Warn your kids: Texting while driving now the leading cause of death for teenagers
Apparently the leading cause of accidents among teenage drivers is that they text while driving ...
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HS students suspended for holding a ‘piercing party’ in the locker room
[caption id="attachment_12911" align="alignleft" width="324"] HS student suspended for having a Piercing party[/caption] HS students suspended for holding a 'piercing party' in the locker room By Your Black World The words “what the h-ll is wrong with teens today?” might be a good fit for the story you’re about to read right here. Four students in Atlanta were suspended for holding a piercing party i ...
Read more ›Sony BMG settles major legal battle with Black law firm for the rights of artists
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed by leading industry entertainment Attorney ...
Read more ›Your Black History: 14-year-old George Stinney, the youngest person ever to be executed on death row
He was the youngest person in American history to be put on death row and executed. The case began on March 23, ...
Read more ›African American’s own less than 1 percent of farms today
Today, African Americans own less than 1 percent of farms in the U.S.; and in 1910, nearly one million African-American farmers owned 15 million acres of land. By 1969 that number decreased to 6 million acres of land. ...
Read more ›Jesse Jackson’s ties to Africa pay off
[caption id="attachment_12654" align="alignleft" width="288"] The Jackson family meet with South Africa President Jacob Zuma[/caption] Jesse Jackson’s ties to Africa pay off Santita, daughter of Jessie Jackson, Sr., wife, Jacqueline; meet with South Africa President Jacob Zuma. (Photos by George E. Curry/NNPA) By George E. Curry PRETORIA, South Afri ...
Read more ›Race activists claim past to improve the future
Will Keith Kellogg, crafted the America Healing Initiative to partner with community organizations working to address racial disparities in education, health, criminal justice, the economy and the media. ...
Read more ›Cross words between pastor, Morehouse president
policies specifically designed to help America’s poor is turning out to be a war of words between the pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church and the president of Morehouse College ...
Read more ›Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc. elevates Xernona Clayton
The Board of Directors of the Trumpet Awards Foundation voted and elected Xernona Clayton to Chairman of the Board. ...
Read more ›Whites six times wealthier than Blacks
Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. ...
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