Egyptian Man Fighting To Be Considered Black By U.S. Government

Cheese Listeria Outbreak: Frescolina Ricotta Salata Linked To 3 Deaths

The CDC announced Tuesday night that fourteen total hospitalizations and three deaths across America have been linked to listeria-tainted cheese imported from Italy. Frescolina brand Ricotta Salata was voluntarily recalled by Queens-based Forever Cheese Inc. after reports of a possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.

According to Food Safety News, a "consumer friendly" distribution list of restaurants and stores that received the cheese has still not been released, but we do know that the cheese was sold in the following states: California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington between June 20, 2012 and August 9, 2012.

Concert giant seeks Jermaine Jackson’s book drafts about brother Michael in lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Concert giant AEG Live is seeking book drafts and manuscripts by Jermaine Jackson that it claims may reveal details about his superstar brother that will help its defense in a lawsuit filed by the singers’ mother.

AEG is seeking drafts and manuscripts of Jackson’s recent book, “You Are Not Alone,” as well as an unpublished memoir it claims may focus on Michael Jackson’s alleged drug abuse.

Egyptian Man Fighting To Be Considered Black By U.S. Government

With all the stories about Black people bleaching their skin, arguing over interracial dating and America’s ever-persistent promotion of the angelic (read: white) image in mainstream media, one Egyptian man living in Detroit proves that not everyone is quick to shun his or her blackness.