'Night Catches Us' To Open 2010 Urbanworld Film Festival
Filed under: News Magnolia Pictures' 'Night Catches Us,' which stars Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington, will be the opening night film for the 14th annual Urbanworld Film Festival. The debut feature,...
View ArticleElin Nordegren Speaks Out About Her Divorce From Tiger Woods
Filed under: Golf & Tennis Elin Nordegren, the estranged wife of golfing star Tiger Woods, has decided to speak out about her ordeal. In an interview with People magazine, Nordegren describes her...
View ArticleEggs in the raw? Experts say give them a pass
Filed under: News HARTFORD, Conn. - Experts have some simple advice when it comes to eating runny eggs these days: Run away. With salmonella concerns triggering the recall of more than a half-billion...
View Article5 Dr. Jeff Teachable Moments From Fantasia's Affair and Suicide Attempt
Filed under: Music, Television, Celeb Updates Two weeks after being hospitalized for overdosing on aspirin and a sleep aid, singer and 'American Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino revealed in a VH1 'Behind...
View ArticleA Free Mortgage Advice Service That Helps You Avoid Sub-Prime Loans: Offer...
Filed under: Personal Finance, Housing, Mortgage, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox If you're lucky enough to get approved for a mortgage, or even get a pre-approval for a home loan, how do you know if you're...
View ArticleMichael Jackson's Legacy Lives On
Filed under: Music, Photos There is only one 'King of Pop' and his name is Michael Joseph Jackson. The Gary, Indiana native was the consummate entertainer, with a music catalog that spans nearly half a...
View ArticleBlack Student Helps Invent Electric Car That Sets Science Records
Filed under: News Kansas City, Missouri is one of my favorite places in the world. I have friends there that I respect, and I've grown an appreciation for the African American community in that city....
View ArticleA Mission of Beauty
Filed under: Weekly InspirationYour DAILY INSPIRATION for Thursday, August 26, 2010: Today I am on a mission of beauty. I begin this mission affirming that God is the very essence of beauty and the...
View ArticleA Look At Black Emmy Award Winners, Past & Present
For the many years that the Primetime Emmy Awards have been presented -- since 1949 -- by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, it's amazing that less than 50 black actors and actresses have...
View ArticleTimbaland Addresses Suicide Rumor
Filed under: News Producer Timbaland needs to have a serious talk with his peeps. On Tuesday, he was apparently the focus of a law enforcement manhunt amid concerns he might be suicidal. His wife and...
View ArticleHurricane Katrina Still Has Emotional Grip on Thousands of Children
Filed under: News When hurricane season in New Orleans rolls around, Kecia Powell knows her 12-year-old son, Tyrec Yancy, is likely to be nervous. Related Article: Four Myths to Dispel on Hurricane...
View ArticleObama to Deliver Another Back-to-School Speech
Filed under: News, Interviews, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights Hopefully, the right-wing hysteria that followed President Barack Obama's back-to-school speech to students last year...
View ArticleIt's Too Big? It Won't Fit?! Not Everybody is Magnum
Filed under: Sexual Health, Let's Talk About Sex I want to talk a little bit about size -- penis size. Here's the story. We know that a lot of men are self-conscious about how big their penis is or...
View ArticleCheck Out Boris Kodjoe Clip From 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Screen Gems recently released a few clips from 'Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D,' and one of the videos includes Boris Kodjoe. Directed by Paul WS Anderson, the film stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim...
View ArticleAtlanta Black Gay Pride Organizer Shot, Killed
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Atlanta has the third largest gay population in the country, fueled, in part, by its large black gay population. On Wednesday, the city's annual Black Gay Pride...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Rally: Why Should We Care?
Filed under: News, Interviews, Politics, Race and Civil Rights What if Glenn Beck threw a Washington, D.C., party and no one paid attention? It's nice to ponder such an outcome for the conservative...
View ArticleSerial Stabbing Suspect Extradited to Michigan
Filed under: News, Interviews, Race and Civil Rights Elias Abuelazam, suspected in the racially motivated stabbings of 18 people in three states, was extradited to Michigan to face charges in one of...
View ArticleHurricane Katrina: Five Years Later, Signs of Progress but Troubles Persist
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights After Hurricane Katrina, Jim Pate says he was struck by how gray and lifeless New Orleans looked. More than 1,600 people were killed...
View ArticleFour Myths to Dispel on Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
August 29, 2005, is a day many Americans recall vividly. It marks the day that Hurricane Katrina forever changed the lives and fate of a city with a culture as rich as the land and waters it sits on....
View ArticleSt. Lucian Woman Runs Hotel Biz That Caters to African Americans
Filed under: Interviews, Professional ProfilesThinking of traveling to the Caribbean? Well, look no further than St. Lucia -- known for its scrumptious food, Nobel laureates and volcanic sulfur baths....
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