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During in the 1970s, when the Russia was the biggest threat to America and radical Islam was not as a concern of the USA’s, the USA began funding and training Islamic militants to fight our Russian enemies in Afghanistan. These militants, known as the mujahideen would rebel the Russians out of Afghanistan and later become […]
Hours before President Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden was dead I was, by weird coincidence, in Memphis, Tennessee, early Sunday evening, May 1st. I had just been driven there after delivering a commencement address at Lane College in Jackson, about two hours east of that great music city. Memphis also happens to be […]
NewsOne’s Bakari Kitwana interviews Vijay Prashad about the implications of the recent killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Ladan. Kitwana and Prashad discuss the American public’s euphoria surrounding this news and what this death means for the war in Afghanistan, and the future of America’s enemies—from Al Qaeda to the Taliban. They also talk […]
_______ Week Ever. Fill in the blank with whatever you feel is appropriate in response to Barack Obama’s last half fortnight. Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last twelve hours, you know that Osama bin Laden, on the direction of our commander-in-chief, was killed in a firefight in Pakistan. The man who claimed […]
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President Obama announced Sunday that he authorized an attack to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan . “This a good and historic day for both of our nations,” Obama said. During the announcement, Obama said the United States received a tip regarding Bin Laden’s whereabouts. On Tuesday, Obama said he received intelligence that confirmed the […]
A college senior at HBCU St. Augustine is slated to graduate this Sunday but won’t be able to walk because of something he posted on…
Families across the Southeastern United States are working to rebuild their lives after powerful storms and tornadoes caused them to lose their homes, family heirlooms and other property earlier this week. The storms, which hit parts of Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, were a part of a system moving across the nation. Damage totals from the […]
Below are some photos from some of the neighborhoods hit hardest by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri. Our Radio One correspondent at Hot 104.1 in St. Louis, C-Note, was on the ground with video of the devastation that occurred in many Black neighborhoods in St. Louis. Close to 200 homes were damaged in the […]
BROOKLYN-At last month’s Black Writer’s Conference at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, actor, Jeffrey Wright paid tribute to legendary African American writer and playwright, August Wilson. Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature organized another great event that kept the long great tradition of African American literature alive and well in Brooklyn. […]
viasource : Amber Roxx Productions Inc./Ophelia C. Productions By: Star Connor-Yolanda Adams Morning Show Producer It was a night that paid tribute to gospel music’s veterans and recognized the industry’s emerging talents as the 42nd Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards entertained a sold-out crowd at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Hosted by the View’s TV Show […]
Brittany Smith was a week away from graduating from the most prestigious academic institution in the world two years ago. Today she faces accessory to murder and firearms charges and her boyfriend is going to jail for life. Brittany could have done anything she wanted to do with her degree and Harvard connections. But her […]