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(kutv.com) A California lawmaker, who favors a penalty for people caught driving while using their cell phone, reportedly caused a car accident this weekend – while she was on her cell phone. State Sen. Carole Migden, 58, D-San Francisco, was driving her state-issued SUV near Vallejo on Friday morning when she rear-ended another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. [...] Last year, Migden voted in favor of a new law that will ...More

I personally prefer the word "Negroes" here. This is a quote from taken from Chris Rock back in the day. It is also my response to Sherri Winston's recent article entitled "The growing divide between poor and middle-class blacks". She writes: The May Essence magazine examines the growing divisiveness between poor blacks and the black middle class today. Of course there is a divide: Those of us who've "made it" have been ...More

From Wikipedia: "Huddie William Ledbetter (January 23, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Leadbelly or Lead Belly. Although he most commonly played the twelve string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina, and accordion. In ...More

(blackenterprise.com) Once upon a time, banks were institutions primarily identified with saving money. Today, many banks seem better known for costing you money. For example, many people use bank debit cards to avoid abusing credit cards. Yet, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Responsible Lending, your bank could hit you with debit card over-draft coverage, at triple-digit (and even quadruple-digit!) interest rates. It's true, banks can ...More

Shay of BookerRising talks talks a little bit about her findings as she pieces together her family tree: "Most importantly, "Roots" was great at emphasizing that black Americans (1) have history and culture before slavery and (2) that we still retain some of it. Since "Roots" aired in 1977, my family has been able to trace our ancestry back seven generations to 1822 in South Carolina on one branch, and back ...More

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Fifty years ago, nine black students faced down a mob to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Now, they are being honored on a commemorative silver coin. The U.S. Mint introduced the coin Saturday at the NAACP's Daisy Bates Education Summit, which pays tribute to the Arkansas NAACP leader who served as adviser to the Little Rock Nine. (more...) More

(CBS) LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the formation of a union for 4,000 security officers who work in high rises, office buildings and other real estate across the city in a move that would guarantee fair wages and affordable health care. The union, a joint partnership with the Service Employees International Union, would provide security officers with the opportunity to organize, negotiate new contracts and transform low-wage employment ...More