NYPD Shifts Focus to Mom in Staten Island Fire That Wiped Out Family
New evidence has come to light regarding the Staten Island mom and her three children who were killed in a suspicious murder-suicide last week. Police investigators had originally thought that the...
View ArticleD.C. School System Fires 241 Teachers
Filed under: News The District of Columbia public school system announced on Friday that it will be letting 226 teachers go for poor performance under the education assessment system called "IMPACT."...
View ArticleAlabama Coach Calls Sports Agents 'Pimps': No, He's the Real Pimp
Filed under: Football University of Alabama coach Nick Saban has made a serious mistake in terminology. During a recent press conference, Saban was asked to respond to NCAA investigations involving one...
View ArticleTaye Diggs: Actor Talks Singers & Rappers Acting
Filed under: Interviews, Movies, Television Last year, BV Buzz ran a story called 'Tinseltown Talk: Nia Long Lashes Out at Music Stars Who Act' that featured several quotes from Nia Long's interview...
View ArticleUndocumented Workers Leaving Arizona: Good for Black Folks?
Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money, News The recent immigration law in Arizona has led to both controversy and immediate, undeniable impact. The law gives authorities in the state the right to check...
View ArticleTony Hayward Out As BP CEO? Decision Expected Today
Filed under: News NEW ORLEANS - BP's Tony Hayward , whose gaffes added insult to oil-spill injury for the Gulf Coast, is on his way out as CEO, a U.S. government official said Sunday. Many residents...
View ArticleDr. Boyce Video -- S. Tia Brown and I Talk Financial Lovemaking
Filed under: Personal Finance, Dr. Boyce Money S. Tia Brown is a sassy, intelligent woman with a lot of interesting opinions. We also tend to fight a lot. Tia, who is a staple for Essence, is one of...
View ArticleVan Jones on Shirley Sherrod: Media Indulges in Rumor-Mongering
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil RightsVan Jones says he knows the feeling of being caught up in the type of media swirl that cost Shirley Sherrod her job and nearly...
View ArticleNotable/Quotable: Irv Gotti Compares Nicki Minaj To Lauryn Hill
Filed under: Star Quotes "The world has yet to see the best of Nicki Minaj. What she's delivering to the world now is basically what they want. But I know that she's a super talented superstar who can...
View ArticleObama Administration Wants to Increase Taxes for the Rich
Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money, News, The Economy United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has hit the campaign trail to push the Obama Administration's recent efforts to let tax cuts expire for...
View ArticleHot or Not: Selita Ebanks
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Hot or Not , Red Carpet The lovely Selita Ebanks was out and about this weekend at Russel Simmons 11th annual Life Benefit Party in the East Hamptons. The sexy Victoria...
View ArticleSouthern California Edison Sued For Racial Discrimination: A Lesson in Racial...
Filed under: NewsA group of black Southern California Edison (SCE) employees recently filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging racial discrimination dating back to the '70s. The...
View ArticleWatch 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Teaser Trailer
Filed under: News At last week's San Diego Comic Con, Disney announced and showed a teaser trailer for the fourth adventure involving Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,'...
View ArticleBush DOJ Decided New Black Panthers No Major Case
Filed under: News, Profiles, Politics, President Obama A Bush appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is calling charges that the Justice Department ignores the civil rights of whites...
View ArticleBlack and Missing: Have You Seen This Person?
Filed under: News, Profiles, Race and Civil RightsLynitta Bouvier Hargray Case Type: Endangered Date of Birth: October 9, 1964 Missing Date: February 1, 2005 Age Now: 45 Missing City: Tallulah Missing...
View ArticleSpike Lee Invites The Public For Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration
Filed under: News Spike Lee has made a video on Facebook inviting the public to the second annual 'Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration' in The Nethermead Field - Prospect Park,...
View ArticleStudy: Media Lacks Coverage on African American Issues
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism conducted a study on the way African Americans are featured in news...
View ArticleWoman Causes Deadly Crash In Feud Over an Inmate's Love
Filed under: News A 23-year-old Michigan woman was arraigned, after being charged with second-degree murder. Police said that she caused another woman to have an accident that led to her death in a...
View ArticleIs President Obama's Team "Too White?": NY Times Writer Thinks So
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights Maureen Dowd of the New York Times is a white woman. She is also a woman who feels that President Obama isn't black enough. Well, at...
View ArticleDarwin Hobbs: Gospel Singer Released From Hospital -- Gastric Surgery Caused...
Filed under: Music, News, Celeb Updates After being treated for blood clots in his lungs and legs over the course of the past month, gospel recording artist Darwin Hobbs was released from St. Joseph's...
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