Doctors hope to increase awareness of skin cancer risks for African-Americans

Doctors emphasize more than ever how important it is for people to protect their skin from the sun's damaging rays. That's especially true for African Americans. In some cases, melanoma may be even deadlier for those with darker skin.

NBA to help sponsor Pres. Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative.

[ SOURCE] The National Basketball Association will be among the corporate sponsors that have committed to helping young minority men as part of the White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.

The NBA, in coordination with its players association, will launch a five-year effort designed to connect 25,000 mentors with young men of color. The league will work with at-risk students to improve attendance and performance at schools. Current and former players will also participate in after school workshops designed to help vulnerable children.

Additionally, NBA hall-of-famer Magic Johnson and Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria will launch a new “National Convening Council” designed to bring together business, philanthropic, and faith leaders to coordinate their efforts to help young men of color.

A little girl, Relisha Rudd is still missing!

In cae you can't make it out the phone number to call is 202-265-9100 (Washington Metropolitan Police Dept.)

Life without water in Detroit.

Literally thousands of citizens in the city of Detroit have had their water cut off for non payment. This has happened while corporations and golf courses who have not paid and have higher water usage have not had their water turned off. Check out this video from the Detroit Free Press which shows how some Detroit residents are making it without running water in their homes.

Disturbing video, NYPD officers choke man to death.

Two NYPD cops ( Officers Daniel Pantaleo & Justin Damico ) have been put on desk duty after one used a choke hold to apprehend a "suspect" leading to the man, Eric Garner's death. Witnesses say all the victim did was break up a fight while police contend he was selling loose cigarettes.

It is worth noting that [SOURCE] Pantaleo has been accused of false arrest and violating police procedures in two lawsuits, court records show. In one, two African-American plaintiffs won $15,000 apiece after claiming they’d been falsely arrested on Staten Island in 2012 and forced to publicly strip so cops could search them. All charges against them were dropped.


RIP to Eric Garner and condolences to his family. Video of the incident is below. Warning, some may find the video disturbing.