Philadelphia police renaming valor medal for slain officer, Robert Wilson III

In his final, courageous moments, Officer Robert Wilson III took on two armed robbers and gave his life to save those around him — an act so noble that Philadelphia's police department will rename its valor medal in his honor, police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Saturday.

Ramsey recounted Wilson's heroism during the slain officer's funeral, telling thousands of mourners it was the greatest act of bravery he has seen in his 46-year law enforcement career.

"Robert redefined what valor means, in my mind," Ramsey said.

Read more: Philadelphia police renaming valor medal for slain officer

The Texas Southern Tigers are going to the NCAA Tournament!

The Texas Southern Tigers had locked up the SWAC Tournament title and are headed to the NCAA Tournament. Although they won the championship game over Southern University 62-58 they were already champions once they made the championship game, since Southern was ineligible for the NCAA's for academic reasons.

Texas Southern was led by Malcolm Riley who scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds. Madarious Gibbs added 12 points.

This makes back to back NCAA tournaments for the Tigers. Congratulations to TSU and good lick in the NCAA Tournament.

The Hampton Pirates are going to the Big Dance!

The 16-17 Hampton Pirates completed an improbable tournament run as a 6 seed to the MEAC title by defeating Delaware State 82-61 in the MEAC Championship Game. With the victory Hampton earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The Pirates were led by Junior guard Deron Powers and guard Brian Darden who scored 20 points apiece. Deron Powers was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This is Hampton's fifth MEAC Tournament title. Congratulations Pirates and good luck in the NCAA Tournament.

Please Give & Help: The Love for Ashley Surgery Fund

A little girl Ashley is suffering from a Pseudomonas infection. Pseudomonas infections can make one very sick if they spread through the bloodstream. A serious infection can cause symptoms of high fever, chills, confusion, and shock. Unfortunately as in Ashley's case it can spread throughout the body. She is receiving treatment, but mounting medical expenses are draining the family financially. the family is trying to raise $6,000 to cover medical cost is is just about $1,500 away from that goal. Please help them reach it! George Cook African American Reports.

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This is a story about my dear friend Louner and his precious daughter Ashley.

On October 21, 2009 a perfect little girl was born. With ten little fingers, ten little toes, and her health in hand, Ashley’s parents were proud of God’s gift. But, 4 months later a “pimple” developed on Ashley’s nose. Her parents took Ashley to the hospital and were given the heart breaking news that the “pimple” on her nose was Pseudomonas.

Pseudomonas is a bacteria that can be found soil, water, and plants. Usually, the bacteria do not cause infection in healthy people. However, this organism will cause a disease when a person’s immune system is already impaired. Pseudomonas infections can make one very sick if they spread through the bloodstream. A serious infection can cause symptoms of high fever, chills, confusion, and shock. For patients who are already very ill, they can die from the Pseudomonas infection.

Antibiotics are currently being used to treat the Ashley’s symptoms to stop the spread of infections to other parts of her body, but are becoming too expensive for her family. Her parents are doing the best they can as they are struggling financially to afford Ashley’s care. Moreover, because of Ashley’s condition, surgery is needed to remove the infected tissue and stop the spread of the bacteria to other parts of her face and body.

Please help support Ashely so she her family can afford the surgery she desperately needs and give Ashley a chance to live her life dreams.

Together, through prayers and donations we can help change Ashley’s future. As a giving community “We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.” Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

***ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE HOSPITAL THAT IS PROVIDING ASHLEY'S CARE****

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B. Smith Alzheimer's PSA

Iconic model, restaurateur and effervescent host of the popular TV show "B. Smith with Style" B Smith is currently fighting Alzheimer's, but has still taken the time to do a PSA to warn others about the disease.

Her mission is to get more people, especially minorities, to help with research and to sign up for clinical trials. She's taped a public service announcement with the Brain Health Registry, urging people to go to its website to take cognitive tests and maybe sign up for a clinical trial.

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NYPD edits Wikapedia pages dealing with NY police killings of black men.

Revisions to Wikipedia entries about black men killed by New York City police officials came from computers in the department's headquarters, a new report reveals.

