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NEW YORK– An 8-year-old boy took his father’s loaded 9-mm handgun to a Queens school Thursday and sold it to a classmate for $3, cops said.

OKLAHOMA-Republican state senator from Oklahoma, Sally Kern said at a recent event that the reason minorities don’t earn as much as white people is that they don’t work as hard and that African Americans are in prison because they don’t want to study in school. Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said minorities earn less than […]

Below are some photos from some of the neighborhoods hit hardest by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri. Our Radio One correspondent at Hot 104.1 in St. Louis, C-Note, was on the ground with video of the devastation that occurred in many Black neighborhoods in St. Louis. Close to 200 homes were damaged in the […]

NEW YORK–President Barack Obama spoke on the release of his birth certificate during an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday shortly after the White House made the document public.

For decades, many African Americans grew accustomed to a middle class lifestyle in their homes across the country. Lives that were built through hard work; climbing up the corporate ladder from entry level positions to the corner offices. But with foreclosures and the continuing recession, many African-Americans find themselves in dire straits. Close to 15.5 […]

One in four children in the United States is being raised by a single parent — a percentage that has been on the rise and is higher than other developed countries, according to a report released Wednesday. Of the 27 industrialized countries studied by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. had 25.8 […]

Recent photos and reports suggest that tennis superstar Serena Williams is now testing out the music scene. Last week, Williams dropped in at Minnesota Vikings player Bryant McKinnie’s studio, where she worked with hip-hop producer DJ Clue. Despite this, the tennis star will soon be training to get back on the courts after recovering from […]

While we love the fact that rain boots allow us to tap into our childlike side with bright colors, crazy prints, and bold patterns, sometimes we really just need a basic boot that blends well. We wanted one that can serve it’s purpose but still allow us to look like adults. So we found 9 […]

As Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” show ratings blow away the competition, it’s no surprise that a key to their success is the over the top screaming matches between black women. NeNe Leakes, Star Jones, Latoya Jackson, and Dionne Warwick have all gone toe-to-toe in past episodes; as they get louder, angry, and aggressive, the ratings […]

Washington D.C. — A 16-year-old kid was stabbed multiple times Monday at the Smithsonian Zoo during a traditional Easter event for African-American families. NBC Washington reports: Around 4 p.m., D.C. fire and rescue officials received several calls about a stabbing victim at the 2900 block of Connecticut Avenue, and upon arrival they found a teenage […]

Illinois —  Chicago police are searching for a thief who stole $90,000 worth of weaves from a beauty supply store this past Sunday morning. The thieves knew what they were targeting and made off with the hair from Beauty One “A huge steel door had been pried open, with two deadbolt locks on it,” one […]

ATLANTA-An unidentified police officer can be seen on tape slapping and punching a young unidentified woman at an IHOP restaurant in Atlanta. Check out the video below: RELATED STORIES Lakers Forward Charged With Drunken Assault At IHOP Alabama Cops Brutally Beat Surrendering Black Man