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President Obama’s half-uncle was in court today on drunk-driving charges—and he seemed to find the media’s attention rather funny, notes the Boston Herald, which describes him as giggling and “stifling laughter” a number of times. Accompanied by attorneys and an unidentified man, Onyango Obama made a very brief appearance in the Massachusetts court, where the judge set a […]
Michael Jackson’s personal assistant took the stand today in the Conrad Murray trial, and talked about a mysterious cream he says the doctor wanted to retrieve right after the singer’s death. Michael Amir Williams testified about the day Jackson died, saying “we were making small talk about how horrible it was, just tearing (up).” The doctor […]
The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for the death of Michael Jackson has finally begun. You can watch the Dr. Conrad Murray Michael Jackson Trial Michael Jackson trial LIVE from the courtroom right here!! Streaming by Ustream
We’ve all had the growing pains of life. Some more than others. Check out these inspirational stories from BP users and from folks you may have heard of, such as Tyrese and Mario Armstrong. Think about where you are now in your life and the steps and adversity it took for you to get here. […]
Michael Moore wants all his fans to boycott “the murderous state of Georgia” because of the Troy Davis execution. “I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia,” he writes on his website. Moore pledges to have his publisher yank his new […]
A Fort Washington man accused of impersonating backup Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young was arrested Friday afternoon on a charge of felony fraud, authorities said. Stephan Antwain Pittman, 33, was arrested in Temple Hills just after 2:30 p.m., said Capt. Kara Lloyd, a Prince George’s County police spokeswoman. Pittman is charged with defrauding a woman […]
How many of you have watched a movie and literally laughed until you started crying? If the answer is yes, you were probably watching one of the movie titles listed below. TUD has compiled a list of 10 funny black movies. These movies provide nothing but laughs from beginning to end. Most of the movie […]
Next to saying the vows, watching a couple have their first dance is the most moving part of a wedding. That’s the moment when nobody in the world matters except your new spouse. As a guest, you get to see how deep the love between the couple is simply by the way they stare into […]
The president has been talking some new talk. He should keep it up, and even step it up. Obama rode in on his vaunted oratorical abilities, but the kind of ability we fell in love with him for is no longer of any use. The calls for unity, the echoes of Martin Luther King Jr., […]
At this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival poet, professor and co-founder of the Black Arts Movement Sonia Sanchez screened her documentary Shaking Loose Memories . The film is directed by Jamal Joseph and combines interviews with Sanchez and performances of her poems by Amiri Baraka, T.C Carson and others. TheUrbandaily was given a few minutes with […]
There are over 425,000 games in Apple’s app store, so how do you know which ones are must-haves? “Angry Birds” or “Plants vs Zombies” are for kids and toll booth workers killing time on their phone. The iPad games listed below are the games that will make your boys go “oh sh*t, what is that??” […]
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay of execution for Troy Davis after a delay to weigh arguments from Davis’ legal team and the state of Georgia over whether his execution should be blocked. The court’s decision to deny the stay came after 10 p.m. ET, more than three hours after Davis’ execution originally […]
