Not Lovin’ It: McDonald’s Website Advises Employees Against Eating Their Food
Minds were blown after fast food chain giant McDonald’s posted an article to its employee site, complete with illustrations, detailing why their food is considered “unhealthy” and why workers should...
View ArticleSerena Williams Named AP Athlete of the Year
Serena Williams was honored Wednesday as The Associated Press’ 2013 Female Athlete of the Year for an incredible year in women’s tennis. The 32-year-old Compton, California native took home the AP...
View ArticleKanye West Sued By Former Child Star For Bound 2 Sample
Kanye West is currently under fire for using a sample in his “Bounds 2″ track without permission. The lawsuit includes Def Jam, Rhino, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Universal Music Group as defendants for...
View ArticleWhere To Vacation Like A Celebrity In 2014
Every year celebrities attempt to escape the flashing lights of the paparazzi by visiting exotic locales, from Moorea Island to Anguilla. But with today’s technology, the photogs still manage to snap...
View Article2013′s Victims Of Stand Your Ground
In 2013, the words “Stand Your Ground” have become synonymous with vigilante justice and slain Black youths. The statute was originally designed to protect those who have applied deadly force to...
View ArticleChicago Rapper Kills Mom for Financial Gain
Qawmane Wilson, a Chicago Rapper Young QC, hired his friends to kill Yolanda Holmes, his mother, for financial gain. Law enforcement arrested Wilson, 24, and friends Eugene Spencer and Loriana...
View ArticleGoogle Punishes Rap Genius For Spamming
If you’ve looked up hip-hop lyrics on Google before, it is almost guaranteed that you have visited the Rap Genius site. It had been the first choice on the search engine list for every possible rap...
View ArticleMail Fail! UPS/FedEx Still Shipping Delayed Christmas Gifts
Two of the nation’s biggest package handlers and shippers are under fire for broken promises by giftless, disappointed customers who didn’t receive their Christmas presents on time. Social media...
View ArticleKnockout Game Perp Blames Mental Health Issues
A Texas man charged with a federal hate crime for a “Knockout Game” attack against a 79-year-old black man is blaming mental health issues. Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, of Katy, Texas, attacked the man...
View ArticleStudy Links High Blood Pressure to Single Parent Homes
Growing up in a single parent household can affect the health of African-American boys, the National Institutes of Health reveals. Howard University studied 515 African-American males and their living...
View ArticleTeacher Allegedly Tells Student “We Do Not Need Another Black President”
An Ohio teacher has been suspended without pay and faces possible dismissal after his racist comments to a student. Gil Voigt, a white science teacher at Fairfield Freshman School, has been accused of...
View ArticleLas Vegas Cabbie Returns $300K Left In Cab
Gerardo Gamboa, a Las Vegas cab driver found and returned a brown bag containing $300,000 to its owner after it was left in his cab. “I don’t care from $10 to higher. My dignity is not for sale, and...
View ArticleKanye West Vows To “Keep His Big Mouth Shut”
Is it a Christmas miracle? Kanye West vows to “keep his big mouth shut” and here’s the good part — “for six moths at least”! Embedded in a rant that lasted almost a half hour, Kanye shared that he is...
View ArticleNew Fork Helps People To Diet
There’s a new way to help you reach your New Year’s diet resolution: the HAPIfork. It’s is a fork that will light up and vibrate if you attempt to take more than one bite every 10 seconds. Now that’s...
View ArticleMan Stoned To Death After Raping Young Girl
Residents of a settlement in Cape Town, South Africa took justice into their own hands when they beat a man to death for allegedly raping a fifteen-year old girl. The 32-year old suspect was dragged...
View ArticleEve Gets Engaged to British Beau
Rapper Eve is the latest celebrity to rock an engagement ring, as her boyfriend of three years, British fashion designer Maximillion Cooper popped the question in December. Cooper, 41, who has four...
View ArticleThere’s Something About Geneva
No one can say that Geneva S. Thomas hasn’t put in work. The 30-year old style and pop culture journalist and brand strategist has been toiling behind the scenes for years. Armed with a master’s...
View ArticleAIQ: Dwyane Wade, Melissa Harris-Perry, Karrine Steffans & More
Different year, same ole shade! This week in celebrity quotes, Dwyane Wade speaks about his newborn son from a random jump off, Karrine “Superhead” Steffans is not here for your “sad slavery issues,”...
View ArticleBlackberry Ends Alicia Keys Partnership
Smartphone maker Blackberry ends its partnership with Alicia Keys as they move to rebound from a $4.4 billion loss in 2013 by focusing less on consumer products and more on business and government...
View ArticleStar Style: Naomie Harris [PHOTOS]
When Naomie Harris co-starred in the James Bond film Skyfall in 2012, she kicked butt as a Bond girl and was the first Black actress to play Miss Moneypenny. Now, she’s starring in another big screen...
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