General Baker Presented With Political Leadership Award

Original story posted August 19, 2009

General Thurbert Baker, Georgia attorney, has left his footprint in history as the National Bar Association presented him with its first annual Barack Obama Political Leadership Award during its 84th annual meeting that was held in San Diego, California.

Baker was also awarded for his prestige as he was recognized for his achievements as a public servant as well as an elected official.

The award was given to Baker by Rodney G. Moore who was the former president of the NBA as well as the current president, Mavis Theassa Thompson.

Along with the award, Baker has etched himself in time as he is Georgia's first

Body Mix-Up at Funeral Service

original story posted August 19, 2009

Funerals are a sad enough occasion, but it is tragic when certain mishaps go on. In South Philadelphia, a funeral was suppose to take place Tuesday for Kenneth Monroe Roberts, but the family would come to realize the fact that the body inside the casket was not Roberts and had been mixed up with another man.

Roberts was 80-years-old and was an army veteran. His funeral was set to take place at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church on South Broad Street.

The horrifying part to the story is that the funeral home tried to assure the family that the body was actually their loved one, although anyone should easily be able to recognize someone that they've known for a lifetime.

"They kept trying to tell us that it was him and I knew it wasn't him

Donte Stallworth Will Not Be Paid For 2009 Season

original story posted August 13, 2009

Donte Stallworth, who recently served 30 days for DUI Manslaughter, was suspended indefinitely from the NFL and now will not be receiving pay for the 2009 season. The call was made as the league stated that the player violated the NFL's personal conduct policy and its substance abuse policy.

His case stems back to March 14 when he hit and killed a man, Mario Reyes, with his car as he was driving under the influence in Miami. In terms of his return to the field, the league has stated that he should be reinstated in February 2010 after the Super Bowl.

Stallworth should be content with the suspension as the manslaughter case has caught some convicts with 10 years. His punishment may not be over, however, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, Dies

original story posted August 11, 2009

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John Kennedy and the founder or the Special Olympics died today. Shirver was 88.

Born in Brookline, Massachusetts on July 10, 1921, Shriver took her chance to stand out from her siblings John, Robert and Edward Kennedy by establishing the Special Olympics which started in the confines of her backyard back in 1962. What began in the back of the house branched out and exploded into an event that has 3.1 million participants comprised of people with mental disabilities and has created 228 programs in 170 nations, according to the Special Olympics. The first event officially launched in Chicago in 1968.

Shriver has been known for helping the unfortunate outside of this event as she was an advocate for

DNA Test Freeing the Incarcerated

original story posted August 10, 2009

Most people in jail try to tell the tale that they were wrongfully imprisoned and they are actually innocent of their crime. To the outside eye, most of the time it comes off as bull, but there are certain instances where men, especially Black men, are raped by the system and thrown into the system unjustly.

Another man was freed from his sentence after spending 23 years in prison for a charge of kidnapping and rape. DNA testing has proved to be more effect than Maury telling a man that the baby is not his as the results provided an opening that would give doubt that the man committed the crime and was released on bond Friday.

Ernest Sonnier, 46, has spent half of his life behind the prison walls after he was convicted of

Russell Simmons To Speak On How to Manage Personal Finances

original story posted August 6, 2009

Ladies and gentleman, if anyone was unaware or under a rock, it must be stated to the people of America that the country is in a recession. For those seniors turning their tassels and celebrating the fact that they have finally graduated college, it might have been the wrong time to enter the real world folks.

A little piece of knowledge to keep embedded in the young minds that recently graduated is the fact that they are about to face the highest unemployment rate in 25 years. This transition in the country heavily impacts the generation of tomorrow as they will be challenged by record student loan debt, expensive health insurance costs and an average of $4,100 in credit card debt.

Trust and believe that mommy and daddy will definitely be taking the pacifier away and cutting that umbilical cord for good once those bills start to roll in. All those times of saying “I can't wait till

Suspect In Murder/Robbery Of Boxer Vernon Forrest Emerges

original story posted August 5, 2009

Tuesday, Damario Ware, 20, turned himself into the Fulton County District Attorney's office, according to police spokesman Officer James Polite.  Ware is being charged with the shooting death of boxer Vernon Forrest and will appear in court today.

Ware is one of four suspects that Police are currently after in the murder of Vernon Forrest.  Surveillance tapes obtained from an apartment building have aided authorities in trying to solve the case.  Ware has been deemed as the person responsible for the robbery, but they are still on the hunt for the shooter.

Forrest, 38, was gunned down July 25, while at a