In today’s top news, the Obama administration requested $25.6 billion in its 2013 budget to spend on the drug war, Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim and the leading cause of death in young Black men is homicide.
The Obama administration in its 2013 budget requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. [HuffingtonPost]
Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim with the Florida homeowners association of the subdivision where their son was shot and killed. [BET]
The leading cause of death in young Black men ages 15 to 24 is homicide, surpassing unintentional injuries, suicide, cancer, HIV and other diseases combined. [NewsWise]
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, is dead at the age of 87. [Telegraph]
The National Park Service celebrated a national monument honoring Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army. [Lancaster Eagle]
The maternal mortality rate has jumped dramatically among Blacks in New York City from roughly 40 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 79 deaths last year. [NY Daily News]
The nonprofit Union of Minority Neighborhoods has been holding public story circles across Boston for minorities who were bused out of their communities as children. [AP]
Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old U.S. diplomat based in Kabul, Afghanistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. [CNN]
Authorities found the bodies of two children buried under 20 feet of dirt at a home construction site in Stanley, North Carolina. [ABC News]
China announces the number of cases of bird flu has increased, and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. [CNN]
In today’s top news, the charred body found amid the ashes of a cabin fire was positively ID’d as Christopher Dorner, two Black cops wrote statements about racism in the LAPD and an Illinois legislator wants to propose a gun safety bill named after Hadiya Pendleton.
The charred body found amid the ashes of a cabin fire was positively ID’d as fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner. [CNN]
Two Black cops wrote statements about racism in the LAPD. [BET]
An Illinois legislator wants to propose a gun safety bill named after Hadiya Pendleton. [ChicagoTribune]
President Obama participated in a Google “Fireside Hangout” where he took questions on the State of the Union speech. [BET]
FOX News mocked 102-year old Desiline Victor, who waited three hours to vote during the presidential election. [MediaMatters]
Philadelphia 7-year-old Zora Ball became the youngest person to create a mobile video game app. [Grio]
Chris Brown and Drake are suing each other over their infamous club brawl. [BET]
A meteor fell near a town in Russia’s Ural Mountains and injured more than 900 people. [BBC]
Five days after losing power due to an engine fire, the stranded Carnival cruise ship finally docked in Alabama. [NBCNews]
South African President Jacob Zuma spoke out against rape in his State of the Nation speech. [AJE]
In today’s top news, the Obamas show major PDA on the Kiss Cam, FDA approves the first drug to prevent HIV and George Zimmerman is accused of molestation and discrimination.
In today’s top news, George Zimmerman’s wife was arrested for perjury after lying about the couple’s finances, a Georgia KKK branch loses its bid to adopt a stretch of the state’s highway and police in Chicago are working overtime to stem the rising tide of street violence.
George Zimmerman’s wife was arrested for perjury after lying about the couple’s finances. [BET]
A Georgia KKK branch loses its bid to adopt a stretch of the state’s highway. [CNN]
Police in Chicago are working overtime to stem the rising tide of street violence. [ChicagoTribune]
A new documentary chronicles how the Grammy Awards show was reworked in the hectic hours after Whitney Houston’s death. [AP]
Usher, 2Chainz and Big Sean will perform at this year’s BET Awards. [BET]
Creator and executive producer of Basketball Wives, Shaunie O’Neal, says she plans to fire three cast members. [BET]
Spike Lee warns that Obama supporters cannot rest on their laurels, expecting an easy victory. [Politico]
Waka Flocka Flame says Rick Ross and Jay-Z copied his style. [BET]
Israel has begun its plan to detain and deport more than 200,000 undocumented African migrants. [CNN]
Imprisoned boxer Floyd Mayweather seeks release from solitary confinement on grounds that he is becoming out of shape. [ESPN]
Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, is losing its distinction as “most dangerous city in the world.” [AP]
In today’s top news, Whitney Houston’s family prepares for the singer’s funeral, fans of Houston are lashing out against iTunes price hikes and Oprah’s OWN network plans to honor the late diva in an on-air special.