Users at 1 Police Plaza edited articles on Eric Garner, Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo, and other police controversies in what appears to be an attempt to downplay police accountability in each incident, according to Capital New York.

Capital traced the edits using Internet Protocol addresses, or IP addresses, linked to 1 Police Plaza, the NYPD's headquarters.

Some of the changes made in the case of the Eric Garner page were:

● “Garner raised both his arms in the air” was changed to “Garner flailed his arms about as he spoke.”

● “[P]ush Garner's face into the sidewalk” was changed to “push Garner's head down into the sidewalk.”

● “Use of the chokehold has been prohibited” was changed to “Use of the chokehold is legal, but has been prohibited.”

● The sentence, “Garner, who was considerably larger than any of the officers, continued to struggle with them,” was added to the description of the incident.

● Instances of the word “chokehold” were replaced twice, once to “chokehold or headlock,” and once to “respiratory distress.”

Read more: Wikipedia Edits To Pages On New York Police Killings Traced To NYPD Headquarters: Report

Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding

Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding
Ben Jealous (Editor), Trabian Shorters (Editor), Russell Simmons (Foreword)

In this timely and important collection of personal essays, black men from all walks of life share their inspiring stories and ultimately how each, in his own way, became a source of hope for his community and country.

Reach includes forty first-person accounts from well-known men like the Rev. Al Sharpton, John Legend, Isiah Thomas, Bill T. Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Talib Kweli, alongside influential community organizers, businessmen, religious leaders, philanthropists, and educators. These remarkable individuals are living proof that black men are as committed as ever to ensuring a better world for themselves and for others.

Powerful and indispensable to our ongoing cultural dialogue, Reach explodes myths about black men by providing rare, candid, and deeply personal insights into their lives. It’s a blueprint for better community engagement. It’s an essential resource for communities everywhere.

Proceeds from the sale of Reach will go to BMe Community, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building caring and prosperous communities inspired by black men. Reach is also a Project of the Kapor Center for Social Impact, one of the founding supporters of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

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Attorney General Holder Statement on the Overnight Shooting of Two Officers in Ferguson, Missouri

Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Thursday on the overnight shooting of two officers in Ferguson, Missouri:

“This heinous assault on two brave law enforcement officers was inexcusable and repugnant. I condemn violence against any public safety officials in the strongest terms, and the Department of Justice will never accept any threats or violence directed at those who serve and protect our communities—from this cowardly action, to the killing of an officer in Philadelphia last week while he was buying a game for his son, to the tragic loss of a Deputy U.S. Marshal in the line of duty in Louisiana earlier this week. Such senseless acts of violence threaten the very reforms that nonviolent protesters in Ferguson and around the country have been working towards for the past several months. We wish these injured officers a full and speedy recovery. We stand ready to offer any possible aid to an investigation into this incident, including the department's full range of investigative resources. And we will continue to stand unequivocally against all acts of violence against cops whenever and wherever they occur.”

Historically black schools say Obama’s policies have fallen short

The country’s first African American president is finding himself increasingly at odds with a cornerstone of the African American community: historically black colleges and universities.

Leaders at these schools and some black lawmakers say the Obama administration has been pushing policies for years that hurt students at a time when historically black colleges are already cash-strapped and seeing a drop in enrollment.

Tensions spilled over after a recent Congressional Black Caucus meeting with Obama and Vice President Biden in which the president said that historically black schools, also known as HBCUs, needed to do a better job graduating students and not saddling them with debt, according to several people at the meeting. Some Black Caucus members bristled at those remarks since they say the president didn’t acknowledge that his own administration was also pursuing policies that advocates say are hurting the schools.

“The president thinks that HBCUs — and there may in fact be some — are failing our students,” said Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio), who was in attendance. “But there needs to be an open dialogue about higher education and why HBCUs have historically gotten short shrift when it comes to resources and recognition.”

Read more: Historically black schools say Obama’s policies have fallen short

Two police officers shot in Ferguson

Two police officers were shot during a protest outside Ferguson, Missouri police headquarters early on Thursday, police said, just hours after the city's police chief quit following a damning U.S. Justice Department report into his force.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters a 41-year-old officer from his department was struck in the shoulder and a 32-year-old officer from the nearby Webster Groves Police Department was hit in the face around midnight as the crowd was starting to break up.

