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Here’s What We Know About the Jurors Seated in Trump’s Historic Criminal Trial

By Sourcestaff / April 17, 2024

CNN reports that so far, and in lightening quick fashion seven people have been seated on the jury in the...

Critics Claim Trump’s Chick-Fil-A Visit Was Staged For Photo Op

By Courtneyb / April 17, 2024

In a surprise appearance at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Atlanta's Vine City last week, former President Donald Trump found himself...

More Than 50 Potential Jurors Dismissed on First Day of Historic Trump New York Criminal Trial

By Sourcestaff / April 16, 2024

The historic first criminal trial ever against a former President of the United States started with emphatic energy as dozens...

The People of New York v. Donald Trump: First Criminal Trial of U.S. President Begins

By Shawn Grant / April 15, 2024

Donald Trump will once again negatively make history. Today (April 15), Trump will be the first former president to stand...

Pras Denied First Attempt At Overturning Political Conspiracy Conviction

By Sha Be Allah / April 15, 2024

According to several confirmed reports, the first attempt to have the federal conspiracy conviction overturned for Pras of The Fugees...

KRS-One and Kurtis Blow Receive Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards At The National Hip Hop Museum Induction Ceremony

By Sha Be Allah / April 8, 2024

The iconic and pioneering careers of Bronx Hip Hop legends KRS-One and Kurtis Blow were honored last week. Both living...

Trump’s Media Stock Plummets, Dropping His Net Worth by $1 Billion

By Sourcestaff / April 2, 2024

For those who swear by Trump being so great for the American economy, here’s something for your bingo card today....

Russian Bomber Planes Spotted 40 Miles From Alaskan Coast

Sha Be Allah

April 20, 2017

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An E-3 surveillance aircraft was scrambled in response to the second sighting of Russian bombers off the Alaskan coast in 24 hours. It is unclear if these were the same planes that were intercepted by the F-... Read Article

Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye To Bill O’Reilly On ‘The Late Show’

Sha Be Allah

April 20, 2017

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Bill O’Reilly tarnished the intellect of a generation, but at least we got Stephen Colbert out of it. As host of The Colbert Report, Colbert played a loudmouth conservative pundit largely inspired by O’Reilly. ... Read Article

InfoWars’ Alex Jones Is A “Performance Artist” His Lawyer Says in Divorce Hearing

Sha Be Allah

April 18, 2017

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The Alex Jones who told his legions of "Infowars" listeners that bogus stories about the U.S. government being behind the 9/11 attacks and about Hillary Clinton operating a pedophile ring out of a Washington D.... Read Article

U. S. First Female Muslim Judge Found Dead In NYC

Sha Be Allah

April 13, 2017

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The body of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a 65-year-old associate judge of New York’s highest court, was found floating off Harlem about 1.45pm local time, a police spokesman said. Police pulled Abdus-Salaam’s fully ... Read Article

NC Files Bill To Make Same-Sex Marriage Illegal Again

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April 12, 2017

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Three Republican lawmakers filed today a new bill, which seeks to ban gay marriage in North Carolina. The "Uphold Historical Marriage Act" aims to invalidate the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 ruling on same-sex mar... Read Article

Drake Endorses Chance The Rapper For Mayor Of Chicago

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April 6, 2017

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No one knew Drake to ever weigh in on politics, but when Chance The Rapper's name is mentioned, Mr. OVO knows what constituents want. After the hashtag #ChanoForMayor began to take a life of its own and Chan... Read Article

Trump Blames Obama For Gas Attack In Syria

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April 5, 2017

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The scale and horror of Tuesday’s gas attack on civilians in Idlib highlighted the vacuum in the Trump administration’s foreign policymaking: the incident was met first by silence, then by criticism of Barack O... Read Article

Fox News Lawsuit Alleges Commentator Was Offered Promotion In Exchange For Sex

Sha Be Allah

April 4, 2017

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A lawsuit filed on Monday morning by a paid political commentator for the Fox News Channel alleges the network's past chairman, Roger Ailes, made unwanted sexual advances while leading her to believe that a big... Read Article

Mayor De Blasio Makes Plans To Close Rikers Island

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March 31, 2017

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Rikers Island, the largest jail in the country notorious for violence within its walls and described by some as "the worst place on Earth," will be closed, city leaders announced Friday. "It will take many y... Read Article

Georgia Couple Sues The State After Being Denied To Name Their Baby “Allah”

Sha Be Allah

March 30, 2017

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A Georgia couple is taking the state to court after they were not allowed to name their daughter “Allah,” which means God in Arabic. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed the lawsuit in Fulton ... Read Article

VP Pence’s Vote Helps Pass Anti-Planned Parenthood Bill In Senate

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March 30, 2017

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Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking Senate vote today to pass legislation that will allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortion... Read Article

News National Donald Trump Backlash for Executive Orders Blocking Abortion Funding

President Trump Signs Executive Order On Climate Change

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March 29, 2017

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that represents his biggest effort yet to erase former President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change. The order directs EPA to begin rolling ba... Read Article

Trump Reverses Obama Regulations With New Legislation

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March 28, 2017

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President Donald Trump signed a handful of measures Monday rolling back Obama-era regulations under the Congressional Review Act. It's part of a larger GOP effort to eliminate an array of regulations issued ... Read Article

Students At Howard Demand Resignation Of White Professor Who Gave A Slave Auction Presentation

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March 23, 2017

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The Mecca of HBCU's Howard University is facing a campus dispute between students and a white professor. On March 9th the unnamed white professor took the opportunity to humiliate one of the Black students duri... Read Article

Joey Badass Being Sued For Assaulting Donald Trump Impersonator

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March 22, 2017

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Phillip Wilburn, who has appeared on TV shows Conan and Jimmy Kimmel Live! as the U.S. President's lookalike, appeared onstage alongside Brooklyn rapper Joey Badass and an impersonator of Trump's presidential r... Read Article

US Bans Electronics On Flights From 13 Countries

Sha Be Allah

March 21, 2017

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The US government is ordering passengers on nonstop, US-bound flights from a handful of Middle Eastern and North African countries to pack electronic devices other than cellphones in their checked baggage. S... Read Article

FBI Director James Comey To Address Russia/Trump Administration Ties In Congressional Hearing

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March 20, 2017

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FBI Director James Comey will testify before the House Intelligence Committee today, alongside National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers, at a hearing about Russian interference in the 2016 elect... Read Article

US Charges 2 Russian Agents, 2 Hackers With Mass Yahoo Site Breach

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March 16, 2017

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Two Russian intelligence agents and two hackers have been charged in a devastating breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts, the Justice Department said Wednesday in bringing the firs... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Shoots Down Clown Dressed As President Trump In New “Lavender”(Nightfall Remix) Video

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March 15, 2017

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Who said Snoop Dogg was all about chronic and Crip walkin'? In his latest visual titled "Lavender" from the Canadian group BADBADNOTGOOD, the Long Beach legend gets political, dropping a lot of pro-Black jar... Read Article

RIP Human Rights Activist And Lawyer Lynne Stewart

Sha Be Allah

March 8, 2017

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Rest in power to the freedom fighter and activist Lynne Irene Stewart (October 8, 1939 – March 7, 2017). Stewart was a defense attorney who was known for representing the poor and powerless. Along with William ... Read Article