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BERKELEY — The Berkeley Unified School District is the number one district in the country in terms of Black student success. With a 75% graduation rate among Black students and several programs to increase Black student success, Berkeley has been trying to close the gap between Black and white students. Bloomberg Donates $30 Million To […]
RICHMOND — If you’re looking for some clues to your ancestry, you may find them in Virginia. The Virginia Historical Society has launched a new database with over 1,500 searchable slave names. The database, Unknown No Longer, which appears on their site, can find the slave names based on keywords such as name, gender, location, occupation and plantation. […]
President Obama is attempting to win back the love of his liberal base with his approach to his proposed debt plan and the Republican leaders whose opposition he surely faces. Obama, whose plan calls for a tax hike on the wealthy, responded to Republican claims that he’s playing politics and creating “class warfare” with this […]
The official Stellar Awards second & final ballot is now available for online public voting at www.thestellarawards.com until Monday, October 17th. Your vote on the final second round will determine the four finalists for each of the Stellar Awards categories. Many of the entries in the categories from the first ballot were tied for votes, […]
According to a Wall Street Journal article from 2008, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s former campaign manager Kent Snyder, died of pneumonia in 2008 because he didn’t have any health insurance. The resurfacing of this article comes on the heels of Paul’s statement last week at the Tea Party debate about individuals with no health […]
Beyonce’s pregnancy still has reporters buzzing. Though she and her mother hit London Fashion Week to launch their new House of Dereon collection, Bey’s baby was all the media could ask about. Congratulations on the pregnancy. Does the collection now include maternity wear? What I’m wearing today is part of the collection and its not […]
Celebrity stylist June Ambrose has landed her own show on VH1. The docu-reality series will follow the fashionista as she and her assistants revamp the looks of actors and artists. For the last 20 years, June has dressed Diddy, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and more. There’s not word if these A-listers will appear […]
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was sidelined during the third quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons after taking a hard hit to the head. As Vick walked to the locker room for medical attention after the hit, NBC showed that he was spitting blood. Sideline reporter Michele Tafoya reported that he was […]
Television personality Tavis Smiley and political pundit Sean Hannity exchanged jabs against president Obama Thursday on Hannity’s FOX News television program. During the segment called is “President Obama Losing His Base?,” Hannity all but ignores Smiley’s real purpose of appearing on the show, to promote his new PBS special about the Black male achievement gap, […]
A re-emergence of Squeegee men, panhandlers who wash the windshields of your car in hopes of a small tip, is signifying desperate times for the jobless in New York City. Groups of men are now flocking to the busy streets of Manhattan to make a few dollars, as many jobless did back in the 1980s […]
Philadelphia Eagle defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha has been dubbed “the senator” by teammates due to his philanthropy involving youth and education. Asomugha has started “Asamugha College Tour for Scholars” which takes high school students on college tours. RELATED: Arsenio Hall, Stephen A. Smith Discuss Athletes And Philanthropy RELATED: Oprah Meets Billionaire Boys Club To Discuss Charity The […]
The lovely Jada Pinkett-Smith turned 40 today joining the “40 & I Look Better Than You” club! Enjoy these photos of the actress, spokesmodel, mother and wife… Rumors that Jada and long-time husband Will Smith split recently hit the Internet, but were refuted when the couple insisted their marriage was in “intact.” More Jada: Will […]