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Bill Cosby's TV Show Mom Dies at 93
Filed under: Television Clarice Taylor, who played Bill Cosby's mother on The Cosby Show, died on Monday at age 93, her rep tells PEOPLE.Share Tweet She succumbed to heart failure and was surrounded by...
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11 Vital Questions for the Next President
Filed under: Politics From The Atlantic: Four years ago, The Boston Globe asked presidential aspirants to complete a questionnaire that plumbed their views on executive power. It is an indispensable...
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Welcome to Herman Cain's Moment
From Salon.com: If you haven't noticed yet, a new candidate is rapidly climbing in Republican presidential polling. Last week, Herman Cain broke into double digits in a CNN poll of national GOP...
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No Excuse
Filed under: Commentary I love food. There is nothing better than sitting down to a meal of Tchep bou djen, a Senegalese dish with fish, rice and vegetables.Share Tweet Unfortunately I also know what...
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Old Navy Debuts Gay Pride T-Shirts
Filed under: Fashion News From Fashionista.com: Remember those crappy Fourth of July t-shirts Old Navy used to sell every year? (They may still do it, who knows....) Well, the retailer is taking the...
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Checkmate: Harlem Youngsters Stepping Up Their Chess Game
The second and third graders tore into the classroom at Harlem Success Academy 2 like a tornado of little arms and legs. A cacophony of giggles and squeals preceded them. Share Tweet Minutes later...
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African American Coalition Announces Support of AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
Filed under: News From The Sacramento Bee: A national coalition representing the nation's leading African American organizations filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission today in...
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Employment Data May Be the Key to the President's Job
Filed under: News From the New York Times: No American president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has won a second term in office when the unemployment rate on Election Day topped 7.2 percent. Seventeen...
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Let's Plant a Forest
Sunday, June 5 is World Environment Day (WED) -- what better way to celebrate the environment than by planting a forest in this year's host country, India?Share Tweet When I was appointed as a...
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Fake Bags May Help Prada, Louis And Gucci Flourish
Filed under: Accessories, Fashion News Folks who buy counterfeit bags get flack from designers like Louis Vuittion who blame them for loss in sales (read: millions of dollars in profit). But a new...
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Quinn Offers Cuts as Alternative to Widespread Layoffs
Filed under: News From The New York Times: The City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, proposed roughly $75 million in cuts to the Department of Education's budget on Wednesday, in an attempt to help...
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Holder Insists On Another Season of 'The Wire'
Filed under: Television From the Washington Examiner: Attorney General Eric Holder has something to say to the creators of HBO's Baltimore crime drama 'The Wire': Bring it back. Share Tweet Holder...
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Snapped: Regina King's Laid Back L.A. Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Actress Regina King has been working in Hollywood since her days as a child actor in the 80s sitcom "227." Recently she looked stylish and laid back for the...
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Hot Drama Series Spec With Halle Berry Attached To Star Eyes Pay Cable Networks
Filed under: Television From Deadline Hollywood: Could Halle Berry be doing a TV series? TV industry people are buzzing this afternoon about a hot drama spec that has Halle Berry attached to star. Word...
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Helena Andrews: A Life Now In Paperback
Filed under: News Helena Andrews could easily divide her life thus far into two separate eras: LBWPA (Life Before 'The Washington Post' Article), and LAWPA (Life After The Washington Post Article). The...
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In Shift, Justice Department is Hiring Lawyers With Civil Rights Backgrounds
Filed under: News From the New York Times: Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has reversed a pattern of systematically hiring conservative lawyers with...
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Trend Alert: Accordion Pleats
Filed under: Fashion Files, Trends Accordion pleats have been around for decades but recently more and more stores are stocking up on this style to meet a recent demand. Now shoppers have their pick...
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Obama Won't Extend Bush Tax Cuts Again: Pledge to House Dems
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: In a meeting with House Democrats on Thursday, President Obama stressed that his administration would draw a firm line on taxes and revenues both in the...
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Black App! African-American Kid's E-Book Links Culture & Character
Filed under: Children's From NewsOne: The African-American presence in the technology space has been enhanced with the recent release of the first digital storybook for kids, "A Song for Miles."...
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Mavericks stun Heat with Game 2 Win
Filed under: Basketball From the Washington Post: While the Miami Heat and its fans were reveling in a 15-point lead with about seven minutes remaining in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night,...
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