He said he did not know the conditions of the officers, whom he did not identify, but said they were both conscious and being treated at a local hospital.

Read more: Two officers shot outside Ferguson police headquarters after chief quits

Morning Joe Blames Racist SAE Video on Rap Music

Here's one from the that didn't take long, but not as soon as we expected file. On MSNBC's (yes, that channel still exist) the host and guest pinned some of the blame for SAE's racist rant on Hip Hop. They discussed this idea because of the lyrics of Wocka Flocka Flame (apparently he still exist also), who in protest has cancelled a performance for the fraternity. I actually expected someone to make this charge but I would have bet $100 it would have came from Fox News or conservative radio. Watch the video excerpt below:

Ferguson city manager resigns after critical DOJ report

Ferguson City Manager John Shaw resigned Tuesday in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report. Shaw's resignation was announced the same day the City Council voted 7-0 on a mutual separation agreement with Shaw.

List of 47 Republican traitors (senators) that signed letter to Iran

Here's a list of the 47 traitors who have taken things to a new low because of their their hatred for President Obama. These "Americans"  signed a letter written by Sen. Tom Cotton that was addressed to an adversary during delicate negotiations with that adversary in the hopes of undermining those negotiations. It's sad because they call themselves patriots and are anything but.

Richard Shelby (Ala.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Dan Sullivan (Alaska)
John McCain (Ariz.)
John Boozman (Ark.)
Tom Cotton (Ark.)
Cory Gardner (Colo.)
Marco Rubio (Fla.)
Johnny Isakson (Ga.)
David Perdue (Ga.)
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
Jim Risch (Idaho)
Mark Kirk (Ill.)
Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
Joni Ernst (Iowa)
Pat Roberts (Kansas)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
Rand Paul (Ky.)
David Vitter (La.)
Bill Cassidy (La.)
Roger Wicker (Miss.)
Roy Blunt (Mo.)
Steve Daines (Mont.)
Deb Fischer (Neb.)
Ben Sasse (Neb.)
Dean Heller (Nev.)
Kelly Ayotte (N.H.)
Richard Burr (N.C.)
Thom Tillis (N.C.)
John Hoeven (N.D.)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Jim Inhofe (Okla.)
James Lankford (Okla.)
Pat Toomey (Pa.)
Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
Tim Scott (S.C.)
John Thune (S.D.)
Mike Rounds (S.D.)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Ted Cruz (Texas)
Orin Hatch (Utah)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Shelley Moore Capito (W.V.)
Ron Johnson (Wis.)
Mike Enzi (Wyo.)
John Barrasso (Wyo.)

Oklahoma University President expels two SAE students who led racist chant.

Oklahoma University president, David Boren has released the following statement following the expulsion of two students who allegedly led the racist chants seen on video.

I have acted today to expel two students who were leaders in the singing of a racist chant. See press release - DBo pic.twitter.com/VypOiVqXi7

— David Boren (@President_Boren) March 10, 2015

Last black member of SAE chapter at Oklahoma University speaks out.

William Bruce James II, who is one of just two black men ever to join the university's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, pledged in 2001. After the recent controversy over a racist chant by members of the chapter he has now spoken out.

Top recruit de-commits from Oklahoma after racist video

Jean Delance decides to not attend University of Oklahoma following racist slurs and learning from the TV rather than UO coaches.

Ferguson judge named in DOJ report resigns

A Ferguson municipal court judge, Judge Ronald Brockmeyer who was named in a scathing Department of Justice report is resigning.

Wisconsin students march on state capitol demanding justice for Tony Robinson

Over 1,500 high school and college students marched to the capitol building in Madison Wisconsin, and then peacefully entered to protest the police shooting of teenager Tony Robinson. Watch the inspiring video below.

SNL’s Weekend Update Makes Fun Of Ben Carson "Gay" Comments

SNL‘s Weekend Update piled on Dr. Ben Carson for his comments about how prisons show being gay is a choice, because some people go in straight and come out gay.

John Lewis: Video of Selma 50th Anniversary Speech

Watch Congressman John Lewis, who helped lead the civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 speak at the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 2015.