African American news blog that features news that may get little or no coverage in the mainstream media
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
East Orange NJ principal works 43 years at the same school.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Melissa Harris-Perry on Leaving Her MSNBC Show
Many of us may have read Melissa Harris Perry's statement as to why she left her MSNBC show. Now watch her discuss what happened publicly for the first time on ABC's The View.
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Surprise, black voters not voting for Trump
Before the Republican presidential primaries began, Donald Trump insisted that “I am going to do great with the African Americans…. The African Americans love me.”
Now that we are in Mid-March of 2016, there have been multiple states holding “open primaries” — primaries in which a person of any party may choose in which primary they will participate: Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.
This means that, if Donald Trump is right when he says “The African Americans love me,” black Americans will have departed the Democratic Party in droves in each state with open primaries to vote for the man they love so much: Donald Trump.
Did they? Let’s check American Community Survey and CNN exit poll data to find out.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Two girls make history on Detroit high school's debate team
Tamara Morrison and Tiera Colvin are members of the debate team at University Preparatory Academy in Detroit. They are the first team of women from Detroit to receive a bid to the Tournament of Champions. It's basically the Super Bowl of the high school debate world. Watch their inspiring story below.
Southern wins SWAC championship: Advances to NCAA Tournament
The Southern Jaguars defeated the Jackson State Tigers 54-53 in a thrilling finish to win the SWAC championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. The coach's son, Trelun Banks, scored a game-high 19 points for the Jaguars.




