California to Host Parental Notification Ballot Measure

“Backers of an initiative that would require doctors to notify the parents of minors seeking an abortion expect to turn in more than 950,000 signatures this week to get the constitutional amendment on the ballot, far more than the nearly 600,000 valid signatures needed.
If the measure, which affects unmarried women 17 and [...]

Gettin’ Sweated at Clubs: Part of the Black Experience?

“If you’re black and belly up to a bar on Bourbon Street, be forewarned: You run a 50-50 chance of either being charged more or being forced to order a minimum number of drinks.
Those are the findings of a study done for the city in the wake of the death [...]

Best Mayors/Worst Mayors

Time magazine will feature a list of the 5 Best Mayors and some of the worst. The five best are not ranked, mind you, but include New York’s Michael Bloomberg, Baltimore’s Martin O’Malley, Chicago’s Richard Daley and Atlanta’s Shirley Franklin (pictured above). Ms. Franklin is a Philadelphia native. However, her homeboy, Mayor [...]

California to Host Parental Notification Ballot Measure

“Backers of an initiative that would require doctors to notify the parents of minors seeking an abortion expect to turn in more than 950,000 signatures this week to get the constitutional amendment on the ballot, far more than the nearly 600,000 valid signatures needed.
If the measure, which affects unmarried women 17 and [...]

Gettin’ Sweated at Clubs: Part of the Black Experience?

“If you’re black and belly up to a bar on Bourbon Street, be forewarned: You run a 50-50 chance of either being charged more or being forced to order a minimum number of drinks.
Those are the findings of a study done for the city in the wake of the death [...]

Best Mayors/Worst Mayors

Time magazine will feature a list of the 5 Best Mayors and some of the worst. The five best are not ranked, mind you, but include New York’s Michael Bloomberg, Baltimore’s Martin O’Malley, Chicago’s Richard Daley and Atlanta’s Shirley Franklin (pictured above). Ms. Franklin is a Philadelphia native. However, her homeboy, Mayor [...]