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Fiction Author Madison Taylor Re-releases “Scattered Lies I & II” as Two-Volume Special

New York – Everyone once in a while a story teller emerges on the scene with the capacity to weave a web so entangled; you can actually see the characters, feel the warmth of their breath and experience their reality as if it was your own! Such is the case with one of the newest […]

Debut Album From CJ Ballance – A Youthful Praise With A Relevant Message

Aulander, NC – CJ Ballance is taking the gospel music industry by storm with his debut album, If God Said It. Singing from his heart, this North Carolina teen may be young in age but has a lot to share. Hailing from a family of singers, CJ was destined to sing. From the tender age […]

1st Black Woman Headed to Ohio Supreme Court

By Martha Neil – Born to a teenage single mother in Ohio who worked two jobs to provide for the family, Yvette McGee Brown has soared far above what might have been predicted for her based on where she started in life. McGee Brown earned her law degree at Ohio State University in 1985 at […]

Haley Barbour’s Racially Insensitive Remarks

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour recently put his foot in his mouth during an interview with The Weekly Standard when he spoke about his memories of the civil rights movement. According to Reuters.com, Barbour, who may seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, said of the segregated South, “I just don’t remember it as being that […]

Star Jones Joins UPTOWN Magazine as Editor-At-Large

NEW YORK- UPTOWN Magazine announced that attorney, television personality, former prosecutor, political insider, philanthropist and bestselling author Star Jones has joined as Editor-at-Large, effective immediately. Founded in 2004, Uptown Magazine delivers fashion, lifestyle, political and entertainment content specifically created for affluent African Americans. Jones’ first UPTOWN editorial contribution to the publication will be in the […]

Secession/Civil War Anniversary Celebrations Miss the Mark

By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – December 20, 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of South Carolina’s bold secession from the Union. Several weeks later, on January 10, 1861, Florida followed suit and became an independent entity for several weeks until early February, when it joined South Carolina and five other states to form the Confederate States […]

Davis bids goodbye to politics, Alabama

By Deborah Berry – Washington – The last few weeks of the lame-duck session have dragged on for Artur Davis, who has had little say during the final weeks of his congressional career. The Alabama Democrat no longer has an office in the ornate Cannon House Office Building. Like other lawmakers who lost races this […]

Feds: Ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, pals took millions

In the severest blow yet to what once was Detroit’s most powerful political family, a federal grand jury charged ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and three associates with turning city hall into the hub of a criminal enterprise that extorted millions from contractors. “We are hopeful that this case and this indictment brings closure to […]