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Facebook, the giant social network now under fire over its privacy practices, has been sending personal information to online advertising companies without its users’ consent, according to a Harvard Business School professor who filed a letter of complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday. “Facebook has been telling its users one thing and then doing […]
Have you heard the story about the taxi cab driver who uses his dog as his GPS system? To hear this hilarious story about Pooch GPS check out today's Lamont Award winner.
Did you hear the story about the bank robber who's defense was "The Devil Made Me Do It?" Very funny story...check out todays Lamont Award to get the full scoop.
Did you hear the story about the minister who locked the parking lot gate and sealed the front door shut? To get the whole scoop check out today's Lamont Award.
Have you heard about the machanic who wrecked a customer’s Lamborghini? Check out Todays Lamont Award to get the full scoop.
A sharp rise in African American voting rates in the 2008 presidential election was largely a Southern phenomenon, according to a Census analysis of voting patterns released Wednesday. The South was the only region in the country where the voting rate among blacks increased sizably from the 2004 election, from 59 percent to 66 percent. […]
Today’s Panel For The Discussion Topic: “How Do We Save Our Babies?” Black Male Symposium-Jeff Weaver Assistant District Attorney-Lakeisha Fields (http://phila.gov/districtattorney/crimePrevention_YouthAidPanel.html) Concerned Black Men (7200 N 21st St Phila, PA 19130—215-276-2260—www.cbmphila.org) Work Ready Philadelphia (Hotline:267-502-3742—www.workreadyphila.org/youth)
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Dressed in his Sunday red shirt, Tiger Woods bowed his head and sat in silence in front of his locker. He was supposed to be on the ninth hole at The Players Championship. In another stunning twist for someone whose life used to be so predictable, Woods withdrew suddenly with […]
The Belle Report New York, NY — The American Heart Association’s Power To End Stroke (PTES) campaign initiative wrapped up last week with a major event on Friday, May 7, 2010. The 4th Annual Power Awards Gala celebration stopped by the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City. The event was hosted by comedian George […]
Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Severe storms and massive flooding last weekend killed 23 people in Tennessee, state emergency management officials said.
(CNN) — Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Horne was 92. She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood studio when she joined MGM in 1942. Horne’s expressive voice made her a singing star […]
VIA: CNN A suspicious package in Times Square prompted an evacuation and raised alarms in a jittery city on Friday afternoon until authorities determined it was a false alarm. Investigators determined after an anxious hour or so that the suspicious package -- a green cooler -- contained only water bottles.