Half of Britain’s young black men unemployed
March 11th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 11 (IANS) More than half of young black men in Britain wanting work are unemployed and are twice as likely to be jobless as their white counterparts, according ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Interracial marriages on the rise in US
February 17th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) Interracial and inter-ethnic marriages continue to increase in the US and the greatest growth has occurred among Hispanics and Asians, according to a report by the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
White men find Asian women more attractive: Study
February 11th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Human beings find more attractive the faces of races other than theirs. White men preferred Asian women, while white women tend to go for black males, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Psychological need drives prejudice in humans: Study
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) A deep psychological need drives prejudice, linked to a particular way of thinking, says a study.People who want to make quick and firm decisions, shorn of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Muharram observed in West Bengal
December 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Hundreds of Muslims across West Bengal took out large processions Tuesday to mourn the killing of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who was martyred ... Read more...
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Obama fried chicken forced to change name
October 11th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An eatery in Beijing has been forced to change its name after the American fried chicken giant Kentucky Fried Chicken threatened to sue. Three Chinese university students ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Today is the anniversary of the Tulsa race riot
May 31st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tulsa, May 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today- 31st of May 2011- is the 90th anniversary of the Tulsa race riot that left at least 300 black Americans dead. The riot is one of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Black gay men at higher HIV risk due to their perceptions of masculinity
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Young black men who have sex with men (MSM) get infected with HIV nearly five times more often than MSM from other races, even though their reported use ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Asians are rubbish between the sheets, says NY author
March 14th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): A politically incorrect book on interracial dating by a white women author is all set to spark a controversy.Former Wall Street analyst J.C. Davies has examined the myths ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Women with wide waists face higher cancer risk
December 29th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Almost half of women have a higher risk of cancer because of their bulging waistlines.Most people think men carry more weight around their tummy, but the reality is ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Robbers Target Concord’s Round Table Pizza Restaurant Once Again
November 7th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Concord, Nov 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Concord's Round Table Pizza restaurant once again came before the trigger of threat and violence yesterday. No one knows why this particular place has been ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Black youth are politically involved, shows study
October 20th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): A new study by University of Chicago has shown that conception about black youth that they are politically detached and negatively influenced by rap music and videos are ... Read more...
Posted in World |
South Carolina lawmaker Glenn McConnell defends ’slave garb’ picture
September 17th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The president of the South Carolina senate says that a photograph he took while wearing a military uniform used around the time of the US Civil War ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
African-American men ‘most disadvantaged, least helped in U.S.’
August 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): A new book has suggested that among the disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African-American men.The new book from the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bollywood, cricket come together for Manoviraj Khosla
August 28th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) It was a perfect blend when Bollywood and cricket came together for designer Manoviraj Khosla on the second day of the Van Heusen India Men's Week ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
New York police try to shut down gay bar
August 21st, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) New York police are trying to shut down a bar for gay and transsexual black men after undercover officers found drug deals going on inside it.
Gay activists ... Read more...
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Israeli citizen Elias Abuelazam arrested in Atlanta, GA in connection with serial stabbings
August 13th, 2010 - 3:56 am ICT by BNO News
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) – An Israeli man was arrested at an airport in Atlanta, Georgia, in connection to the series of stabbings in Flint, Michigan and in Leesburg, Virginia, the Michigan ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US serial killer suspect attacking dark-skinned victims
August 12th, 2010 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (DPA) A white man suspected of killing at least five people since May and attacking more than a dozen others has reportedly singled out people with dark or black ... Read more...
Posted in World |
GLAAD wants ‘View’ hosts to clarify the misleading info being spread about HIV/AIDS on their show
July 12th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamatory (GLAAD) has called on the hosts of "The View" to retract the misleading information that they are spreading ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Men shy away from routine medical check-ups: US study
June 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): According to new statistics, only 57 percent U.S. men attend routine medical check-ups.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality revealed that against the low number of men, nearly 74 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Punjab man in Canada jailed for life for honour killing
June 5th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 5 (IANS) A 48-year-old Indian Canadian man has been jailed for life by a city court for killing his daughter-in-law for allegedly having an affair with another man.
Kamikar Singh Dhillon, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Latino kids in US facing difficulties
April 30th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS/EFE) Latino children in the US are facing obstacles in education and health that make their success as adults and their integration into society more difficult, a study has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Victoria Police chief defends force against racial discrimination charges
March 16th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 16(ANI): Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland has defended his officers after a report accused the force of racially discriminating against African youth.A Springvale Monash Legal Service report claimed that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian killed by London muggers a ‘hero’: police
January 10th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The growing scourge of knife-crime has claimed an Indian life in the British capital after a builder who confronted two fleeing muggers was stabbed to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Deliveryman robbed by two men in Uniondale, NY
December 29th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by BNO News
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A deliveryman was robbed by two males late Saturday night in Uniondale, New York, local police report.Detectives say the New China Kitchen, located at 1031 Front ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
British police arresting people to expand DNA database
November 24th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 24 (ANI): People in Britain are routinely being arrested simply because police wants to record their DNA profiles on the national database, a new report has claimed.A report by ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Farrah Gray and DJ Drama Speak About Being Black In The Age Of Obama
November 1st, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On October 31, CNN aired a show called "Black Men In The Age Of President Obama." The show was hosted by Don Lemon. It aired at ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
White men get more job opportunities than women, minorities
August 18th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 18 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that white men receive significantly more tips about job opportunities than women and racial minorities, especially among people in upper ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Fewer highly educated black women getting married, having kids
August 9th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 9 (ANI): A new piece of research has found that fewer black women with postgraduate degrees are getting married and having children."In the past nearly four decades, black women ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Author E. Lynn Harris Passes Away
July 26th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD
The publicist of author E. Lynn Harris has told The Associated Press on Friday that the best selling author of such novels as "I Say a Little Prayer" has passed away recently. ... Read more...
Posted in Books |
Black gay men ‘at increased HIV risk’
June 30th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Black gay men are at an increased risk of contracting HIV, claims a new study.The study concedes that such males have less choice when it comes to sexual ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jesikah Maximus Pictures Create Heatwaves Around the Web
April 10th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by GD
Jesikah Maximus, a hot model who has been featured in numerous magazines including the Maxim, Show, Lowrider Girls and Black Men, is creating waves around the internet with her super sexy ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Racism and sexism persists in Brit police service
January 12th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.12 (ANI): The British police service is still mired in a "canteen culture" of racism, sexism and hard drinking, the countrys equalities watchdog has warned. The report, by the Equality ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rap star Combs angling to be next Bond, agent 008
January 6th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Rap star Sean Combs is angling to be the first black James Bond and his new fragrance commercial is his "audition tape".According to contactmusic.com, Combs has filmed an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK Govt’’s DNA database has labelled a million young Brits as criminals
July 30th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Groundbreaking research funded by the British Home Office has revealed that at least a million young Britons have been criminalised for life due to the relentless expansion ... Read more...
Posted in National |