Many Black Americans not over real estate crash Photo credit: Bloomberg News | The windows of a house are boarded-up with plywood in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Ill. Almost one in 10 Roseland properties is vacant and the area's home ownership rate fell to 57 percent in 2010 from 64 pe... Read more...
The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed Attorney General Eric Holder to 2013 upon news that he would use a high-profile speech to announce major policy shifts in the Justice Department's federal sentencing and enforcement arenas. This was a shift that was a full four-year term of Preside... Read more...
To say Britney Exline (pictured) is smarter than average is like saying Barack Obama is just another president. It simply isn't true and here's why: Exline recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2011 at the age of 19, making her the youngest engineer to graduate from... Read more...
Watch President Barack Obama's full 2013 State of the Union Address. Read more...
I can recall not so long ago writing numerous letters to influential people in the city of Chicago asking them for help. I saw many of these same influential people who ignored my pleas at Hadiya Pendleton's funeral service. I asked for help for my eighteen year old daughter, Ryann Brown, who... Read more...
Today on #PodcastWednesdays Presents: #LadiesFirst Hosted By @MelissaKSimmons & @Elle__Tee , In Elle Tee's absence, Melissa welcomes the 3rd co-host of #LadiesFirst, The Walking Mannequin herself, Lex. (@WalknMannequin) Our guests today include: Najee (Radio Host, Singer, Role Model, Actr... Read more...
Within a week of U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election, citizens from 21 states have filed petitions asking to secede from the United States, according to the White House website. Louisiana was first, posting its request on Nov. 7. It was soon joined by Texas, on Nov. 9. In asking for... Read more...
President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) 2012 Election Victory Speech [VIDEO] - I AM NOT A RAPPER President Barack Obama spoke about election night results to supporters at his presidential campaign headquarters in Chicago. More information and results at http://www.c-span.org/Elect... Read more...
A local initiative needs your help (the politicians need your vote): Clothing Donation DropBoxes to be at select Philadelphia polling locations PHILADELPHIA, October 18, 2012 - With the presidential election coming up, some community organizers and local business owners have teamed up to extend... Read more...