NEWSMAKERS EXTRA!

Beck Talks Faith in Rally
Coinciding with Anniversary of
King's Speech

By:

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck opened his controversial "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday by urging Americans to "turn back to God" and return the nation to the values on which it was founded.......Read More

POLITICS HOT

DILLARD ENDORSED BY
CAYCIE DIX

By Maynard Eaton

August 27, 2010 Two of Rockdale County’s rising political stars have now become teammates. Courtney Dillard, the dynamic 47-year-old developer, minister and father of five, today announced that..... Read More

“NEWSMAKERS” SPEAKS: Opinions & Editorials

Maryland Black Mayors,
Inc.—Giving Power to the People

By Raynard Jackson

I was honored to be asked to be the moderator for the Maryland Black Mayors, Inc. (MBM), county executive forum for Prince George’s County, MD ......Read More 

BLACK BEAT

Term 'boy' is Proof of
Racial Animus

By Stephen Bright

Plaintiff can only hope U.S. Supreme Court will overrule the 11th Circuit for a second time.....Read More

ON THE RIGHT SIDE

Beck's Perverse
Honor of King
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

There are 52 Saturdays in 2010 and talk show exhibitionist Glenn Beck could have picked any one of them to hold his "Restoring Honor" rally on Washington DC's Lincoln Mall. But Beck, of course.....Read More

BLACK YOUTH

Black Students Help Invent Electric
Car That Sets Science Records
By: Boyce Watkins

Kansas City, Miss., is one of my favorite places in the world. I have friends there that I respect, and I've grown to appreciate the African-American community in that city. One of the things I noticed.....Read More

FINANCIAL VIEWPOINT

New Credit Cards Cut You Off –
When You Want
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"I'm sorry, ma'am. Your card has been declined," says the cashier. .....Read More

Arts & Entertainment

Drake And Nicki
Minaj Tweet About
Getting Married
By: Mawuse Ziegbe

'Please refer to @nickiminaj as Mrs. Aubrey Drake Graham,' Drizzy tweets.......... Read More

OUT AND ABOUT

A Time of Remembrance for Hurricane
Katrina: An Editorial
By Kathy Anderson

There were moments in the first days after Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees collapsed when it felt as if all that was dear to us had been lost.......Read More