How the mighty are fallen. Thirty-five years ago the average German was roughly 15 times richer than the average Chinese. Today the ratio is less than 3-to-1. Back in 1980 the Chinese economy accounted for just 2.2% of global economic output, one third the size of Germany’s share. By 2016, according to the International Monetary […]

One woman, a 35-year-old mother of two little girls, agreed to tell her story to WRAL Investigates, as long as she was not identified. She says she was flown to the U.S. from Mexico after answering an ad online that promised a work VISA and an education scholarship, but that’s not what happened when she […]

“They have not caught no one yet,” said Shakanah’s mother Demetriss China “I feel like it’s not right for a 13 year old to get killed at her home, in her yard, for no apparent reason, and nobody’s out here doing their job like their supposed to.” This sounds all to familiar. http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8417914

This occurred at a restaurant in Crystal City (Virginia) and everybody was aware of it,” said Wilson, who was a consultant for the organization at the time, in the KTOK interview. “It was only a matter of time because so many people were aware of what took place, so many people were aware of her […]

Even in losing seasons, the Knicks were an economic slam-dunk for Madison Square Garden and surrounding businesses. But with all NBA games cancelled through the end of November — and potentially longer if a contract deal between team owners and players isn’t reached Saturday — lucrative markets such as New York are going to be […]

Verity Records recording artist Deitrick Haddon will be in Raleigh North Carolina on Sunday November 6, 2011 for the play “Dream With Your Eyes Open.”

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was once headed by Martin Luther King has pledged to mentor and guide the Occupy Atlanta movement, a branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The decision to mentor Occupy Atlanta came after a six hour meeting led by SCLC President Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. See Also: Kim Kardashian […]

You might typically expect that the father-daughter dance at a wedding is the stuffy, ceremonious kind of stuff that usually leaves you bored to tears….well, this father and daughter had something different in mind.

Feminist and former Black Panther Angela Davis lent her voice to the Occupy Oakland movement when she appeared at one of the rallies. Davis addressed a crowd of over a 100 at Oakland’s City Hall yesterday. See Also: X-Factor Says His Elimination Was Rigged See Also: Black Travel: Visit Baltimore, Maryland Davis also visited the […]