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Its statement is simple and stark. “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.” The undersigned so far include Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Russell Banks, Jennifer Egan, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, David Rakoff, Donna […]
ABC has canceled “Charlie’s Angels,” the network announced Friday. The network axed the series after just four episodes due to low ratings. The cancellation is one of the first few of the new television season, after “The Playboy Club” and “Free Agents” among others, and the first made by ABC. See full story here: [ione-gallery id=”315717″ src=”http://newsone.com”%5D
Open your eyes: this is the revolution. Yesterday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives spent an entire legislative session debating a hollow abortion bill.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has taken over America, and even right here in Cleveland. Our own afternoon host, author and activist Michael Baisden recently visited lower Manhattan to interview several of the protesters. Baisden, known to support the social issues that affects our communities, hosts “The Michael Baisden Show” weekdays from 3pm to 7pm […]
Now more than ever, it is important that we strive to gain and maintain work-life balance. According to one study, 52 percent of employees say that job demands interfere with family or home responsibilities, while 43 percent say that home and family responsibilities interfere with job performance. These statistics show just how overworked people are, […]
Ten NBC owned TV stations have picked up Steve Harvey’s new syndicated talk show for a fall 2012 launch, it was announced Thursday by Barry Wallach, president of NBC Universal Domestic TV Distribution. Winning a daytime slot on the NBC stations is expected to ensure the show will get a national launch, notes the Hollywood […]
Boxing icon Muhammad Ali claims he got sucker-punched when he purchased a mansion in his Louisville hometown that turned out to be a huge money pit. The Greatest of All Time purchased the home for $1.87 million in 2006. He and his wife Yolanda are now suing the couple that sold them the property, alleging […]
A toddler’s arm was ripped off by a washing machine after he managed to open the door while it was in mid-cycle. Lewis Wrench, who just turned three years old, wandered into the kitchen and was able to open the door of the front-loading unit while it was still running and reach inside. His mother, 24 year old […]
Martin Luther King isn’t the first African American to be immortalized with his own monument. There are several memorials across the country paying tribute to African American leaders, artists, and academics. Check out our list of the Top 10 monuments to African Americans. We positioned them in the order we think Is there anyone you […]
Rappers Turn Waiters For Charity At Doug E. Fresh’s Harlem Chicken & Waffles Joint In honor of breast cancer, The Kangol Kid from legendary rap group UTFO enlisted rappers to wait tables at Doug E. Fresh’sChicken & Waffles joint yesterday. Kangol lost his friend and manager Shaunda Lumpkin’s mom to breast cancer and started the Mama Luke Movement. “I […]
WHEATON, Md-Police say that a bus driver was stabbed after confronting a man who was masturbating on the bus he was driving. After several passengers complained a woman confronted the man an the bus river intervened in the conflict and was subsequently stabbed by the man. Bus Driver Sued After Attacking Teenager For Being Short […]
Bounce TV just launched as the first all black tv network but its already getting some competition! TV industrysources say Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has been shopping around KIN TV, a new multicast network targeting Black folks. KIN TV will offer a “wide range of programming designed to entertain, inform and inspire a broad audience of modern African-American viewers,” […]