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Queen of the Strip: Chatting With Kissy Simmons of 'The Lion King'
Filed under: Theater Disney's family-friendly production 'The Lion King' would seem out of place to many on the Las Vegas Strip. Surprisingly, the show blends well in the Cirque du Soleil-populated...
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Wells Fargo Promises to Be Nicer to Black People: Oh Really?
Filed under: News, Housing, Mortgage I got a call not too long ago. It was from Wells Fargo, the bank that has been sued by one county after another for engaging in predatory lending toward the African...
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50 Cent on Cover of Black Enterprise Magazine in Dapper Suit
Filed under: Celebrity News, Careers, News Black entertainment juggernaut The YBF has posted an exclusive picture of 50 Cent gracing the cover of this month's Black Enterprise magazine. YBF owner and...
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Cops Raid Waka Flocka Flame's House, Gucci Mane Arrested for Alleged...
Filed under: News TMZ reports that gangsta hip-hop's Waka Flocka Flame (pictured left), who was recently in a heap of legal trouble earlier this year, had his Atlanta home raided by police Thursday...
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Check Out Pics of Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson From 'Big Mommas: Like...
Filed under: Photos, Previews 20th Century Fox have released some stills from 'Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son,' the third installment from the 'Big Momma' franchise starring Martin Lawrence....
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Working Poor Take Home Less Pay With Tax Deal
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama Despite a tax cut compromise that is supposed to keep everyone whole financially, if not better off, 51 million households will face a higher tax bill or a...
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Magazine Matters: Star Jones Named New Editor At Uptown
Filed under: Photos, Television Star Jones has just been named Editor-at-Large at Uptown magazine. The former co-host of 'The View' makes her column debut in the special Weddings and Travel issue of...
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Yet Another Racist Small Business Sign -- And I Thought We Were Post-Racial
Filed under: NewsEven in "post-racial" America, some people find their rights to freedom of expression constantly under attack by the PC police. Not a week goes by that we don't find some business...
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'Birther' Soldier Admits Wrong, Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Have you ever had a plan to do something that you thought would be so great, but as you implemented that plan, you realized you hadn't quite thought everything through? Like wearing sexy heels to Six...
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Wikileaks Says Grace Mugabe Deals in Illegal Diamonds
Filed under: News, Profiles, Politics Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first lady, is a mess. She has been accused of punching out a newspaper photographer who dared to take pictures of her on a Hong Kong...
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Hanging with Obama, All-Star Kobe Bryant Has Come a Long Way
Filed under: Basketball This week it was announced that Kobe Bryant, star of the Los Angeles Lakers, is leading the nation in All-Star votes. Bryant has over 722,000 votes thus far and is on his way to...
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Obama Signs Bill for Post Office to Bear Dorothy Height's Name
Filed under: News, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights, Health Care Debate In one of many underrated accomplishments of the Obama administration, and one of the more morally symbolic, President...
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'Grim Sleeper' Photos of Women Baffle Police
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Investigators in Los Angeles are seeking the public's help to unravel another mystery in the "Grim Sleeper" serial murder case: who are the women in his photos...
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Michael Vick Wants to Own a Dog Again...Some Day
Filed under: FootballAs part of Michael Vick's sentence for his dogfighting operations, he has been banned from owning dogs for life. But now Vick is hoping to have that part of the punishment reversed...
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Tiger Woods' Brother Says He Cut off the Family
Filed under: Golf & Tennis Tiger Woods' brother, Earl Woods Jr., had some interesting things to say about the golfing superstar. Woods is the oldest of three children who came from the previous...
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Tax Bill: Obama to Sign Tax Legislation
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights Moving at almost the speed of light in terms of Washington time, Congress has passed and sent tax legislation to President Barack...
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Floyd Mayweather Arrested, Released
Boxing fans eager to see the only professional championship fight that really matters, Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, may have to give of the dream of seeing the world's two finest...
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Bishop Eddie Long Accusers Say They Broke Into Office to Obtain Evidence
Filed under: News The Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal has been the peculiar incident in Atlanta that turned the black church upside down. A popular pastor given the responsibility of caring for scores of...
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'Tron: Legacy' Film Review: A Visually Dazzling Cyber Failure
Filed under: Reviews Throughout the year, we've had lots of films that were shown in 3D, and most of them, from 'Clash of the Titans' to 'Yogi Bear' were just downright overpriced and awful. Now, comes...
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Mayoral Candidate James Meeks Back Peddles on Affirmative Action After Backlash
Filed under: News, PoliticsState Sen. James T. Meeks (pictured right), a Chicago mayoral candidate and reverend at the South Side mega-church Salem Baptist, found himself in boiling water this week,...
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