Ancient Japanese 'Naked Sushi' Tradition Catches On in Florida

Naked Sushi now imported into the States, coming soon to a restaurant near you! Great Japanese export, there's a naked Samurai version for the women but please be careful of his big sword!"The "naked sushi" trend —...

'Norfolk 17' honored and remembered

"NORFOLK, Va. - The "Norfolk 17" were honored Sunday at the church that educated them 50 years ago when six of the city's all-white public schools closed under Virginia's defiant response to court-ordered desegregation. Ten of the 14 surviving members of the Norfolk 17 —...

2008 Essence Music Festival Held in New Orleans

If you live in the New Orleans area, you're no doubt aware that the Essence Music Festival was held this past weekend from July 4-6, 2008. The annual festival of black music and culture has been running since 1995...

Officials Fear Storm Winds Could fan Sask. Fires

New storm winds could cause the fires that have been raging in Saskatchewan for the last week to burn longer, stated worried officials.The fire has already caused over 2,000 people to be evacuated and while firefighters seemed to have a handle on it early Friday morning,...

Viva La Download Or Death And All His CDs

I think we can begin the farewells to CDs as music downloading is continuing to grow. In just two weeks, Coldplay broke the record of most downloaded album beating John Mayer's old record. This accounts to "SOLD"...

Police confirm four shot in Carrollton, VA, one dead

One of the four males involved in a shooting earlier today has been pronounced dead. His identity has not been released. " CARROLTON, VA. (WAVY.com) --Around 5:15, four black males were shot at a...

Black National Anthem replaces the National Anthem at Denver Event

A jazz singer shocked some Denver residents after replacing the words to the national anthem with those of the "Black National Anthem" during the annual State of the City address this week. While the words are rather...

Two dead, nine hurt in building blast

"TWO people were killed and nine injured in an explosion that ripped through a 12-storey apartment building in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. A local prosecutor said initial signs were that the blast...

New evidence collected in 1946 black lynching case

An evil part of American history, alongside the mass slaughter of Indians and dropping atomic bombs on Japanese civilians during WWII"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- State and federal investigators said Tuesday that they...

Is the Atom Smasher Safe?

Stop the scientists before they destroy us all!  That's what a Hawaii man with a background in nuclear physics is asking a court to do." Walter F. Wagner and his colleague Luis Sancho have filed a federal...

Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the...

Teenage ninja causes lock-down in 5 schools

This story cracks me up. A camp counselor on his way to a costume-themed party caused a lock-down at 5 public schools in Barnegat, NJ.  A local librarian called police reporting that there was a man dressed as a...

Briton guilty of family murders

A former British IT worker Neil Entwistle has been charged with murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter. "A British man has been found guilty of murdering his American wife and...

Heady excitement damped by doubt

Benin's intro:  This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing  special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy.  The report was very fairly balanced and...

McCain adviser says terrorist attack would boost campaign

Looks like one of John McCain's advisors let loose a little too much "straight talk" in an article published yesterday in Fortune magazine, saying that a terrorist attack would be a blessing for the McCain campaign....

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