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Not Good but Getting Better: A Small Southern Town Tries to Shake Memories of...
ANNISTON, Ala. - Down highway 202 on a patch of land not far from where old Forsythe's grocery store used to be, there's a dead end that holds the buried skeletons of a small Southern town. Share...
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Zille Says DA Is S. Africa's 'Most Non-Racial' Party
Filed under: Politics From the Washington Post: Helen Zille, the leader of South Africa's main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, talks about the country's municipal elections. She addresses...
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Seaholm Student to be Charged With Ethnic Intimidation in Graffiti Case
Filed under: News From Birmingham Patch: The student suspended from Seaholm High School for writing racist graffiti in a boys bathroom April 20 has been charged with ethnic intimidation, Oakland County...
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Romare Bearden Retrospective: Once-Neglected Artist Gets His Due
From SF Weekly; In the early weeks of 1969, protesters gathered before the entrances of New York City's major art museums to complain about the institutions' treatment of African-American artists. The...
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Cornel West v. Barack Obama
Filed under: News From The Nation; Professor Cornel West is President Obama's silenced, disregarded, disrespected moral conscience, according to Chris Hedges's recent column, "The Obama Deception: Why...
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In Book, Sugar Ray Leonard Says Coach Sexually Abused Him
Filed under: News From the New York Times; The opening segment of a forthcoming autobiography by Sugar Ray Leonard runs counter to the cunning style he used in winning boxing championships in five...
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Snapped: TV Twosome Al Roker & Deborah Roberts
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos, Red Carpet NBC's beloved weatherman Al Roker and his wife ABC News anchor Deborah Roberts were spotted in New York City this week on their to the 2011 American...
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USA Character Project: 'Duck'
Filed under: Movies From the USA Network; Emmanuel isn't like other ten-year-olds - he can't play with them, he can't focus at school, and he can't even bear to be hugged by his mother. Manny's...
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Hoops Star Maya Moore Becomes First Woman To Represent Jordan Brand
Filed under: News/ Sports From Clutch: Thought basketball superstar Maya Moore had already broken every record? Think again. This morning, the University of Connecticut phenomenon inked a historic...
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Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief Fundraiser
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos Supermodel Naomi Campbell gets a lot of flack for her frequent temper tantrums but the model does have a softer side and she showed it at her annual Fashion for...
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Focus Is on Obama as Tensions Soar Across Mideast
Filed under: News From the New York Times: Few game-changing proposals are emerging to defuse tensions in the Middle East as a busy week of diplomacy unfolds with President Obama's address to the...
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African American Scribe Hired to Adapt 'Amulet' For Will Smith to Produce
Filed under: Movies From indieWire: And the Smith Family machine continues on its course to take over the world. Share Tweet Papa Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment production house and Warner Bros...
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Smithsonian Acquires Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership
Filed under: Music From the Washington Post: The funkiest UFO in the galaxy is about to land in Chocolate City. Share Tweet The Mothership - the iconic stage prop made famous by legendary funk...
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Oprah's Star-Studded Farewell Show: Celebrities Pack Chicago's United Center
Filed under: Television From the Huffington Post: Oprah Winfrey wiped away tears as celebrity after celebrity surprised her during a farewell double-episode taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that will...
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Academic Smackdown on Twitter: Black Scholars Spar Over Cornel West's Remarks
Filed under: News From the Root: Tempers are flaring as members of the black intelligentsia are getting in on the melee surrounding Dr. Cornel West's controversial comments about President Barack...
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Creating An Entertainment Center
Filed under: Beautiful Home From family movie nights to Super Bowl Sundays to Real Housewives marathons, a home entertainment center has to be functional for all TV needs. Whether you are looking for...
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Let Freedom Ring: 2011 Freedom Riders Reach New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - As the brass band played and the crowd cheered, the bus rolled into this city 50 years late, but right on time. After 10 days, eight states, 19 cities and enough Freedom Songs to fill my...
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5 Trends From Beyonce's 'Run the World (Girls)' Video
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Fashion Files There's been a lot of buildup for Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)" apocalyptic girl power video, including multiple teasers and mixed reviews for her...
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Happy Birthday, Malcolm X
Filed under: Celebrations, Commentary While still not a United States federal holiday, May 19 marks the birthday of a unique man in American history. Malcolm X would be 86 today, having been born on...
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Taraji Henson, Michael Ealy to 'Think Like a Man'
Filed under: Movies As previously reported, film producer Will Packer is in the thick of bringing Steve Harvey's best-selling relationship book 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man' to the big screen....
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