Rosalind Brewer has been named CEO of Sams Club, Elev8 reports. SEE ALSO: Dr. Joyce, Roland Martin Talk Tyler Perry, Black Women Romney Dominates Florida Airwaves She will be the first female and the first black woman to assume a CEO role in one of the company’s business units. Brewer, 49, is replacing Brian Cornell, […]
NEW YORK-President Barack Obama briefly broke into song at the world famous Apollo theater in Harlem during a fund raiser. While speaking to the crowd, Obama acknowledged legendary soul singer the Reverend Al Green, who performed before Obama spoke. After Obama sang the first part of Green’s “Lets Stay Together,” “I’m so in love with […]
Last week, there were rumblings about Tavis Smiley’s PBS program, “Reawaking America.” The program was designed to encourage politicians and citizens to deal with poverty in America, which continues to be ignored by the powers-that-be in Washington. In fact, in last year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama was the first Democratic president since […]
While King used direct action to promulgate change, Obama used change as a campaign slogan. Worse yet, on so many critical issues — fair housing, war, and civil liberties — the Obama administration was the antithesis of change. Obama hasn’t earned King’s endorsement. Let me tell you why. Fair Housing In 1966 the Southern Christian […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At 70, Muhammad Ali is “still the greatest” to friends and admirers worldwide. The boxing champ basked in chants of “Ali! Ali!” as hundreds of supporters cheered him on Saturday night with a hearty rendering of “Happy Birthday” during his 70th birthday celebration in his Kentucky hometown. Never mind that Ali actually […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI’s more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections. SEE ALSO: Man Sues Wiz Khalifa Over Hit Song The new definition counts men as victims for the first time and drops the requirement that […]
Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi are forming an Obama Super PAC called “1911 United” in support of the 44th President’s 2012 re-election bid, TheRoot reports. SEE ALSO: Obama Refocuses Military Super PACs (Political Action Committee) are allowed to raise unlimited amounts money for any candidate they choose and can create attack or support […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed a rule change Friday to reduce the time that illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from their American relatives while they try to gain legal status in the United States. SEE ALSO: Obama Refocuses Military Currently, many illegal immigrants must leave the country before they can ask the […]
WASHINGTON — A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011. SEE ALSO: Are Will And Jada Divorcing Obama Refocuses Military The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and […]
A 20-year-old Miami man was arrested for having sex with a minor and posting the act on Facebook, the Huffington Post reports. SEE ALSO: Artist Weaves Confederate “Black Hair Flag” Man Strips Nude At “Alvin And The Chipmunks” Screening But the details are a little muddled, based on information in the article. 20-year-old Rashad Hannibal […]
Gay and Middle East are as compatible as Flavor Flav and Laura Bush. SEE ALSO: Stop Shaming Fat Kids But Israel wants to change that perception. The Jewish nation wants to become the LGBT beacon of the Middle East, the Associated Press reports. Israel’s Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs has established a cadre […]
What is up with Republicans and welfare? SEE ALSO: Crazy Celebrity Gifts GOP Candidates Go To NH First, it was Rick Santorum who said he didn’t want to help blacks with welfare. Now it’s Newt Gingrich‘s turn to alienate African Americans, TheGrio reports. Slate journalist Dave Weigel tweeted that Gingrich told an audience in New […]