Bill Cosby, files to have 2004 sexual assault charges thrown out, an it just...
Bill Cosby has asked a Pennsylvania court to dismiss sexual assault charges filed against the comedian late last month, saying prosecutors violated terms under which he gave a deposition in a civil...
View ArticleOne United Bank, offices in Los Angeles, Boston and Miami
We are the first Black internet bank and the largest Black owned bank in the country, with offices in Los Angeles, Boston and Miami. We were awarded the highest Bank Enterprise Award by the U.S....
View ArticleLouisville Kentucky, becomes first city in South to raise minimum wage
Louisville Kentucky, on Thursday became the first city in the South to boost the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, a move it will complete by 2017. The lawmakers’ agreement resulted from a...
View ArticleJedidah Isler: How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible...
Jedidah Isler first fell in love with the night sky as a little girl. Now she’s an astrophysicist who studies supermassive hyperactive black holes. In a charming talk, she takes us trillions of...
View ArticleNYC Man Awarded 18.5 million After Spending 22 Years In Prison For Wrongfully...
A Brooklyn man who did 22 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit is on the verge of becoming $18 million richer. A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the sum awarded to Alan Newton by a...
View ArticleObama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons nation wide
On Monday President Obama announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating...
View ArticleValerie Thomas the Inventor of 3D Optical Illusion
Early Life and Career – Valerie Thomas was born in May 1943 in Maryland. Fascinated by technology from a young age, Thomas was not encouraged to explore science. At the age of 8, she checked a book...
View ArticleAntonio Sola paid 3.5 millions to Sway Election results to corrupt Martelly...
Antonio Sola paid millions to Sway Election results Everyone knew before the election on August 9, that President Martelly’s party was far behind. Not one poll showed the PHTK party to be leading. Even...
View ArticleAssault Rifles Stolen From Freight Train In Chicago’s Worst Neighborhood
I always asked the question, where in the hell do criminals and gangbangers get guns from. They do not produce them nor do they have licenses to buy them. Yet, they have more guns then the police....
View ArticleDentist caught with child porn Spread HIV Intentionally, FBI Says
A standard FBI drug investigation led authorities down a darker path than they could have imagined — to a New York City dentist, accused of possessing child pornography, trading methamphetamine for...
View ArticleTeaching Your Kids Financial Independence Or To Be Slaves To Money
The debate over “nature” versus “nurture” has gone on for many years. In other words, are people born a certain way or are they raised to become who they are. Steve Siebold is a self-made millionaire...
View ArticleHome Schooling General Facts and Trends
General Facts and Trends Homeschooling – that is, parent-led home-based education – is an age-old traditional educational practice that a decade ago appeared to be cutting-edge and “alternative” but...
View ArticleBlack Parents Been Home Schooling Their Children Since Slavery
Homeschooling, common among white Americans, is showing an increase among African-Americans kids, as well. African Americans now make up about 10 percent of all homeschooled children in this...
View ArticleKRS-One Keynote Address breaks Down The Invention Of Hip-Hop (Video Only)
Lawrence “Krisna” Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One, and Teacha, is an American rapper and occasional producer from The Bronx, New York City, New York. KRS-One rose...
View ArticleEx-felon tries to help young fathers find success
When Sheldon Smith, 25, talks to or about his 5-year-old daughter, Jada, he becomes a different person. He’s stern: “OK, sit up straight now,” says Smith, founder of The Dovetail Project, his voice...
View ArticleAfrican Americans and Technology Use
This report on African Americans and technology is the first in a series of demographic snapshots of technology use and adoption among different groups of adults in the United States. Based on a survey...
View ArticleWealth inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since the Great...
The Great Recession, fueled by the crises in the housing and financial markets, was universally hard on the net worth of American families. But even as the economic recovery has begun to mend asset...
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