“HELP SAVE OUR RACE” People Getting Invitations To Join The KKK
Things one might expect at the end of one’s driveway: a mailbox, garbage cans, a newspaper. Things one does not: a plastic bag weighed down with a rock, containing an invite from the Ku Klux Klan. But the latter is what Atlanta-area homeowners found on Monday morning, prompting one Newton resident to call the sheriff’s [...]
Horrible: Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs
It’s already natural to have a strong heart for the disabled, and when you hear about something like this, it only makes things worse. The growth of gangs in the black community is one of the most painful things to watch, especially when innocent people are affected. This man didn’t deserve to die, and it’s [...]
Missing: Have You Seen This Woman?
A 48-year old woman in Gastonia, North Carolina has gone missing and police are asking for any help they can get. Cassandra Ford was last heard from on Friday. She was going to leave town, but family couldn’t find her when they came to pick her up. The woman was supposed to have caught the [...]
Jennifer Hudson on Carey, Minaj Feud: “it’s just for ratings for the show.”
The so called “feud” between ‘American Idol’ judges, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, has gotten not only the two artists, but also the show, American Idol, a lot of publicity. Even President Obama threw in his opinion about the alleged feud, saying that he was confident that the two artist would work it out and [...]
Father of Fantasia’s Baby Admits Infidelity
Fantasia Barrino claims that when she started a relationship with the father of her second child, Antwaun Cook, he had already separated from his wife. Unfortunately for Fantasia, RadarOnline.com is reporting that documents that say otherwise have surfaced. According to RadarOnline.com, Paula Cook, Antwaun’s estranged wife, filed documents in court accusing her husband of having [...]
North Carolina May Be The First State To Compensate Involuntary Sterilization Victims
North Carolina is going to try to make things right with those who were victims of involuntary sterilization. The program was used to stop the reproduction of those who were deemed to poor or mentally unfit to be parents. Forced sterilization was made legal in 1927, but stopped after World War II. The [...]
Elementary School Suggests ‘African American Attire’ Is ‘Animal Print’
A letter sent home with students at Western Union Elementary School in North Carolina didn’t sit well with parents. The note asked students to wear “African American attire” or animal print for a Black History Month event. When it surfaced on the Internet, community members responded with widespread criticism, WSOC-TV reports. The letter also suggests [...]
Five States Where Obama Needs The African-American Vote The Most
President Obama’s campaign will likely need the kind of strong black turnout he received in 2008 to win re-election, particularly if some of the white independent voters who backed him four years ago opt for the Republican candidate because of frustration over the president’s tenure. Here’s a look at five states the president [...]
Julianne Malveaux Explains Why She Left Bennett College
When I went to Bennett College for Women in 2007, I declared that I was “on fire” for the institution. I still am. And I also yield to the biblical verse that says for everything there is a season, a time for everything unto heaven. I had a season to build four buildings in four [...]
Black Couple Married 85 Years: Is that Even Possible Anymore?
In this video below, Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks with The Ree-Lationship Guide about the Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of North Carolina. Herbert and Zelmyra set the Guiness World Record for being married longer than any other living couple on earth (85 years). Dr. Boyce and Ree speculate on why black America is so intrigued by the [...]
7-Year Old Boy Thrown 350 Feet by Tornado and Survives
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – A 7-year-old boy was recovering on Sunday after a tornado sheared off the walls of his North Carolina home, snatched him from his bed and threw him 350 feet onto the embankment of a nearby interstate, the boy’s grandmother told Reuters. Jamal Stevens suffered only minor injuries from the Friday [...]
Man Drinks Gasoline, Lights Cigarette, Dies
Kids, don’t try this at home. A man in North Carolina died after drinking gasoline from a jar and then lighting up a cigarette. Police received a 911 call after 43-year old Gary Banning set himself on fire. He died shortly after being transported to the burn center. Banning didn’t drink the gasoline deliberately. City [...]
Relationship Advice From The Longest Living Married Couple; Married For 85 Years
Meet Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of North Carolina. They have been married 85 years (86 in May) and hold the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage of a living couple and get this…. Zelmyra is 101 years old and Herbert is 104. Click to read More on YourBlackWorld.net
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Let’s Remember the Women of Black History
I am grateful and appreciative of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the man who claimed Negro History Week, which later changed to Black History Month. From a week to a month, but we need to rock the year, every year, because there are so many opportunities to celebrate Black History. The organization that Dr. Woodson founded, [...]
The Number of Missing Black Women Across the U.S. Is Astounding
A renewed campaign to highlight hundreds of missing African-American women has been launched amid ongoing criticism that less attention is given to their cases by authorities and the media. According to the National Crime Information Center, nearly 40 per cent of those who have disappeared, often in suspicious circumstances, are black. However critics [...]