Jill Abramson to Succeed Bill Keller at New York Paper
Filed under: News From the Wall Street Journal: New York Times Co. on Thursday named managing editor Jill Abramson to succeed Bill Keller as the Times's executive editor, putting a woman in the top...
View ArticleCity College to Support New Theater Uptown
Filed under: Theater From the New York Times: In a bid to broaden its theater program and to bring additional polished, diverse theater uptown, City College of New York is lending critical support to...
View ArticleWhat to do This Weekend: Soulful Stitching
Filed under: Around the Web Currently taking place at the New York Public Library, the 'Soulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by Africans (Siddis) in India' exhibition is curated by Henry J. Drewal,...
View ArticleIs Gospel Music Singing a New Tune?
Filed under: Music From the Grio: Don't be surprised if the likes of Lady Gaga release a gospel album. You may laugh, and it may even sound absurd, but according to industry executive Torrence Glenn,...
View ArticleBlack Panther Legend, Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt Dies at 63
Filed under: News From The Atlanta Post: At 63, Black Panther Party legend Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt passed away in Tanzania, where he was living with his wife and child.Share Tweet Pratt was one of the...
View ArticleSay Goodbye To Frizz with Ricky's New No-Frizz Hairbrushes
Filed under: Hair Care, Hair and Beauty From PureWow.com: While there's much to love about the warm weather, we hate how the humidity inflates our frizz-prone strands to epic proportions. Luckily, we...
View ArticleGallery: The Week's Best Celebrity Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet This week the stars dolled up to celebrate their television shows, benefit good causes and just to look good hitting the town. Check out our picks for best...
View ArticleIs It Cheating to Have a "Work Husband?"
Filed under: Relationships From MadameNoire.com Forty-hour work week? SMH. Does that even exist for ambitious millennial women? The answer is no. Americans are working more than ever these days,...
View ArticleUpdating Your Living Room
Filed under: Beautiful Home Most families spend a lot of time in the living room (hey, it's not called the living room for nothing). Why not give your space a boost with a few small changes that make a...
View ArticleStep It Up: 20 Ways to Be the Best You
Filed under: Lifestyle/ Health From Clutch Magazine Online: Raise your hand if you've stayed diligent to your New Year's resolutions! No, really...I'll wait. While some of you are proudly throwing both...
View ArticleLisaRaye McCoy Returns to the Top of Television as a 'Single Lady'
Filed under: Interviews If you haven't heard by now, the debut of VH1's newest hour-long scripted series, 'Single Ladies' has already made history following its May 30 premiere. With the help of the...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Pregnant With Her Sixth Child
Filed under: Gossip, Celeb Updates, Entertainment From RadarOnline: Lauryn Hill has announced she is pregnant with her sixth child. After months of hinting she made it official at the end of her...
View ArticleAlbertina Sisulu, Who Helped Lead Apartheid Fight, Dies at 92
Filed under: News From the New York Times: Albertina Sisulu, considered by many to be the mother of South Africa's liberation struggle, a woman who was hounded and jailed by the apartheid government...
View ArticleBurress Will Soon Be Free to Redefine Himself
Filed under: Football From the New York Times: Plaxico Burress will be released from the Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, N.Y., on Monday. Television trucks and cameras, which began gathering at...
View ArticleChicago School Fights to Save Its Orchestra
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: The violin isn't pretty, but its scratched frame has been well-loved by the girl who cradles it now, and those who played it before her. Her mother calls it...
View ArticleCynthia McKinney's Truth Dispatches from Libya: Days 1-3
From the San Francisco Bay View: During the last air sanctions against Libya, imposed by the United Nations in 1992 over alleged Libyan involvement in the bombings of PanAm 103 and UTA 772, many...
View Article5 Vintage Online Sellers You Need to Know
Filed under: Fashion Files From Clutch: Any fashion lover worth her stilettos understands the power of vintage. What was once a mainstay for hip downtowners and broke college students is now a...
View ArticleN.W.A.
Filed under: Black Music Month While New York's Public Enemy expressed political outrage through high-minded poetic rants and a black nationalist's worldview, Compton's N.W.A. (see here with Above the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton & MAC AIDS FUND Partner to Help Rape Victims in South Africa
Filed under: Sexual Health, Women's Health Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently brought good news to millions of women suffering from HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Last week she announced a...
View ArticleThandie Newton's Affair at 16 With Film Director
Filed under: Movies From the Daily Mail: Thandie Newton has revealed that she has come to terms with a traumatic relationship with a film director 23 years her senior who she claims took advantage of...
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