Ebony Wilkerson: Why Black People’s Mental Health Issues Go Unchecked
Ebony Wilkerson is sitting inside a Florida jail cell, but should she be viewed as a cold-blooded criminal or a mentally-ill person in need of…
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The Lookout: What You Need To Know And Do Now
I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they…
Obama, Clinton Circles Overlap In Dem Fundraising
NEW YORK (AP) — Melding 2014 needs with 2016 hopes, President Barack Obama is teaming up with an ally and fundraiser of former Secretary of…
Study: Both Public, Police View Black Kids As Older, Less Innocent Than Whites
If I were to tell anyone of color with a clue that White children are given the benefit of the doubt and Black kids are…
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter Terminally Ill, Battling Prostate Cancer
Former middleweight world champion contender Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (pictured) has won may battles in his boxing career but now he is up against one that…
Obama Can’t Force Putin’s Hand On Ukraine Unilaterally And Dick Cheney Knows It
Dick Cheney‘s cowboy adventurism helped to lead America into an unnecessary war with Iraq back in 2002, but his recent criticism of President Barack Obama‘s…
States Wrestle With Developing, Restricting Drones
Law enforcement, government agencies and others are itching to use drones for everything from finding lost hikers to tracking shifting wildfires. But privacy watchdogs are…
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Rhyme & Reason: Meet The Future Of The Young Money Empire [VIDEO]
If you’ve been keeping up on things in Lil Wayne’s world via his Weezy Wednesdays video series, you might have heard him mention a young…
Holder: Heroin An Urgent ‘Public Health Crisis’
Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the increase in heroin-related deaths an “urgent and growing public health crisis” and said first responders should carry…
Administration Drops Proposed Medicare Changes
The Obama administration says it’s pulling the plug on proposed changes to the Medicare prescription program that ran into strong opposition on Capitol Hill. Among…
