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Jordan Miles: Honor Student Beaten by Police Files Lawsuit
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Jordan Miles is a black teenager in the city of Pittsburgh. Miles also attends one of the city's most prestigious performing arts schools. On a cold...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Sues Upper Deck Trading Card Company
Filed under: BasketballAccording to various reports, including TMZ, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is upset with Upper Deck, a trading card company, and is suing them for $1 million. According...
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Jimmy Carter Gets Pardon for American Prisoner in North Korea
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Last Thursday, former President Jimmy Carter succeeded in getting a special pardon for Aijalon Gomes (pictured right), who was sentenced in April to eight years...
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Congresswoman Steered CBC Foundation Scholarships to Relatives
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights The Congressional Black Caucus has seen better days. The latest member of the exclusive club of national black lawmakers to come...
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Venus Williams Advances to 2nd Round of U.S. Open
Filed under: Golf & TennisSerena Williams may be out of commission for this year's U.S. Open, but her sister, Venus, is no doubt pulling up the slack. In her match against Roberta Vinci of Italy,...
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'The Spark' Episode 20: Swizz Beatz & J. Ivy Talk Ebonics, the Ground Zero...
Filed under: The Spark w/ Amanda Diva This week on 'The Spark' with Amanda Diva, superproducer Swizz Beatz and spoken-word artist J. Ivy stopped by to talk about why the platinum beat maker is in a...
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The 20th Annual NAACP Theater Awards: The Rundown
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet The NAACP Theatre Awards, the annual ceremony recognizing outstanding people of color in theatre, took place last night in Beverly Hills. Thespians like Nia...
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Meghan McCain Breaks Silence on Sarah Palin
Meghan McCain (pictured), is not only a straight-shooting forward-thinker, but now it seems that not even her dad, John McCain, can put a muzzle on her when it comes to speaking her mind about Sarah...
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Gabby Sidibe's Mom Battles 10-Year-Old Classical Singer on 'America's Got...
Filed under: Television Recently, Gabourey Sidibe made her television debut on Showtime's original series 'The Big C,' however the Academy Award nominee isn't the only family member with 'Talent.'...
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Few Black Models Can Be Found in Solo September 2010 Editorials
Filed under: Fashion News Jezebel recently analyzed the September issues of ten fashion magazines in search of black models who scored their own fashion editorials. Aside from Kelly Moreira who graced...
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Brandy, Rick Fox & Kyle Massey: Competing on New Season of 'Dancing with the...
Filed under: Television, News Last year, ABC did a great job of mixing different types of celebrities for its popular competition series 'Dancing With The Stars.' Representing for the reality...
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Brandy, Rick Fox & Kyle Massey Competing on New Season of 'Dancing With the...
Filed under: Television, News Last year, ABC did a great job of finding a diverse group of celebrities for its popular competition series 'Dancing With the Stars.' Representing for the reality...
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Obama to Honor Troops as Iraq Combat Mission Ends
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama If remarks from Defense Secretary Robert Gates are any indication, President Barack Obama is doing the smart thing and taking the high road by honoring the...
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VIDEO: Victoria Rowell Keeps It Hood At '2010 Hoodie Awards'
Filed under: Music, Movies, Television, Interviews, Celeb Updates, Video, AwardsVictoria Rowell book The "realest" of Black Hollywood star power came out in full force for Steve Harvey's '8th Annual...
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Obama Speech: Declares End to U.S. combat mission in Iraq
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama He came, he saw, he conquered. Well, sort of. President Barack Obama took the nation's attention for about 20 minutes tonight to deliver a speech about the...
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Wise In God
Your DAILY INSPIRATION for Wednesday, September 1, 2010: Today I tap into the wisdom of the ages to make spiritually-informed decisions on the matters of my life-- small and large. The wisdom of the...
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How Jimi Hendrix Changed Race in Pop Music
Filed under: Profiles It was forty years ago, September 18, that arguably the greatest electric guitarist to ever live, Jimi Hendrix, passed away. His legacy as an innovative genius is not in question....
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Plaxico Burress Denied Work Release For Second Time
Filed under: Football Former New York Giant wide receiver Plaxico Burress' request for work release was denied. Burress is currently serving a two-year prison sentence on charges of attempted criminal...
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Alvin Greene Dances During Radio Interview
South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene was asked to appear on a Charlotte, North Carolina, radio show Monday to discuss politics. The longer-than-long-shot controversial politician,...
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CBC Foundation to Audit Its Scholarship Program
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Designed as a way for college youth to learn about Congress, a scholarship sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is undergoing an...
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