Conviction Reversed for Mom in Microwaved Baby Death
Filed under: News An Ohio woman accused of microwaving her 1-month-old infant to death back in 2005 had her murder conviction overturned by the state appeals court on Friday. China Arnold (pictured),...
View Article'The Spark' Episode 27: Underground Rappers Comment on T.I., Bishop Eddie...
Filed under: The Spark w/ Amanda Diva Rappers Johnny Polygon and Rugz D. Bewler comment on T.I.'s return to federal prison, and a controversial sermon in South Africa that claimed "Jesus had AIDS."...
View ArticleSteve Harvey Gears Up for New Television Venture
Filed under: Television, News, Celeb Updates Steve Harvey is at the height of his career. Just a few weeks ago, the comedian started a new gig as the host of the long-running game show 'Family Feud.'...
View ArticleCongress Headed for Gridlock
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Health Care Debate Gridlock is approaching. Unless Democrats and Republicans find a way to work with each other, it looks like this country is headed to a...
View ArticleStrange Fruit: The Lynching of Oscar Grant
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights A black body swinging lifeless from magnolia trees in the Deep South was not only expected, but accepted. Deemed unruly, dangerous, untrustworthy, violent and...
View ArticleDiddy to Close Sean John Flagship Store in New York City
Filed under: Designers, Fashion NewsFrom Hip Hop Wired: According to reports, Sean "P. Diddy Combs' Sean John flagship New York store, located on 5th Avenue, will be closing up shop at the end of the...
View Article3 New, Pressure-Free Holiday Recipes
Filed under: Celebrations Holidays are the times when loved ones gather to eat too much, drink too much, and go home full and happy, so why should cooking a great holiday meal be a crazy, stressful...
View ArticleAll-White Town Once Refused W.E.B. DuBois' Legacy, Now Accepts It
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights W.E.B. DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a place that since his death wanted little to do with his legacy. His mother, Mary Silvina Burghardt,...
View ArticleDr. Boyce Video -- Raising Psychologically Healthy 'Colored' Girls
Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money What does it take for a woman to be healthy? This issue consistently presses upon my mind as I think about my own daughters and how to teach them what they need to know...
View Article'The T. Ocho Show' on Versus: Co-Host Kevin Frazier Talks TV Biz, Terrell...
Filed under: Professional Profiles, Celebrity News As the next step in their hot careers, NFL and reality television stars Terrell Owens and Chad OchoCinco have partnered for a unique new show on the...
View ArticleWORLDEAF: A Conversation with Filmmaker Kamau Buchanan
Filed under: News, Interviews, Profiles Filmmakers, directors, actors, and writers came together for the first day of the first ever World Deaf Cinema Festival hosted by Gallaudet University. During a...
View Article72 Percent of African-American Children Born To Unwed Mothers
Filed under: News As I was leaving a supermarket in downtown Los Angeles that I frequent with my husband and two sons, an African-American female security guard made the statement, "I told my daughter...
View Article20 Questions With Russell Simmons
Filed under: Television, News, Interviews, Celeb Updates In the music business, so many people have titles, but there's only one godfather of hip-hop, and that man is Russell Simmons. Since building...
View ArticlePhotographer's Lawsuit Against Chris Brown Settled
Filed under: News A paparazzo who claimed that R&B singer Chris Brown's bodyguards injured him last year as he tried to snap pictures of the performer working out a fitness facility settled his...
View ArticleReport: Rush Limbaugh Ranked Most Influential Political Figure
Filed under: News, Politics How much political influence can a conservative blowhard with a prescription drug addiction in his past wield in America? A whole lot, according to the newly released...
View ArticleWiz Khalifa Arrested on Felony Drug Charges
Filed under: News Rap sensation Wiz Khalifa was arrested on Monday night in Greenville, N.C., after his tour bus was searched by police and marijuana was discovered.Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron...
View ArticleCholera Crisis: Disease Confirmed in Haitian Capital
Filed under: News, Profiles The coming weeks will be the toughest for Haiti since the January earthquake devastated the island-nation. Cholera has been confirmed in a 3-year-old Port-au-Prince boy...
View ArticleCheck Out New Trailer For 'Tron: Legacy'
Filed under: Previews, Trailers With less than six weeks remaining, Walt Disney Pictures has released a new trailer for 'TRON: Legacy.' Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett...
View ArticleBobby Tillman: Wrong Place at the Wrong Time Ends Young Life
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Add the sad story of Bobby Tillman (pictured above in portrait) to the list of tales that will leave you shaking your head and wondering what has gone wrong...
View ArticleSomali Gangs in Minnesota Traded Girls for Sex
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Members of a Somali sex-trafficking ring (pictured above), who imported girls under the age of 14 to work as prostitutes in Minnesota, Tennessee and Ohio, were...
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