Category: The News

Last week, news broke about two African American men, Christopher Johnson and Nathaniel Claybrooks, where filing a class action lawsuit against the producers of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Rep. Phil Gingrey lambasted President Obama this week for creating a voter outreach group called ” African-Americans for Obama ,” calling the move “worse than sad.” Gingrey’s comments came on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show Tuesday.

Anger in Liberia and celebrations in Sierra Leone over Taylor trial

African Union forces in Somalia set up a hospital offering free medical treatment to patients in Mogadishu.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t wish for a miracle when I was staring down a catastrophic illness almost five years ago.

The final list of candidates in Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential election is published, with 13 candidates allowed to stand.

An overview

Provides an overview, key facts and history of this West African nation

Swaziland’s king receives a luxury jet as a gift from “anonymous sponsors”, a spokesperson says – denying claims meagre public funds were used.

The interim president of Mali announces a new government, appointing three military personnel to key posts.

Libyan authorities ban the formation of political parties based on religious principles, tribe or ethnicity ahead of elections scheduled for June.

Twenty years ago on April 29, 1992, four white LAPD officers were acquitted of assaulting motorist Rodney King despite the presence of videotaped footage of the horrific beating. The nation was fixated on the case, much like we are now with the tragic death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL. But what people often forget …

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Don’t let your mechanic trick you. Alison Kosik explains how you can make sure not to get over charged for repairs.

It’s hard work finding a summer job, but Felicia Taylor has some expert tips for getting the job you want.

WASHINGTON — It turns out calling Democratic lawmakers “Communists” has some consequences. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) was supposed to be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for his district chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) this past Saturday. But days before the event, the group canceled the gathering and …

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