Vincent M. Keenan, Detroit political activist and proponent of the recently adopted new city charter, writes in the HuffingtonPost that the beleaguered, nearly-bankrupt metropolis has just turned a very important corner: Last Tuesday, the new Charter was adopted. It contains ethics reform and enforcement and anticipates policing the complexities of public-private partnerships like the Woodward […]
Thanksgiving and Christmas are both just around the corner! Also just around the corner are food costs that are going up by 5 percent according to the Agriculture Department. And if this is not enough to put a stain on the budget, the American Farm Bureau is projecting that a turkey dinner will cost 13 […]
Move over sisters and make from Gospel artist, writer and worshipper William McDowell, best known for his worship anthem, “I Give Myself Away.” McDowell has landed at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart this week, bringing an end to the female reign of Kierra Sheard, LeAndria Johnson, and Jessica Reedy. McDowell’s new double CD […]
Dr. Cornel West is leaving his post as a professor Princeton University follow what he believes God is leading him to do. West will take a pay cut to teach Christian Practices at Union Theological Seminary in New York beginning in July 2012. Union happens to be the place he got his start as an […]
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla — LB Williams, a 50-year-old Black man, is being charged with burning a cross in his own driveway in an attempt to save his marriage. Williams, who is married to a white woman allegedly burned the cross in his driveway and left a note saying “better not leave that [N-word].” See Also: […]
Director Tyler Perry defends casting reality TV star Kim Kardashian in a role in his upcoming movie The Marriage Counselor by saying that it’s a chance for ministry. He says that he could not have imagined he’d be getting all these emails from fans demanding that he remove Kardashian from the movie at once. Perry […]
Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters clashed with cops this morning throughout lower Manhattan after attempting to march toward the New York Stock Exchange as part of a massive citywide demonstration marking two months since the movement began. The protest had begun peacefully, but quickly grew tense and escalated as cops made 100 arrests when a […]
A 7-year-old girl authored a children’s book titled, “Not Fat Because I Want To Be,” in order to expose the challenges of being an obese adolescent.
Today Marcus D. Wiley put Beverly Crawford “Under The Microscope”. Check out today’s segment to hear all about it!
If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, chances are you probably have a big table to decorate. Even if you’re going buffet style, you don’t need to overdo it as most of the focus will be on the food, which should free you up to wow your guests on a small budget. Travel App Must […]
