Politics

A cartoon depicting State Senator Nina Turner of Ohio in an Jemima-esque light has gotten Cleveland’s black newspaper the Call & Post in hot water. The move comes after Turner became the only Black elected official to support the controversial county government reform, to be accomplished via “Issue 6.” Many of the senators supporters claim […]

Mayor Sheila Dixon is facing major jail time after being found guilty of stealing gift cards that were meant for poor citizens of her city and using them for her own personal use. A jury found her guilty on one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary while acquitting her on one count of misconduct […]

In a historic vote, the city council for the District of Columbia has voted to pass a bill that would make same sex-marriages legal by a count of 11 to 2. One more vote is required to make the move legal but that is expected to be a mere formality as 10 of the 13 […]

Birthers, Tea Baggers, and members of the fringe right have used billboards and attack ads to spread their own special brand of bigotry and intolerance to a wounded nation, all in the effort to discredit the man that is Barack Obama. In one of their latest ads, funded by none other than ProtectOurLiberty.org, the anti-Obama […]

Today while hanging out with Rev. Al Sharpton in the studio, I found my mind reflecting deeply on the recent drama between Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren. In spite of the fact that I was sitting next to the man who epitomizes race relations in America, no one brought up the fact that […]

The couple who made the idiotic decision to crash the White House state dinner and post pictures on Facebook claims that they were invited. Tareq Salahi and his wife Michaele Salahi appeared on the Today Show this morning vying for their innocence. According to Mr. Salahi, the incident has caused his family unnecessary turmoil and […]

Kevin Copper is one step closer to the reaper after the Supreme Court rejected his attempt to get another trial and win his freedom. The death row inmate was convicted in 1983 of barbarically murdering Douglas and Peggy Ryen (both 41) Jessica Ryen (10), and her compatriot Cristopher Hughes, all of whom met their end […]

“This is Fawking bullShyte” is hardly the way any person would think the daughter of a preacher would respond to a member of law enforcement but that is exactly what the progeny of one famous Bible-totting activist said to her arresting officer. Dominique Sharpton and her mother, Kathy Jordan, appeared in court after launching into […]

If you are a hip, savvy, New York “gangsta,” you are warned, the NYPD is watching you. As current gang trends make their way to the World Wide Web, law enforcement is moving right along with them, with visible proof seen in the latest move by the infamous men and women of New York’s police […]

An ongoing investigation into whether an Indian power plant operator spiked an office water cooler with a radioactive substance has gotten many of the budding nation’s work institutions searching inward to prevent similar incidents from occurring. 55 employees at Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant underwent emergency treatment after it was revealed that they drank water laced […]

“In order to be the man, you have to beat the man” are more than famous words, coined by none other than legendary grappler Ric Flair. The words are indicative of the mantra that a community banker has used to  initiate change in one of America’s most celebrated communities by ushering in a new era […]

Serena Williams’ infamous U.S. Open rant where she cussed at a lineswoman is set to cost her a record amount of money. U.S. Open officials concluded that Serena violated the “major offense rule” for “aggravated behavior” and will have to pay $82,500. Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock told The Associated Press Monday that Serena Williams […]