Black News Headlines – 1/8/10

Man Allegedly Locks 7-Year old Daughter in Dryer, Turns it On

• Steve McClairin was arraigned Wednesday morning on several charges, including two counts of ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 8th 2010 8:46AM | Comments (0)

Audra McDonald: Already Off to a Great Start for 2010

• 2010 is off to a great start for acclaimed actress Audra McDonald. On Jan.7, the 'Private ... Read More
• By Bridget Bland on Jan 8th 2010 8:08AM | Comments (0)

Creating The Good Life--Day 2

• Your Daily Inspiration for Friday January 08, 2010: I have a divine purpose to my life, that is ... Read More
• By Barry Johnson on Jan 8th 2010 5:05AM | Comments (0)

Around the Web: Keyshia Cole Engaged or Married, Beyonce and Gaga Reunite Again, Gary Coleman Hospitalized & More

• Married With Children? Someone isn't singing 'I Just Want it to Be Over' anymore. Cleveland ... Read More
• By Bridget Bland on Jan 7th 2010 11:11PM | Comments (0)

Luv Coach Q&A: Polygamy

• I am a 47 year old divorcee that got involved with a married man. He is 55 and explained in ... Read More
• By Rebecca Brody on Jan 7th 2010 8:26PM | Comments (0)

Kanye West Compares Himself to Maya Angelou

• Kanye West is at it again. The man with the brilliance that makes for good legend also seems to ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 8:11PM | Comments (4)

J-Boog from B2K Speaks Up on His Domestic Violence Allegations

• Jarell Damonte Houston (also known as "J-Boog") has finally broken his silence about the nasty ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 8:08PM | Comments (0)

Notable/Quotable: Damon Dash on Jay-Z Going Corporate

• "I'm indie, and Jay went corporate. I wanted to do something [with Rocawear] more tailored, more ... Read More
• By Brennan Williams on Jan 7th 2010 5:52PM | Comments (0)

Lee Daniels Edges Clint Eastwood for DGA Nomination and History

• The Directors Guild of America just announced its nominees for its 2010 award, and among the chosen ... Read More
• By Wilson Morales on Jan 7th 2010 5:30PM | Comments (1)

Gilbert Arenas Gun Incident: How Serious is the Gun Charge Anyway?

• Most of us wonder just how much trouble Gilbert Arenas might be in for his recent gun situation. ... Read More
• By Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 5:00PM | Comments (2)

Black Journalists Fight for Census Bureau Funds: Black People Must Be Counted

• The National Newspapers Association (NNPA), an association for black journalists, has asked the ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 4:25PM | Comments (3)

The G-Spot: Rumor or Real?

• The G-spot isn't exactly the GPS-spot; navigation for it doesn't exist and directions to its ... Read More
• By Mason Jamal on Jan 7th 2010 4:01PM | Comments (4)

Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams in Trouble Again

• It looks like more hard times for disgraced and troubled NBA star Jayson Williams. After his ... Read More
• By Paul Shepard on Jan 7th 2010 3:14PM | Comments (0)

Two Girls, 12 and 14, Rob a Bank and Are on the Run

• Police are still searching for two Ohio teens that robbed a bank Tuesday afternoon. The young ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 3:11PM | Comments (6)

Viola Davis: Academy Award Nominee to Join Denzel Washington in 'Fences' on Broadway

• As of late, Viola Davis has been a fixture on the big screen -- earning an Academy-Award nomination ... Read More
• By Bridget Bland on Jan 7th 2010 2:22PM | Comments (1)

Duke Official Caught in Alleged Child Sex Scandal

 

 

 

A Duke University official has been charged in federal court with offering his 5-year-old adopted son up for sex. Frank Lombard, associate director of the Center for Health Policy, was arrested Wednesday in Raleigh, the FBI said.

Duke University official has been arrested and charged with offering his adopted 5-year-old son for sex. Authorities said that Lombard tried to persuade a person,who he did not know was a police officer,to travel to North Carolina to have sex with Lombard's child.

An unidentified informant who already faces child porn charges in a different child sex case pointed investigators to Lombard, according to court documents. The informant told investigators he had met Lombard on the Internet four years ago. The informant described in graphic detail how he allegedly observed Lombard molesting an African-American child on four occasions over an Internet video chat service called ICUii.

The informant said, according to court papers, that Lombard, who is white, said that he lived in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina and that the child was one of two adopted African-Americans in his custody.

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Why Is There No Media Coverage For Our Missing Black Children

We are now approaching the 9 month mark since the disappearance of Chioma Gray, the 16 year old high school student who was kidnapped by Andrew Tafoya from her school in Oxnard California. 9 Months have passed… 9 months… and during that time we’ve heard countless cries and pleas for Stacy Peterson, Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, Madeline McCann, and now, little Caylee Anthony.

I grieve for the families in each of these tragic situations; no family should ever have to endure the grinding despair or enervating uncertainty of a missing loved one. But I have a special place in my heart for Chioma… I am pained by her disappearance and disheartened by the apparent limits of our compassion. Can we all not grieve for her as well? Can we all not share her mother’s burden?

Why is it that CNN, FOX, and MSNBC, the FBI, Nancy Grace, John Walsh, America’s most Wanted, and all of these people and agencies can come together and stake out Drew Peterson’s home, investigate leads for Madeline McCann all the way over in Belgium, track down Ceasar Laurion in rural Mexico, and tape and analyze every conversation Mom Casey Anthony has, and bring in all sorts of equipment to do air sampling within Casey’s trunk, and yet there is no National push to find Chioma? Why?