(blackamericaweb.com) Barack Obama doesn’t want Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his legal troubles to be a distraction at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, and he got his wish Thursday when a judge ordered the city executive to stay home. A Michigan spokesman for Obama, Brent Colburn, said in an e-mail Thursday that the focus of […]
Posted inLiving It
Donda West bill passes
With a vote of 37 to 1, the California Senate passed a bill Wednesday that makes it mandatory for patients seeking cosmetic surgery procedures to first undergo a physical exam. The measure, known as AB 2968, was crafted in response to the death of Kanye West’s mother Donda West. The former educator/author died last year […]
Posted inLiving It
Lil’ Wayne coming to the STL
An impromptu press release confirmed that Lil’ Wayne will be playing at SLU’s Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, August 30. Tickets are $40, $45, $55, $75, $110, and $200, and go on sale on Saturday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at MetroTix.com, the Chaifetz Arena Box Office, MetroTix outlets at select Schnucks and Macys stores and […]
Posted inLocal news
Teen Emani Anderson missing since May 2008
A Dellwood family is asking for the community’s help in finding Emani Chrisean Anderson who is thought to be missing in Dellwood, Mo. Anderson, 14, went missing in May 2008. She is African American, 5 feet 120 pounds, with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes. She was born April 7, 1994. She goes by the […]
Posted inLocal news
Memorial for Officer Norvelle Brown to take place tonight
Family and friends will honor the memory of fallen St. Louis Police Officer Norvelle Brown tonight at the intersection where his life came to a tragic end. The candlelight memorial at the corner of Semple and Martin Luther King Drive will mark the anniversary of his murder. He was fatally wounded while on patrol in […]
Posted inLocal news
Margaret Donnelly asks Secretary of State’s Office for recount of Attorney General results
Representative Margaret Donnelly, 2008 candidate for Attorney General in the state of Missouri, today announced her intention to file a formal request for a recount of the Democratic ballots cast in the state’s primary election August 5. Donnelly was second to Chris Koster by a 0.2% margin, with a 794-vote differential out of more than […]
Posted inLocal sports
Gay, Bolt and Powell advance to 100m finals
Tyson Gay easily made it through the first round of the Olympic 100-meter dash Friday. Racing for the first time since crumpling to the track with a hamstring injury six weeks ago, America’s fastest sprinter enjoyed an uneventful debut at the Beijing Games, coasting to the finish to win his preliminary heat in 10.22 seconds. […]
Posted inLiving It
LisaRaye hospitalized following scuffle with husband
According to Eurweb.com, LisaRaye McCoy Misick is still hospitalized after a physical confrontation with her soon-to-be ex-husbandTurks and Caicos president Michael Misick. The confrontation followed allegations from LisaRaye that Rocsi from BET’s 106 & Park had been having an affair with Misick and was staying at the mansion last weekend while LisaRaye was in New […]
Posted inLetters to the editor
Refreshing youth
The most refreshing part of reading the American are the articles on outstanding black youth and their accomplishments. Other media only highlight the criminal activities and poor behaviors of a minority group of blacks, which most of us wish could just go away. There are so many intelligent, hard-working young black people in our neighborhoods, […]
Posted inLocal news
Single mom Vanessa Walker makes a difference in lives of her sons
Oprah she is not. “There’s nothing special about me,” said Vanessa Walker, while sitting in the living room of her North County home. Currently a payroll consultant who has worked for AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell) for nearly 30 years, Walker was more interested in promoting her faith, family and the work of her church – […]