Interview With an Author: Muhammad Ibn Bashir on the American Legal System;...
Filed under: Interviews, Hot Picks, Reviews As a criminal attorney for 23 years, Muhammad Ibn Bashir has seen a lot, both in the courtroom and behind closed doors with clients, many of whom are young...
View ArticleHow to De-Clutter Your Home
Filed under: Beautiful Home In the fast-paced world we live in today, there's no wonder why the organization of our homes can get a little out of hand. Whether you're just too busy or too messy to pick...
View ArticleThe Curvy Girl's Guide to Trench Coats
Filed under: Curvy Girl's Guide Spring is here (...well, almost)! Which means it's time to prepare for lighter outerwear. Nothing is more appropriate, or more classic, than a trench coat. It can be...
View ArticleFarrakhan Steps Up Attacks on Obama Administration for War in Libya
Filed under: News, Profiles, Politics, President Obama In a wide-ranging two-hour speech, Minister Louis Farrakhan stepped up his anti-Obama Administration rhetoric for the second time in as many...
View ArticleDaughter of Haitian Immigrants Has Eye on Top Spot as Miss Teen USA
Filed under: News Lisa Drouillard's parents had no idea when they arrived on these shores from Haiti that their only daughter (pictured) would one day be crowned Miss Teen New York. After dealing with...
View ArticleSpring's Hottest Handbags
Filed under: Trends It's time for you to put away your dark, drab winter handbags in favor of something a little bit lighter and brighter! A pretty purse is an essential part of any styling spring...
View ArticleHannah's Publicolor World
The other night, I was hanging out in the same room with Naomi Campell, Helen Marden, Alek Wek, Frederic Fekkai, Marina Abramović, and Julian Schnabel -- I couldn't really grasp why I was there, but...
View ArticleNigerian Dating Scam: Will the Real Al Butler Please Stand Up?
Filed under: Luv Coach Having spent four years in Nigeria as a teenager, I'm no stranger to the scams, con artists and hustlers who make up a disproportionate amount of the criminal element. I remember...
View ArticleWho Wore Burberry Prorsum Best? LaLa Vs. Nicky Hilton
Filed under: Celebrity Style Lovely TV personality Lala Vasquez recently stepped out in NYC with her son Kiyan and husband Carmelo Anthony in the season's hottest trend: a Burberry Prorsum trench coat....
View ArticleCivil Rights Activist and Founder of LA Tribune, Almena Lomax dies at 95
Filed under: Around the Web From the LA Times: Almena Lomax, a journalist and civil rights activist who launched the Los Angeles Tribune, a feisty weekly newspaper that served the African American...
View ArticleFosberg's Incognito No More
Filed under: Around the WebFrom The Huffington Post: In short, Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self Discovery by Michael Sidney Fosberg is riveting. This remarkable story begins with...
View ArticleSnapped: Tichina Arnold Fakes a Shaved Head
Filed under: Celebrity Hairstyles We all can't be as bold as celebrities like Cassie, who completely shave off the sides of their hair without a second thought. However, Tichina Arnold came up with a...
View ArticleNBA Investigates Jay Z's Locker Room Visit
Filed under: Basketball, News Jay-Z is a beloved musician, but not everyone is in love with his actions. The NBA, in particular, has a bone to pick with him because of his visit to the University of...
View ArticleSnapped: Elise Neal in Glitter and Leopard
Filed under: Hot or Not Snoop Dogg-hosted parties are the place to be. The music is bumping, the drinks are flowing, and you can wear whatever you want and still look like you belong. So what can you...
View ArticleSupreme Court says No to damages for man wrongly sent to death row
Filed under: Around the Web From the LA Times: The 5-4 decision delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas shielded the New Orleans district attorney's office from being held liable for the mistakes of its...
View ArticleManning Marable, African-American Studies Scholar, Has Died at 60
Filed under: Around the WebFrom the New York Times: Manning Marable, the author of a long-awaited new biography of Malcolm X to be published Monday and director of the Institute for Research in African...
View ArticleGallery: The Week's Best Celeb Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style While Best Celeb Style is usually just a glimpse of the celebrity threads we've had our eyes on over the past few days, there were more than a few looks that caught our...
View ArticleBlack Voices Exclusive: 'Madea's Big Happy Family' Clip
'Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family' arrives in theaters April 22. The movie stars Shad 'Bow Wow' Moss, Loretta Devine, Cassi Davis, Lauren London, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Isaiah Mustafa,...
View ArticleRogue Cops Go to Prison for Henry Glover Killing
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights On August 29, 2005, Henry Glover (Glover's mom, Edna, holds portrait above with family), 31, was shot to death by a policeman. A man looking to help, put Glover...
View ArticleLuv Coach Q&A: Too Broke to Date
Filed under: Luv Coach I'm 49, never married, no real relationship in over 11 years and I'm tired of the single life. It's depressing having to add that up. I take absolutely horrible pictures; I hate...
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