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Ohio Students Face Assault Charges in Hazing Incident
Six students at the University of Akron are facing charges of hazing and assault after a violent initiation incident earlier this year. Suspects Steven Miles Pitts, Rinaldo Darius Allen Jr., Jlani D....
View ArticleWATCH: Live Stream From the 2014 Oscars Red Carpet
Watch Lupita Nyong’o, Kerry Washington, George Clooney, Michael B. Jordan, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson and more walk the red carpet live from the 86th Annual Oscars....
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2014 Academy Awards: Red Carpet Style from Viola, Lupita, Jada and More
While Los Angeles has been home to some unpleasantly rainy weather as of late, the Dolby Theatre was all aglow. Tonight marked the 86th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen Degeneres and attended by...
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My Brother’s Keeper: Damned If Obama Does, Damned If He Doesn’t
In presenting his new My Brother’s Keeper initiative, President Obama takes no real political risk. There is no opportunity for a re-election bid, his second term up in two years. Coast is clearing,...
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Truth Is, Nobody Puts Ledisi In A Box
By Michael A. Gonzales Even though soul mama Ledisi has been singing since she was a gospel-wailing, Digital Underground–listening kid growing up in the Bay Area, there was a brief period early in her...
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And The Oscar Goes To… 2014 Recap
Arguably one of the most diverse Academy Awards shows in its history, the 2014 Oscars featured an unparalleled number of African American winners, presenters, nominees and attendees. A look at the...
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Does Watching Porn Together Help Your Relationship?
There is something primal and raw about porn. It either brings out the carnal erotic/sexual needs, or makes you feel like all those super cool, amazing, highly-skilled moves you have perfected...
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NFL Network Fires Darren Sharper After Eighth Rape Charge
The NFL network fires Darren Sharper, 38, days after he surrendered to Los Angeles police for aggravated rape charges and drugging multiple women in multiple states, a spokesman confirmed to the New...
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Insider: 12 Years A Slave Star Lupita Nyong’o Headed For Oscar Glory
Lupita Nyong’o’s performance in Steve McQueen’s epic period drama 12 Years A Slave is breathtaking. Hailing from a prominent family (her father, a former politician, is a professor at the University of...
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BroApp Will Text Your Girlfriend When You’re Busy
If you’re too ashamed to text your girlfriend while throwing back brews at the bar with your boys, then BroApp is for you! This $2 app will text your girlfriend (or wife) when you’re busy, which will...
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Heard On The Street: Nate Parker Says We Need To Show We Value Our Sons
“I think when you look at these cases [like Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis], I think that they need to be more important to us [as black people]. I think that a lot of African Americans put...
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The Key To Finding Happiness
By Wendy Credle “Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth” – Pharrell Williams Are you happy? If not, what are YOU going to do about it? All of us, no matter how we define it for ourselves,...
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Black Beauty: The Intrinsic Loveliness of Lupita Nyong’o
Social media was ablaze Sunday night when Lupita Nyong’o took home the Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actress‘. These last few months have been a Lupita feeding frenzy, with everyone clamoring to see what...
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Florida State Attorney Seeks 60 Year Sentence for Marissa Alexander
Marissa Alexander, whose Florida trial has gained mass media attention for the unaccepted defense of the Stand Your Ground law, has gained more publicity with news that Florida State Attorney Angela...
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A Maryland Woman Went Into Labor While Being Robbed
A Maryland woman went into labor while being robbed at gunpoint, allegedly, by Devery Kelley (left), 24, and 44-year-old Cornell Robinson of Washington D.C. (right). According to police, the incident...
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NeNe Leakes, Billy Dee Williams to Join ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 18
The cast of season 18 of “Dancing with the Stars” was revealed this morning on “Good Morning America” and the competitors on the show will include former child stars from ”The Wonder Years” and ”Full...
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Pastor Refers To Underwear as “Ungodly,” Orders Flock To Go Commando
Another church scandal? Yes. This time, it’s across the globe: A Kenyan pastor has ordered all women who attend service at Lord’s Propeller Redemption Church to refrain from wearing undergarments...
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Radio Shack Closes 1100 Stores
Former electronics giant Radio Shack will be closing 1,100 of its stores after a disappointing holiday season. Despite special sales incentives for customers, fourth quarter sales for the chain...
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Real Housewives Of New Jersey Couple Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Faces Prison Time
Real Housewives Of New Jersey stars Teresa Giudice and husband, Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice have plead guilty to several counts of fraud and failure to pay taxes. The reality TV couple plead guilty to...
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Obama vs. Putin on Ukraine: How Race Plays Into It
Obviously, we’d imagine that the last thing on anyone’s mind amid the high stakes geopolitical chess being played in Ukraine would be race. Yet, one of the first things you can’t avoid arguing as...
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