. If this tale wasn’t actually true, there is no way anyone would believe it….. Read More
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