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Susan Page of USA Today is reporting that President Obama’s re-election campaign launches an initiative this week aimed at rekindling the connection with younger voters that helped fuel his 2008 campaign. The outreach effort, called “Greater Together,” will tap Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites and target students on college campuses in key states, […]
Beyonce and Jay-Z are reportedly having a baby girl! According to In Touch Weekly, Jay will have another diva to brighten the Carter-Knowles household. “Beyoncé is thrilled she’s having a daughter,” confides a close friend of the singer’s, explaining that while Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, would be happy to have a healthy child of […]
NFL star Brandon Marshall is known for being an elite wide receiver and his off the field troubles. But many didn’t expect him to do what he did just last week — lecture at Harvard University. RELATED: Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Vet During March RELATED: Black Travel: Packing Playlist For Los Angeles The […]
JET Magazine is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week. The pocket sized weekly has been through it all — economic downturns, turmoil at parent company Johnson Publishing, and most importantly, the impact the Internet has had on magazine sales. RELATED: How Former President Bush Boxed In President Obama RELATED: Video Of New Orleans Best Sites […]
Kerry Washington will reunite with Jamie Foxx in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film “Django Unchained.” According to deadline.com, Kerrry will play Broomhilda, the wife of Django (Jamie Foxx), making this the second time she plays the spouse of a Jamie Foxx character (she portrayed Della Bea Robinson in ‘Ray). The actress joins a cast that already […]
Last night was another episode of BET’s new sitcom, “Reed Between The Lines”. This hilarious and family oriented show is like a breath of fresh air for black sitcoms; offering a great story line and family values. On last night’s episode, cutie Romeo Miller guest starred as the dance instructor in Gabby’s dance class. Carla […]
DETROIT — Brenda Scott Academy’s elementary school principal Ronnie Sim has started a “Gentleman’s Club” for boys to teach them not only the three Rs, respect, responsibility and reasoning, but manners as well. Sims’ after-school program meets three times a week and students are required to wear jackets and ties. Newark Rebuilds Its Struggling Schools […]
Officers from the Atlanta Police Department swarmed Woodruff Park at around 12:45 am this morning and arrested 53 Occupy Atlanta protesters. Occupy Atlanta has been in Woodruff Park since October 7. According to the AJC, Mayor Kasim Reed said more than 100 officers were involved in the operation to clear the park. The arrests were […]
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a new memoir titled “No Higher Honor” in which she details her experience in the Bush administration. She talks about her experience during Hurricane Katrina and her immediate response. The Daily Beast reports: The next morning, I went shopping at the Ferragamo shoe store down the block from […]
Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest Black-run bank in the U.S. is the latest bank to be bailed out. Carver Federal Savings received a $55 million cash rescue from key investors including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley. See also: Bank Of America Website Issues Continue “This represents a significant shift from community ownership to corporate,” said […]
While nursing home admissions is on the rise for Black, Latino and Asian elders, admissions for white elders fell 10 percent causing some to ask is there white flight in nursing homes. See also: Americans ‘Very Concerned’ GOP Budget Will Force Elderly From Nursing Homes A new study published in Health Affairs, a journal on health […]
50 Cent is well known for his business ventures outside of music, however, his latest is unlike the rappers many projects in the music, fashion and cologne industries. 5o’s latest venture, “Playground”, is a new book focused on bullying and aimed at teenager readers. “The scenarios in the book are written from the perspective of […]