May 25th, 2012

In today’s top news, a witness recounts seeing drum major Robert Champion beaten with drum mallets during hazing, former high school football star Brian Banks is exonerated in rape case and Lil Wayne fires back at Pusha T for Young Money diss track.
A witness recounts seeing drum major Robert Champion beaten with drum mallets. [CNN]
Former high school football star Brian Banks is exonerated in rape case. [GMA]
Lil Wayne fires back at Pusha T for Young Money diss track. [BET]
One Atlanta man is gearing up to celebrate Memorial Day with his family from the motherland. [BET]
A high school in Brooklyn plans to hand out condoms for students at this year’s prom. [MSNBC]
The Ukranian reporter who kissed Will Smith apologizes for the gaffe. [BET]
Rapper Kendrick Lamar supports President Obama’s stance on gay marriage. [BET]
Doctors report an increasing number of children eating detergent packs thought to be candy. [AP]
The U.N. urges member nations to drop sanctions against Zimbabwe. [BET]
African Union forces capture Al-Shabab militant stronghold near Mogadishu, Somalia. [BBC]
TAGS: African Union, Al-Shabab, atlanta, Brian Banks, FAMU, Florida A&M University, Football, gay marriage, gay rights, Health, hip-hop, Kendrick Lamar, LGBT, Lil Wayne, marching band, Memorial Day, Mogadishu, President Obama, Pusha T, rape, Robert Champion, sanctions, Somalia, teen pregnancy, Ukraine, United Nations, Will Smith, Young Money, Zimbabwe
March 20th, 2012

In today’s top news, the federal government has decided to launch an investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin, new, negative details emerge about Robert Bales, the staff sergeant accused of massacring Afghan civilians, and Beyoncé is planning her first post-baby concert in Atlantic City.
The federal government has decided to launch an investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin. [BET]
New, negative details emerge about Robert Bales, the staff sergeant accused of massacring Afghan civilians. [ABC]
Beyoncé is planning for her first post-baby concert in Atlantic City. [BET]
Jaleel White to join Dancing With the Stars. [BET]
Nicki Minaj to become the face of a new Pepsi beverage. [Forbes]
Study shows “meth babies” have similar behavior to “crack babies.” [AP]
Black Chicago fire recruits from 1995 finally join the department. [Sun-Times]
Rick Santorum tells a crowd the unemployment rate “doesn’t matter” to him. [NBC]
Report: States do a poor job of guarding against corruption. [CNN]
Senegalese superstar Youssou Ndour launches his presidential campaign. [AFP]
TAGS: 2012 presidential election, afghanistan, beyonce, Blue Ivy, chicago, Chicago Fire Department, Civil Rights, corruption, crack babies, crime, crystal meth, Dancing with the Stars, economy, Family Matters, gop, Health, hip-hop, illegal drugs, Jaleel White, meth, meth babies, methamphetamines, Nicki Minaj, Operation Enduring Freedom, Pepsi, Racial Profiling, racism, Rick Santorum, Senegal, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Department of Justice, unemployment, War in Afghanistan, Young Money, Youssou Ndour