February 2nd, 2012
In today’s top news, celebrities remember the life and contributions of Soul Train’s Don Cornelius, a trove of previously unseen Malcolm X artifacts have been discovered and Raven-Symoné is headed to Broadway.
Celebs remember Soul Train’s Don Cornelius. [BET]
New Malcolm X artifacts discovered. [AP]
Raven-Symoné is headed to Broadway. [BET]
Somali-born rapper K’Naan is mad Mitt Romney used his song and is seeking legal action. [WSJ]
Reggae star Elephant Man is charged with rape. [BET]
National Urban League and the U.S. Census Bureau host forum on Blacks. [BET]
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he’s not worried about the poor. [CNN]
Study: Racism, prejudice and conservatism linked to low IQ. [LiveScience]
London landlords are evicting tenants to cash in big on Olympics tourists. [MSNBC]
The number of names on the government’s no-fly list has doubled in the past year. [AP]
TAGS: crime, discrimination, Don Cornelius, economy, Elephant Man, gop, hip-hop, IQ, K'Naan, Malcolm X, Mitt Romney, National Urban League, Obama administration, Politics, poverty, racism, rape, Raven-Symone, Reggae, Somalia, Soul Train, Summer Olympic Games 2012, terrorism, U.S. Census, Women and Girls
February 1st, 2012
In today’s top news, Soul Train pioneer Don Cornelius dies at 75, Beyoncé fans want to erect a monument to the singer in Houston and BET celebrates Black History Month.
Soul Train pioneer Don Cornelius dies at 75. [BET]
Beyoncé fans in Houston are clamoring for a monument to the singer. [BET]
BET celebrates Black History Month. [BET]
Flavor Flav speaks out on his recent family feud. [BET]
A Congolese inventor has created the first African tablet. [News.com.au]
More and more Americans are shirking census race labels. [FOX]
Connecticut student bullied for not being ‘Black enough.’ [NewsTimes]
South African lesbian killers get 18 years in prison. [BBC]
Pfizer recalls one million packets of birth control. [MSNBC]
Photography exhibit examines Black male fashion. [BET]
TAGS: Africa, beyonce, birth control, Black History Month, Black men, bullying, children, congo, contraception, crime, education, fashion, Flavor Flav, gay rights, hate crime, Health, Houston, Lesbian, LGBT, Pfizer, Public Enemy, race, racial identity, science, South Africa, tablet, Technology, Texas, U.S. Census
March 11th, 2009
Just days after Attorney General Eric Holder urged the nation to stay vigilant in pressing for the maintenance and expansion of minority voting rights, the right-leaning U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to broaden protections under federal voting rights laws. The 5-4 decision could prove crucial, since it has the potential to affect the redrawing of legislative boundaries after the 2010 Census. The ruling means that electoral districts must have a majority of Blacks or other people of color to benefit from a special provision of the Voting Rights Act. Did the Supreme Court turn its backs on Blacks? Read the rest.
TAGS: Attorney General Eric Holder, Congressional Districts, U.S. Census, U.S. Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
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