May 18, 2013

African American Class of 1963 Birmingham High Schools Finally Get A Prom

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*We were so glad to see Wilcox County High School in Cordele, Georgia, come to their senses and have an integrated prom last week. Even though it was organized by students that were fed up with the state of affairs, surely the triumph feels the same. The Class of 1963, may have taken notes from [...]




Tamron Hall Amused to Tears By Dirty Old Man Comments During Alabama Game (Video)

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*Alabama really put a spankin’ on Notre Dame Monday night. The game ended with a disgraceful 42-14 loss for #1 Notre Dame. They were getting beaten so bad in the first quarter, the commentators got restless and turned their eyes to other things. MSNBC’s Tamron Hall was, as they say in Internet talk, ROFLMAO, when [...]




Burglar Disembowels Group Home Resident (Video)

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*So far, we haven’t heard anything about bath salts in the latest story of mayhem, but we’re hoping that someone will bring some logical explanation to the table soon. Razellius Mills, 20, was breaking into an Alabama group home when he must’ve been encountered by one of its residents during the night. He stabbed Derrick [...]




Jeweler Offers Refunds to 300 Customers for Losing Football Bet

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*If you are getting engaged and bought your jeweler at an Alabama jewelry store, you may be eligible for a refund of your money spent on the ring. Now you might think that this offer would break the jewelry store, but it really made cash for the jeweler. Jeff Dennis of Jeff Dennis Jewelers made [...]




Judge Cracks Down on Sagging Pants; Man Gets 3 Days in Jail

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*Are you one of the many people who are tired of seeing young and older men (who should know better) wearing their pants below the tail bone with ugly, sometimes dirty, underwear showing? There are so many guys that think there should be a movement in support of this not-so-smart looking fashion choice as an [...]




Octavia Spencer Day Declared in Ala.; State Honors Actress

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*Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer was honored today by her home state of Alabama. About 400 people turned up at the Alabama Statehouse to celebrate the actress, who won this year’s best supporting actress Oscar for her performance as a maid in “The Help.” She rolled up to the Statehouse in a pink limousine for the ceremony. [...]




The Recent Civil Rights March You Should Have Heard About

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*NewsOne’s funny man political commentator Elon James White was able to cover the Selma to Montgomery 2012 march which had the likes of Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson marching against the proposed voter ID laws in many states. It was a historic retread of the Selma to Montgomery march of 1965. The march [...]




When Ministers Attack – Taser Used in Church Brawl

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*You know times are tough when ministers have it out for other ministers. Singer and Minister of Music, Simone Moore (pictured), allegedly used a Taser on a pastor who just fired him, which set off a terrible confrontation. It ended up with a deacon stabbing the Moore’s mother. It all went down a week ago [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Psychology 101

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*What would you do if your home, and the homes of a few thousand other residents in your city, had been destroyed by a tornado that killed three hundred people and left nearly everyone else homeless? You probably would get in line for one of those mobile homes provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [...]




Photos: Tom Joyner Show Assists in Tornado-Ravaged Alabama

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*In response to the tornado struck areas in Alabama, The Tom Joyner Morning Show joined in the recovery efforts and aired a special broadcast this morning from 98.7 Kiss-FM studios in Birmingham. In addition to the live broadcast, the show has reinstated the BlackAmericaWeb.com Disaster Relief Fund, which has already begun accepting donations to assist [...]




Video: Tornadoes Kill 178 People Across the South

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*Deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through the South Wednesday, killing more than 170 people in five states and giving neighboring states a possible taste of what’s to come today, authorities said. At least 178 deaths are being blamed on severe weather that has hit the region in the past several days. The majority of the [...]




Oh No! Antoine Dodson Busted for Marijuana Possession

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*How about a celebrity pot bust report!No problem ’cause we just got word via tmz that Mr. Antoine Dodson apparently didn’t hide his weed up where he was and got popped by the po-po. Dodson was busted in his hometown by Huntsville, Alabama PD at around 2:30 AM. He was booked on a misdemeanor charge [...]




Sewell’s Election a Payoff for Black Women’s Political Progress, Struggle

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*Terri Sewell stood out last month among the newly elected congressional lawmakers waiting to be sworn in inside the House chamber. Almost everyone in the crowd was white and male. Not Sewell, who made history that day as the first black woman from Alabama to take the congressional oath of office. Fifteen black women are [...]




Antoine Dodson Reality Show in the Works

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*TMZ is reporting that Antoine Dodson has been shooting footage for a new reality show that will follow his move from Alabama to West Hollywood. Actress Kali Hawk will serve as executive producer of the series for Entertainment One, according to the website. Dodson shot to fame after his animated interview with a news crew [...]




The South is Rising Again in Alabama with Re-enactment of Civil War Era Oath

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Now that the civil war is over and our President is black, it seems to be of the utmost importance that we relive the prime of the South … according to Southerners. Last month, we were fighting the Secession Ball that is happening in South Carolina, now here we are arguing the same points to Alabama natives about the same thing [...]