Black Award Winner Doesn’t Thank God

By Shawna Collier Presenters Bedingfield and Kingston had no idea what Turner had planned (LOS ANGELES) A shocked hush came over the audience Sunday at the American Music Awards when rapper Charles “C-Dogg” Turner didn’t thank God after winning Second Favorite Rap Artist. After beating out rappers T.I. and Little Wayne, Turner, whose sophomore album … Read more

Talking White: Yes We Can, Say Blacks

By Craig Bates Blacks are once again trying to speak like Malcolm X (ATLANTA) You can hear the change on the streets of Atlanta, the barbershops of Detroit, anywhere masses of African Americans congregate: so-called ‘talking white’ has come back into vogue. The historic reversal is directly linked to President-elect Barack Obama, whose precise use … Read more

The Obamas Inspire a Nation…of Awful Baby Names

By Bill Matthews Blacks should stop combining Michelle and Barack Obama’s names (CLEVELAND) Just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, A’Nalisa Taylor gave birth to a boy at The Cleveland Clinic. His name? Obam’Ichelle. Taylor didn’t realize she was a trendsetter. But in the week since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, … Read more

TPN Says ‘Get Out and Vote!’

  The Peoples News staff has been given the day off to go vote. We don’t care who you vote for (actually, we do, but we’re not going to force our opinions on you), we just hope you vote.

McCain Launches Last Ditch Effort to Woo Black Voters

NEWS IN BRIEF  Presidential candidate John McCain hopes blacks will give him the thumbs-up on Tuesday (TAMPA, FL) Still lagging in the polls just a day before the historic U.S. presidential election, Republican candidate John McCain has launched a final attempt to persuade black voters to check his name in the polling booth tomorrow. “I’m pledging to give … Read more

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