Conservatives Drop Heat on Al Sharpton Producer for Harmless Boston Bombing Tweets
It seems that conservatives are always looking for any ammunition they can find to attack Al Sharpton and those on the left. If they can’t hit the target directly, the next strategy is to go after the second-in-command. The target for the website Newsbusters was Nida Khan, a respected journalist and blogger for the Huffington [...]
Rihanna And Chris Brown Break Up Again?
So it seems like RiRi and Chris Brown have called off their lover’s quarrel…again. It seems like fans if the two hit singers are are on just as much of a emotional roller coaster as the two love birds. We have seen as many Rihanna and Chris Brown break ups as songs they have together! [...]
‘Judge Joe Brown’ Cancelled After 15 Seasons
CBS Television Distribution has brought down the gavel on “Judge Joe Brown (pictured),” the second highest-rated court show in television syndication that stars the no-nonsense ajudicator Joe Brown, reports the Huffington Post. Reportedly, the cancellation took place as a result of not being able to come to a happy medium over Brown’s $20-million annual salary, which [...]
6-Month-Old Jonylah Laid to Rest Today After Drive-By Shooting in Chicago
The heart-breaking story of Jonylah Watkins had finally been put to rest today. The 6-month-old’s, who was shoot and killed in a drive-by shooting, funeral was held this morning. This tragedy has brought much attention to the issue of gun violence. Madame Noire reported: Today people will come together in the city to say goodbye [...]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell Viciously Attacked and Mugged In Paris
The supermodel was hailing a cab when she was viciously attacked, thrown to the floor and mugged for all her belongings. Naomi suffered a torn ligament from the violent push but her billionaire boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, flew her out on a private jet to Colorado to visit medical specialist J. Richard Steadman- the number one orthopedic surgeon in [...]
Hundreds of Americans Now Selling Their Guns After Recent Tragedy
According to the Huffington Post, the recent tragedy in Connecticut involving a shooting at an elementary school has led to millions of people reconsidering how they view gun ownership. As evidence of this phenomenon, they cite hundreds of Americans who have chosen to participate in gun buyback programs. In major cities across America, gun buybacks [...]
Papa John’s Pizza CEO Cuts Employees’ Hours To Avoid The Cost Of Obamacare
Papa John’s CEO, John Schnatter, told his employees that he would start cutting their hours because Obama care costs his franchise too much money to provide health care coverage to all their employees that work over 30 hours. Those employees are insured by the company and by cutting their hours, Papa John’s no longer have [...]
Oprah Partners With HuffPost’s Arianna Huffington to Launch New OWN Section
Oprah Winfrey isn’t wasting any time where mega media mergers are concerned. Just last week, it was reported that Winfrey’s merger with HBO would be the platform for a new drama about a black professor at a prestigious college. Now, Oprah is partnering up with Arianna Huffington to launch her OWN channel at The Huffington [...]
Geraldo Rivera: Trayvon Martin Surveillance Tape Shows He Was Dressed Like a ‘Thug’
Geraldo Rivera, who wormed his way into the media coverage of Trayvon Martin by saying that the hoodie was ultimately responsible for his death, is back it. In the wake of the release of the 7-11 video surveillance, he claims that he was right in his initial statement: Trayvon was “dressed in thug wear,” reports [...]
Misty Copeland, African-American Ballet Dancer Making History [VIDEO]
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Misty Copeland, 29, did not start ballet until she was 13, beginning at a local Boys & Girls Club. To start learning what is usually a lifelong craft at a late age and still achieve national acclaim is a feat in itself. But the Californian’s most prized achievement to date happened in 2007, when [...]
Occupy Chicago Protests Obama’s Homecoming
According to the Huffington Post, President Barack Obama won’t be getting an entirely warm welcome during his visit to his home city of Chicago Wednesday; members of the Occupy Wall Street movement have announced plans to picket a fundraising event and concert at the University of Illinois at Chicago where Obama is expected [...]
Man Posts s*x Tape With 14-Year-Old Girl On Facebook
A 20-year-old Miami man was arrested for having s*x with a minor and posting the act on Facebook, the Huffington Post reports. 20-year-old Rashad Hannibal Jackson had consensual s*x with the girl in the summer of 2009 when he was 17 and she was 14, according to the police report. He recorded the [...]
What an Idiot: Man Arrested After Ordering Weed at Burger King Drive-Thru | What The Ha-yell!
What the Ha-yell reports: Well, I guess you can’t have it your way at Burger King all the time. Shawn Porter, 32, was going through the drive-thru at a BK in Deltona, Florida, when he allegedly got the brilliant idea to place an order for a “blunt and some herbs.” Apparently, recreational drug [...]
Obama Pardons Woman Sentenced to 22-Year Sentence for Crack Cocaine Conviction
On Monday the White House announced that President Barack Obama has granted pardons to five individuals, including one woman who was sentenced to over two decades in prison for a crack cocaine conviction. She’ll be released next month, before her prison term is halfway finished. Eugenia Marie Jennings of Alton, Ill., was convicted in 2001 [...]