Democrats Call on Michelle Obama to Hit the Campaign Trail
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama Step aside, Mr. President. The First Lady is in the building. Democrats are planning to deploy the popular Michelle Obama to speak to voters as mid-term...
View ArticleShaquan Duley: Mother Confessed to Killing Her Two Children Before Driving...
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights If you need proof that this country's economic woes are having a severe toll on families all across this country, look no further than South Carolina, where a...
View ArticleLaurence Fishburne: Vows Not to Speak to Daughter Until She 'Turns Her Life...
Filed under: News, Celeb Updates Just last week, Montana Fishburne made national headlines when the 18-year-old daughter of Academy Award-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne announced plans to release...
View ArticleNew York Post Confuses Black Business Empires, Both Named "Johnson": Still No...
Filed under: News I hear that many think all black people look alike -- I take that back -- we have all experienced this widespread social phenomenon. But is it possible that a major mainstream...
View ArticleJeffrey Wright, Mos Def Together Again on Stage In 'A Free Man of Color'
Jeffrey Wright will star in the upcoming production of 'A Free Man of Color,' a new play by John Guare that is being directed by George C. Wolfe. Also featured in the play are 'American Violet'...
View ArticleBronx 12-Year-Old is King of the Chess Board
Filed under: News, Interviews, Profiles Justus Williams (pictured), 12, is bypassing the usual routes to success -- like the basketball court or football field -- for a young black kid from the city....
View ArticleSteven Slater: Rewarding Foolish Behavior Sends Wrong Message
Filed under: News One would have had to have been under a rock in the middle of the Sahara Desert to not have heard about the actions of Steven Slater this past week. Slater, a former flight attendant...
View ArticleOn the Road Again With KEM: Second Week of Budweiser Superfest, 'Album III'...
Filed under: News, Interviews, Music 'Intimacy' - Album III Is Finally Here! After five long years of crafting my third album (yes, I still call them albums), Tuesday, Aug. 17, (release day for...
View ArticleDemocrats Blindsided By Obama Ground Zero Mosque Comments
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama WASHINGTON - Democrats complain they were blindsided when President Obama weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque and handed the GOP a new club to beat them...
View ArticleIn Hot Demand: Michael Ealy Lands Lead Role in USA Network's 'Common Law'
With his latest film, 'Takers,' opening on August 27, Michael Ealy is hot demand these days. Not only is the Maryland native slated to do some recurring work on CBS' Emmy-nominated drama 'The Good...
View ArticleT.I. Brings Out Mary J. Blige, Swizz Beatz for New York Secret Show
Filed under: Music, News, Celeb Updates T.I. made a big return to music last night in New York City, letting the music world know that he truly is back and at the top of his game. The self-proclaimed...
View ArticleGavin 'Pretty Boy' Marchand, Foxy Brown's Brother Hit with a Felony Indictment
Filed under: News The apple doesn't fall far from that Marchand tree! Foxy Brown's brother, Gavin "Pretty Boy" Marchand, seems to be following his anger-management-needing sister by getting himself...
View ArticleFantasia Speaks Out About Suicide Attempt
Filed under: Music, News, Celeb Updates As previously reported, 'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino was hospitalized for a highly publicized suicide attempt on Aug. 9. The eight-time Grammy Award...
View ArticleReal Housewife: Rene Syler Talks TV, Motherhood & Running a Website
Filed under: Interviews, Television Television personality Rene Syler is guest-hosting HLN's 'The Joy Behar Show' all this week. The former CBS 'The Early Show' anchor is filling in for 'The View'...
View ArticleA New Fight for Ving Rhames in 'Piranha 3D'
Filed under: Interviews From the 'Mission: Impossible' films to 'Dawn of the Dead,' Ving Rhames has gone up against spies and zombies and has always prevailed. With his latest film, 'Piranha 3D,' he's...
View ArticleA New Fight for Ving Rhames in 'Piranha 3D'
Filed under: Interviews From the 'Mission: Impossible' films to 'Dawn of the Dead,' Ving Rhames has gone up against spies and zombies and has always prevailed. With his latest film, 'Piranha 3D,' he's...
View ArticleUnsung Hero Marcus Garvey Celebrates 123rd Birthday
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Festooned in a regal military-style uniform outfitted in bright feathers and gold braid, many pictures of Marcus Mosiah Garvey bear a slightly...
View ArticleLisa Bonet's Daughter, Zoe Kravitz Joins 'X-Men: First Class' As Angel
Filed under: News In a surprising casting move, Zoe Kravitz, daughter of rocker and 'Precious' star Lenny Kravitz and 'Cosby Show' actress Lisa Bonet, has been chosen to play Angel in the upcoming...
View ArticleThe 'I Ask' Series- Day 8: A Spirit of Completion
Filed under: Weekly InspirationYour Daily Affirmation for Wednesday, August 18, 2010: "You have not, because you ask not"- The Holy Bible Today, fully aware of the power of my thought, my vision and my...
View ArticleSuspect Says He "Didn't Care" When Shooting 8-Year Old Girl
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Steshawn Brisco is one of the men who will likely be charged in the shooting of Tanaja Stokes, an 8-year old girl in the South Side of Chicago. Most...
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