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Inner City School Gets 100% of Its Black Men in to College

publisher — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:08:00 GMT

There is one public, all-male, all–African American high school in the city of Chicago called " The Urban Prep Academy for Young Men ," located in Englewood. The school recently got the attention of Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools Chief...(read more)

Jame Brown's Body Missing

publisher — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:32:00 GMT

James Brown's body is missing from its crypt, according to his daughter. The remains of the singer - who died on Christmas Day 2006 (25.12.06) of a suspected heart attack aged 73 - were being held at his daughter Deanna's house in South Carolina while...(read more)

Black Americans Are One of the Fastest-Growing Segments in Online Dating

publisher — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:49:00 GMT

Is online dating capable of doing great things for the Black community? Consider: Gallup reports that half of all Black Americans believe it's "very important" for couples to marry when they have a child -- yet according to research from Packaged Facts,...(read more)

Why Are There So Few Black Women Politicians?

publisher — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:43:00 GMT

Carol Moseley Braun during her presidential campaign in 2004 In Part 2 of our Women’s History Month series on leadership, the real reasons so few are elected. When Ayanna Pressley decided to take a shot at a seat on the city council in her adopted hometown...(read more)

Keith Bulluck gives nine scholarships in honor of Steve McNair

publisher — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:37:00 GMT

Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck surprised nine high school students Monday night by presenting them with $1,000 in scholarship money in the name of his late teammate Steve McNair . The scholarships were presented at the 44th annual National...(read more)

How Black Women Became Powerful

publisher — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:34:00 GMT

In Part 1 of our Women’s History Month series on leadership, a look at the roots of female empowerment. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush held a closed-door meeting at the White House to discuss law and order after the race riots in Los Angeles. Bush...(read more)

Minority births on track to outnumber white births

publisher — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:00 GMT

Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years. In fact, demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number...(read more)

Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 37 months for bribery

publisher — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:19:00 GMT

John T. Greilick Monica Conyers arrives at the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse in downtown Detroit for her sentencing on her bribery conviction, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Conyers is a former Detroit City Council member A former Detroit city councilwoman...(read more)

Once-revered SC lawmaker freezes to death alone

publisher — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:00 GMT

Juanita Goggins is seen in a 1974 file photo in Rock Hill, S.C. Goggins was the first black woman elected to the the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, and was hailed as a trailblazer at the time. Three decades later, Goggins died alone and freezing...(read more)

Nearly Half of Black Women Have Herpes

publisher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:00 GMT

The latest news out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is very troubling, to say the least. A jaw-dropping 48 percent of black women between ages 14 and 49 have the virus which causes genital herpes, says the federal agency. Blacks in general...(read more)

What you can learn from the “departure” of Desirée Rogers

publisher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:29:00 GMT

Let’s face it. An early “departure” from a coveted position in the White House is a re-branded way of saying you were fired—plain and simple. It broke my heart to see a brilliant, beautiful black woman “fired” in such a way for making a mistake—a dangerous...(read more)

Obama to boost civil rights enforcement in schools

publisher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:00 GMT

Arne Duncan Secretary of Education And President Obama Obama administration plans to toughen civil rights enforcement in the nation's schools with a broad review touching on everything from academics to discipline. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced...(read more)

Former Birmingham mayor gets 15 years for bribery

publisher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:52:00 GMT

In this Oct 19, 2009 file photo, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, arrives at the federal building for his trial in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Langford was convicted of taking bribes from an investment banker and is to be sentenced Friday March 5, 2010 in federal...(read more)

Mo'Nique is 5th black woman to win acting Oscar

publisher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:44:00 GMT

Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel won the same honor for "Gone With the Wind" — the first Academy Award ever given to a black performer. The 42-year-old standup comedian portrayed an abusive mother...(read more)

Geoffrey Fletcher Nabs Oscar for 'Precious' Screenplay

publisher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

Before a book can be transformed into a film, there must first be a screenplay...and a gifted screenwriter. Tonight, that winning scribe was Geoffrey Fletcher, who masterfully crafted the story of an abused, illiterate teenager into a gripping film by...(read more)