Posted in Obama on Feb 28th, 2010
Born: 4 August 1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
President of the United States, 2009-present
Name at birth: Barack Hussein Obama II
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American president in American history. Obama has spoken often of his multicultural background: his father was from Kenya, his mother from Kansas, and they met [...]
Posted in NAACP on Feb 28th, 2010
Posted in Sports News on Feb 28th, 2010
Wide receiver Terrell Owens will not be offered a new contract by the Buffalo Bills, the NFL team said on Saturday.
Posted in Celebrity News on Feb 28th, 2010
Marie Osmond’s teenaged son, Michael Blosil, has killed himself by leaping to his death around 9 p.m. Friday in Los Angeles, reports Entertainment Tonight, which quotes Marie’s brother, Donny Osmond, as saying, “Please pray for my sister and her family.”
Posted in Celebrity News on Feb 28th, 2010
Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side costar Quinton Aaron has an admission: He’s long had a crush on the Oscar-nominee. But after being cast opposite Bullock in the family and football drama and learning she was attached – as in married, to motorcycle builder Jesse James, since 2005 – he was happy to take their relationship [...]
Posted in Black History on Feb 27th, 2010
When the Governor of Maryland sought an attorney to serve on the Judicial Appointments Committee, Governor Ehrlich called Judge Billy Murphy “an attorney who has won more cases in front of more judges in Maryland” a man respected and known across the state for his legal acuity and expertise inside and out of the courtroom.
Posted in religion on Feb 27th, 2010
On February 26 and 27, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will be in attendance for the Nation of Islam’s Annual Saviour’s Day Convention where he plans to address the ongoing woes of the country and the world.
Posted in Jazz on Feb 27th, 2010
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple.
Posted in Politics on Feb 27th, 2010
– White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner and she was heavily criticized for her role in allowing the embarrassing episode to happen.
Posted in Celebrity News on Feb 27th, 2010
Anita Baker’s Friday began with the threat of jail hanging over her.
It ended with the Grammy-winning R&B singer exiting a Detroit courtroom, smiling and excited to get her weekend started.
Posted in NAACP on Feb 27th, 2010
It was a winning night for “Precious” at the 41st NAACP Image Awards.
The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture and outstanding independent film at Friday’s ceremony. Stars Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher and director Lee Daniels also won.
Posted in Sports News on Feb 27th, 2010
Retired basketball icon Michael Jordan bought a majority share of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, officials said Saturday.
Jordan, who was already a minority owner of the team, headed a group that bought a majority share of the team from businessman Robert Johnson, Johnson said in a statement.
Posted in Celebrity Crime News on Feb 27th, 2010
Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson has been charged with sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child.
Posted in Black History on Feb 27th, 2010
Robert Mack Bell (born July 6, 1943) is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1991 he has been a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in Maryland, and its Chief Judge since 1996 and has been a judge at every level in the Maryland Courts system. He is [...]
Posted in Events on Feb 26th, 2010
