Bullied teen uses experience to win scholarship
Gabrielle Jones, a high school senior who was bullied by her classmates for much of her life, has channeled that negative experience through writing an essay...
Slideshow: The Obamas dine with supporters
SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama broke bread with a group of small-dollar donors to his re-election campaign on Thursday...
Ex-'X Factor' singer says deal cut for his exit
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former 'The X Factor' contestant Dexter Haygood said he wasn't pushed off Fox's new singing contest. He jumped.
Magnum's hip-hop safe sex campaign: Without rhyme or reason?
OPINION - It feels like a marketing gimmick that only a middle-aged, out-of-touch white man could dream up: Magnum condoms holding a rap contest...
10 ways to make NBA all-star weekend even better
OPINION - Dubbed "Black Thanksgiving" by ESPN personality Michael Wilbon, NBA all-star weekend has transformed into the most popular of the four major all-star games...
Black woman wins Miss America crown
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation's newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants...
