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March 2, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rap star Lil Wayne has left fans and fellow artists with a video blitz as he…
March 2, 2010
SANTA MONICA, California (AP) - With O.J. Simpson giving his agreement from prison, a judge approved a plan Monday to…
March 2, 2010
FROM THE FASHION JOURNAL In the midst of cries of donor fatigue, one New York City fashion designer continues the
March 2, 2010
This week, the National Urban League celebrates its Centennial year with a call to action...
March 2, 2010
OPINION - You don't have to go to college to know that America's educational system is as embarrassing as our…
March 2, 2010
OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also…
March 2, 2010
The singer-actress delivered daughter Violet on Feb. 26, a friend confirms to PEOPLE, saying the baby has "a full head…
March 2, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A Paterson administration official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the two employees were…
March 2, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. said he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this fall's…
March 1, 2010
NEW YORK - LMFAO couldn't let an opportunity like getting into an altercation with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney…
March 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says the people who prepare meals for schools have more influence over what…
March 1, 2010
VIDEO - Last Tuesday black talk-show host and commentator Tavis Smiley criticized Rev. Al Sharpton over a New York Times…
March 1, 2010
VIDEO - A Cincinnati man was shot in the leg after he brought 1986 Camaro to Dayton to meet a…
March 1, 2010
According to many different sources, Hip-Hop Wired has acquired information that rapper Guru has fallen into a coma after suffering…
March 1, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - University of Missouri police are investigating after someone scattered cotton balls outside the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture…
March 1, 2010
The moms of Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo and T Pain are set to be commemorated for their leadership and contributions to…
March 1, 2010
From Ebony/Jet Magazine - For years, skiing has been largely considered a 'Whites only' sport, although 'black ski' clubs have…
March 1, 2010
Just two years ago, he was still invisible in the film world, struggling for any kind of break after 15…
March 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says 1.2 million students drop out of school each year, and only about 70…
March 1, 2010
VIDEO - Linda Greenway's son John is a sixth-grader. He started social networking at a very young age...