Shaquille O'Neal & 'Hoops' Discuss Sleep Apena
Filed under: News/ Sports From the Examiner: Professional NBA basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has been reported to be suffering from from a new health risk according to Yahoo news. Any Shaq fan will...
View ArticleRibbs, Indy 500's First Black Driver, Breaking Ground Again
Filed under: News/ Sports From USA Today: Twenty years after breaking new ground at the Indianapolis 500, Willy T. Ribbs is preparing to set another precedent. Share Tweet And just as he did in...
View ArticleStorms Kill at Least 13 More
Filed under: News From the Wall Street Journal: Storms that moved through the central U.S. late Tuesday and early Wednesday left at least 13 people dead in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. Share Tweet...
View ArticleHines Ward & Kym Johnson Win Mirror Ball Trophy on 'DWTS'!
Filed under: Television From OK Magazine: Oh, what a night! Whether it was the Black Eyed Peas performing "Don't Stop the Party" or celebrity cameos of Brandy, Joey Lawrence and Sarah Palin, last...
View ArticleOh, Oprah ...
On the third-to-last episode of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' there seemed to be somewhat of a disconnect between the two parties that were always connected over the last 25 years: The host and her...
View ArticleNyasha Matonhodze, 16-Year-Old Model, Lands Louis Vuitton Campaign
From The Huffington Post: A Zimbabwean-born, British-raised sixteen-year-old model has been chosen as one of the new faces of Louis Vuitton, starring in the maison's fall/winter advertising...
View ArticleThe Complicated Drama Of Leaning On Your Parents' Wallets
Filed under: Personal Finance From Jezebel: On the Today show this morning, Matt Lauer reported that sixty percent of baby boomer parents are offering some kind of financial support to their adult...
View ArticleThis Town Deserves a Better Class of Critic
By Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic: Colbert King weighs in on Cornel West's barrage, Stanley Crouch gets his licks in, and Adam notes that Crouch has (thankfully) changed his tune.Share Tweet...
View ArticleChildren of Immigrants Are America's Science Superstars
Filed under: News From The Huffington Post: Adding fuel to the fiery debate over immigration policy, a study released Tuesday shows that top science achievers in the U.S. are overwhelmingly the...
View ArticleDove Ad Casts Spotlight on Madison Avenue Racism
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: When people ask Eugene Morris why he left a virtually all-white advertising firm in the early 1970s for an African-American one, he tells them about the time...
View ArticleMichelle Obama's UK Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos This week the Obamas visited Ireland and England, and along the way First Lady Michelle looked better and better each day. Check out some of her outfits during the...
View ArticleClick and Support Veterans via Facebook and Twitter
Filed under: Around the Web From SnagFilms: Memorial Day honors the sacrifices of our nation's military. Before heading out to enjoy the long weekend, please support the men and women who served our...
View ArticleIn "Hot-lanta" you stay "in the closet" as CNN's Don Lemon did
CNN's Don Lemon has penned a memoir titled "Transparent" that will come out in September. In writing his book, Lemon said "the decision to come out happened organically." One of the motivating reasons...
View ArticleChasing Riches From Africa to Europe and Finding Only Squalor
From the New York Times: Back home in Gambia, Amadou Jallow was, at 22, a lover of reggae who had just finished college and had landed a job teaching science in a high school. Share Tweet But Europe...
View ArticleLakers' Hiring of Mike Brown Is the Wrong Move
Filed under: News/ Sports From the Los Angeles Times: One year ago Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired Mike Brown because they didn't think he was good enough to coach LeBron James.Share Tweet The...
View ArticleDeVon Franklin's Journey This Far by Faith
DeVon Franklin's father, like his father before him, was an alcoholic. His drinking cost him his job as a manager at UPS, the family's home, car and a tidy "All-American" lifestyle in the suburbs of...
View ArticleOne Color Four Ways
Filed under: Beautiful Home Summer's finally here! Why not infuse some of that sunshine into your home décor? Although orange isn't a color that people immediately jump to when they are decorating, it...
View ArticleSnapped: Halle Berry's Belly Baring Dress
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet At the The Fragrance Foundation's 2011 Fifi Awards last night Halle Berry wore a revealing black dress that showed off her trim abs. The Oscar winner snagged...
View ArticleThe 9th Annual Black Heritage Swim Meet
Filed under: Sports We've all read the statistics; the drowning rates of black children far exceed those of their white peers. In addition, the swimming proficiency of black children, accordingly, also...
View ArticleEssence Under Fire: Just Another Hollywood Rag?
Filed under: News From BlackMediaSCOOP: Essence is under fire today and I must admit the article is intriguing. Is Essence losing focus or is Raynard Jackson too harsh on the publication? Share Tweet...
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