Buzzing News: 5 things to know on Monday
1. Obama urges people to push stalled gun legislation
Earlier this year President Barack Obama made a strong push for expanded background checks to control...
Medical examiner from Zimmerman trial confirms cover up?
The lead medical examiner of the George Zimmerman case is now coming forward with alarming accusations! Dr. Shiping Bao is now confirming what the...
Former FAMU football player gunned down by police in Charlotte, NC
A police officer in Charlotte, NC is being charged with voluntary manslaughter for the excessive shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell. Ferrell, an ex-football...
Howard Homecoming rumor: Yardfest $5 entry fee this year?
According to last summer's speculations about the most popular Howard University Homecoming event: Yardfest, for the first time it will be a 'ticketed event'.
Inside...
19 year old Ayaanah Gibson bleeds to death after giving birth in dorm room...
Authorities say a 19-year-old South Carolina college student bled to death after delivering a stillborn baby alone in her dorm room.Richland County Coroner Gary...
Doug Williams says he’s been fired by Grambling
Grambling football coach Doug Williams was fired Wednesday morning.
Williams, 58, said he received a call around 8 a.m. and was summoned to school President...
FAMU experiences steep drop in enrollment
Florida A&M University continues to cope with a drastic decline in enrollment numbers for the second consecutive academic year.
Though unofficial, the preliminary enrollment for...
Stillman College fires president one day after fall convocation
Only one day after he welcomed students, faculty, and staff back to campus for the 2013-2014 academic year during the annual fall convocation, Stillman...
UPDATE wife of Zimmermann not planning to press charges
UPDATE: The estranged wife of George Zimmerman is not planning to press charges after police were called to a domestic dispute in central Florida...
Zimmerman’s wife: ‘He threatened with gun’
George Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her...
Benedict College Student Found Dead on Campus by ‘Unfortunate Incident’
The Richland County Coroner's Office says they don't believe there was any foul play involved in the death of a Benedict student.
According to...
Texas Pastor, AJ Aamir, bans weave from his church
Hell hath no fury like a pastor who doesn’t like hair weave.
When it comes to expressing your religious beliefs, they say come as you...
Rachel Maddow talks on Elizabeth City State students facing voter discrimination [VIDEO]
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MSNBC journalist Rachel Maddow talks on voter discrimination against Elizabeth City State students.
On Monday North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a new...
Tuskegee Airman living in NM dies at age 84
John Edward Allen, a New Mexico veteran who served as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and later earned honors for his Air Force service...
Civil rights attorney, former NCCU chancellor Julius Chambers dies
Julius Chambers, a former chancellor at North Carolina Central University and Charlotte attorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil rights movement...
Black unemployment falls to 12.6 percent in July
The African-American unemployment rate showed significant improvement in July, falling to 12.6 percent from 13.7 percent in June, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The national unemployment...
Elizabeth B. Davidson, nurse anesthetist at Howard University Hospital for 30 years, dies at...
Mrs. Davidson retired from Howard University Hospital in 1984. She later briefly worked in real estate sales in Anne Arundel County. She lived in...
Still No Answers in Death of Hampton University Freshman
As the new school year approaches, students from Baltimore to the Hampton Roads region of Virginia remember David Tolulope Esan, the Hampton University freshman...
