Politics

A Southwest Airlines flight to St. Louis was forced to return to Oakland International airport after a man stripped, and punched a woman in the face. Oakland police report that 21-year old Darius Chappille exposed himself to a female passenger sitting next to him and punched her in the face when she screamed. He then […]

In trying to survive during such harsh times, it has become necessary to take particular measures. For historically black college universities, the struggle has led one to provide higher education through means of online classes. Morris Brown, once an acclaimed faction of the Atlanta University Center which includes the likes of Spelman College, Clark Atlanta […]

Desperate times have called for desperate measures and some people will go through extremes in order to accomplish a goal. In the case of Clark Atlanta University alumni, Terrance Wyatt, he has decided to place stock in himself as he places himself on eBay and selling himself for $10,000. Such a drastic move seems to […]

Michelle Obama has weathered the storm of criticism over shoes, shorts and bold statements about the nation, but in the end, the FIrst Lady always shines with ease and grace. Once again, Mrs. Obama caught the spotlight Thursday when she snagged the No. 40 slot on the Forbes 100 list of the most powerful women […]

America’s favorite father, Bill Cosby, joined Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell at a news conference Wednesday to back his cause for funding of public schools in the state. The two applauded the improvements that the schools have already made in the standardized test scores in math, reading and blasted the Republicans’ notion to cut funding to […]

A Virginia man, Arthur Whitfield, spent 22 years of his life imprisoned for two rapes he never committed, and for his time spent, he will get more than $632,000 in restitution, after a unanimous decision by state lawmakers on Wednesday. Whitfield, 54, was sentenced to 63 years in prison in 1982. In 2004, however, DNA […]

The Miami Dolphins have embarked on a quest that would have their ailing franchise rise from the fiery lake of oblivion, inhabited by only the worst of NFL teams, and rejuvenated as an AFC powerhouse to be reckoned with. New team owner Stephen Ross is doing everything he can to take his biggest investment to […]

O.J. Simpson was given back some of his own football memorabilia that he reclaimed in a Las Vegas heist. For which, he now sits in a Nevada prison for many years. A California Superior Court judge, Gerald Rosenberg, ordered that the relics be returned to the football Hall of Famer, even though he sits in […]

The court system is just racking up NFL stars. The latest inmate will be former New York Giant Plaxico Burress as he pleaded guilty today to a weapons charge for illegally having a firearm. His mistake may have benefited him, however, as him accidentally shooting himself helped to make a plea agreement for a two-year […]

An African kingdom is honoring Civil Rights pioneer Jesse Jackson by making him into royalty. Jackson was crowned Prince of the Agni people during a three day visit he took to the Ivory Coast. King Amon N’Douffou V decided to deem Jackson the newest member of the royal family after the death of their former […]

Ethics questions are abundant in the case of a Tennessee man gunned down by those who are charged with protecting and serving the community. Authorities were summoned to quell an incident between Alonzo Heyward, 32, and three other men; all were supposedly wrestling in the street over a gun. Officers arrived to find the man […]

At a police softball game in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sahyne Souza, 47, and Kevin Fujioka, 37, were arrested by their fellow officers for smoking marijuana. Thousands of police offices from around the country were in attendance at the five-day sporting event, Nevada Police and FIre Games, when they two pot smoking police officers attempted to […]