With Rick Santorum out of the GOP race, Mitt Romney took the vote in District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin. Even though Rick Santorum has removed himself from race, he still wants a republican to win the general election. Santorum states, “I know there will always be complaints about, well, ‘I don’t like this candidate […]
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Rick Santorum officially announced that he will be suspending his nomination the GOP presidential race. At a speech given in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Santorum states,”We made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not […]
Tim Michael Kaine was born on February 26, 1958. During his time in office, Kaine has held multiple positions. They include, the 76th Mayor of Virginia (1988-2000), the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2002 –2006), the 51st Chairman of the Democratic National Committee ( 2009 –2011) and the 70th Governor of Virginia (2006-2010). During Kaine’s term for Mayor […]
In the Tuesday primary, Mitt Romney walked away victorious gaining the most votes in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Currently, Romney has more than half of the eleven-hundred-44 delegates needed to win the Republican president nomination. In the latest, USA TODAY Gallup poll says, If today was election day President Obama will have 49% to […]
My Rich History: Blacks or African Americans have built the foundation for this America. We are inventors, doctors, lawyers, professors, business owners, entertainers, ambassadors, carpenters and presidents. But in all of our contributions and accomplishments we still haven’t mastered “colorism.” Kiara Lee is a senior attending the University of Richmond majoring in Sociology with a […]
“Let’s Move” First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to get all Americans moving whether it’s exercise or dance is alive and well. Late Night TV Host Jimmy Fallon challenged Mrs Obama to pushups, dodgeball, hula hoop, a potatoe sack race and more in the Blue Room at the White House. Watch the video Let’s move it! Be […]
His friends and family say he loved racing. He died doing what he loved to do. Funeral services for VA Drag Racer Bert Jackson will be held today 12 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church 4247 Creighton Road. Jackson was 51 years old. From:CBS-6
Almost seven months have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The destruction was massive; the financial costs are estimated at US$8-11 billion. In my work I receive daily reports from people who are either in Haiti working on the recovery effort or who have just returned from consultations, assessments, and […]
Via: www.newsone.com // From BVX.com: A white guy, disguised as a a black guy, managed to rip off four banks and a CVS in Ohio before he was caught. No, we’re not kidding. Maybe Conrad Zdzierak was inspired by “Soul Man (1986),” or even Robert Downey Jr.’s performance in “Tropic Thunder” (2008), but the 30-year-old, […]
Via: www.newsone.com // There were 784,764 U.S. residents who described their race as white and black in the last census. But that number didn’t include Laura Martin, whose father is black and mother is white. “I’ve always just checked black on my form,” said Martin, a 29-year-old university employee in Las Vegas. She grew up surrounded […]
Via: www.newsone.com // There’s always been a lot of debate, especially within the Black community, about how bi- or multiracial people should identify themselves. Some adhere to the old “one-drop” rule, saying that no matter what other races are in your ancestry, if one of those races is Black, then you’re Black. Others believe people […]