Whitney Houston’s family prepares for the singer’s funeral. [BET]
Fans of Whitney Houston are angered at iTunes price hike following the singer’s death. [Contactmusic]
Oprah’s OWN network will honor Whitney Houston in on-air special. [HollywoodReporter]
President Obama compromises on birth control coverage. [BET]
Obama’s re-election team launches the “Truth Team.” [CBS]
Could Obama’s new centrist agenda be a politically correct ploy to attract white voters back to the Democratic Party?
As enormous as it sounds, a compelling new analysis of various exit-poll results reveal that when it comes to party politics, race may be more of a factor than many of us are willing to believe.
The new data presented in the National Journal shows that white voters not only strongly preferred Republican House and Senate candidates, but have also expressed deep hostility toward the cornerstones of the current democratic agenda and President Obama’s overall job performance. The result of which has created a sort of white flight of registered voters from the Democrat Party.
President Obama took a little break from his executive duties to issue a challenge to the hosts of the Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters,” a program where popular myths are either confirmed or debunked. Obama, a big fan of the show, tasks hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman with busting the myth of Archimedes’ solar ray. According to legend, back in 214 B.C. ancient Greek forces were able to set powerful invading Roman ships on fire by using just mirrors. The president wants to know if this really happened, so at his orders, Savage and Hyneman set out to recreate the supposed event. Check out the episode Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 9PM to see how it all turned out.
Watch the president announce his cameo appearance on the show during the White House Science Fair:
Is he “The One,” as Oprah Winfrey once exclaimed with a sense of awe? Is he the secular messiah that has come to save the mighty American empire from crumbling into pebbles of shameful despair? Or, is he, as some right-wing extremists have condescendingly declared, “The Magic Negro,” who has come to wave his wand to cure all of America’s ills left over from the previous eight years? Who exactly is Barack Obama? He is the 44th President of the United States who has been given the responsibility via the expressed powers of the Constitution to be the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, to ensure that U.S. laws are properly carried out, to make treaties with foreign nations, to appoint ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices and Cabinet members, to veto certain legislation, when necessary, etc.
Is President Obama God? Obviously the answer to this extraordinarily extreme question is, “No!” But, one has to wonder whether certain individuals believe that President Obama, as well as former presidents, should fulfill the role of the sovereign, majestic, and mighty Creator. With nearly 200 accomplishments in two years, comments such as, “I’m tired of defending him” and “He should have reversed all of our problems by now” bespeak of this unattainable belief that President Obama or any other president can simply snap his fingers to fix the economy and other enormous issues that evolved years prior to his presidency.
AP is reporting that President Barack Obama spoke with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday to express his condolences for the loss of life in twin bombings that killed dozens of people.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama offered to provide any support or assistance needed in Uganda. A Somalia-based militia with links to al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed 74 people during Sunday’s World Cup final. The U.S. State Department has declared the al-Shabab militia a terrorist organization.
Gibbs said that while the FBI is assisting in the ongoing investigation, the U.S. believes that there is “no clearer signal of the hateful motives of terrorists than was sent yesterday.”
Watch a live video stream of President Obama’s Oval Office address on the BP Gulf Coast disaster tonight at 8 p.m. on BET.com.
BET Networks’ Centric will broadcast the speech on TV at the same time as well.
For the first time, the President will speak to the nation from the Oval Office. The setting of his message is expected to add weight to the subject of the all-important address and offset criticisms of his administration’s response to the crisis.
The President will let victims of the spill know that he has directed BP to establish a fund to compensate them for losses due to the disaster; he will promise to restore the ecology of the Gulf Coast; and he will set the stage for upcoming legislation on Energy reform.
The President is scheduled meet with officials from BP on Wednesday.
Visit BET.com tonight at 8 p.m. to catch the live stream of President Obama’s speech or watch it on TV on BET’s Centric network.
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