Obama Administration Readying Plans to Enforce No-Fly Zone Over Libya
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama The U.N. Security Council approved a no-fly zone over Libya Thursday as Muammar Qaddafi's military jets bombed the airport in the rebel stronghold of...
View ArticleKensley Hawkins: Asked to Pay for Incarceration With Jailhouse Earnings
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights Kensley Hawkins (pictured) was sent to prison in 1980 for the murder of one man and the attempted murder of two police officers in...
View ArticleChic or Weak? Keri Hilson at BMI Honors
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Hot or Not Keri Hilson attended the BMI Honors in Atlanta last night wearing a saucy sheer leopard top and leather mini skirt. Instead of opting for a traditional tuck,...
View ArticleCensus: More Blacks in South Moving to Suburbs, GOP Regions to Become Democratic
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Politically speaking, America's Republican stronghold is the deep South, where vast suburbs surrounding cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Richmond and...
View ArticleInterview With an Author: Chika Unigwe Probes the Gnarly Underworld of...
Filed under: Interviews, Hot Picks, Reviews, Fiction Nigerian author Chika Unigwe marks her debut in the United States with 'On Black Sisters Street,' a masterful sketch of four women from Africa who...
View ArticleWill Smith Helps Philly School Replace Stolen Computers
Filed under: News Mega-celeb Will Smith is giving back to the community where he was born and bred by helping a West Philadelphia school replace some 30 computers that were stolen last month. Share...
View ArticleLuv Coach Q&A: Should I Propose?
Filed under: Luv Coach I'm dating a very intelligent, progressive, attractive single parent who has been through a lot in life and knows what she wants with a no-nonsense attitude nor time to waste....
View ArticleLook for Less: Christina Milian at Miles From Home
Filed under: Celebrity Style Christina Milian appeared on the red carpet for the 'Miles From Home' DVD release party in a simple, spring-ready outfit. She paired a classic white T-shirt with a peach...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Arne Duncan, NAACP President Ben Jealous Call for NCAA...
Filed under: Basketball The U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan is now jumping into the debate on whether the NCAA's business practices actually make sense. The Education Secretary is responding...
View Article'Limitless' Film Review: A Fast Moving, Fantasy Fun Ride Full Of Thrills
Filed under: Reviews If anyone ever thought about increasing their IQ by taking a pill and accomplishing a month's work in a day, or even hours, here's a whimsy film that gives an answer along with the...
View ArticleRobin Roberts, Tiger Woods and Good Morning America: A Black Athletic Thing
Filed under: News I wasn't quite sure what to expect with the recent interview between Tiger Woods and Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America. I have a great deal of respect for both Woods and...
View ArticleL.A. Judge Admonished for KKK Remark About Black Defendants
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil RightsRe A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who made an "offensive and inappropriate" reference to the Ku Klux Klan while presiding...
View ArticleSurvey: 88% of All Blacks Believed to Have Experienced Workplace Discrimination
Filed under: Careers, News A survey taken this week at yourblackworld.com has revealed that 88.5% of all African-American respondents believe they have been victims of workplace racial discrimination...
View ArticleNew Report Puts NOLA Police Force Under Heavy Fire
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Long before Hurricane Katrina laid bare New Orleans' deep social wounds, the relationship between the city's police force and its black citizens had been deeply...
View ArticleBoris Kodjoe Gets Another Shot at TV Series With 'Georgetown'
Filed under: News Boris Kodjoe has been cast in the ABC pilot 'Georgetown,' an ensemble drama about young staffers on Capitol Hill. The hour-long project, written by Will Fetters, is described as a...
View ArticleDr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Charlotte Purvis Teaches Us How to Communicate
Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money, Budget Relationship management, brand-building and communication are critical to the success of nearly any interaction or endeavor. Whether you're talking about making...
View ArticleAnthony Robles: Black Man with One Leg Wins NCAA Wrestling Title
Filed under: Basketball For those who think there are limitations to what people can achieve, you should probably have a conversation with Anthony Robles. Robles, who was born without his right leg, is...
View ArticleD.C. Fourth Grader Brings Cocaine to School, Shares With Classmates
Filed under: News A fourth-grade student, who attends Washington D.C.'s Strong John Thomson Elementary School, decided to share with his classmates some bagged cocaine he found in his step-dad's car...
View ArticleTyra Banks Going to Harvard Sets the Standard for Black Entertainers
Filed under: Celebrity Finances, Dr. Boyce Money Media superstar and modeling-model Tyra Banks recently announced that she's headed to the Harvard Business School. While it's still not clear if she's...
View ArticleWyclef Jean Says He Was Shot; Police Say He Was Only Cut by Glass
Filed under: News, Politics Wyclef Jean is now in a hospital recovering after allegedly being shot in his hand. Jean's publicist, Cindy Tanenbaum, said that the artist was shot Saturday in...
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