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National List of Peaceful Vigils in Honor of Police Brutality Victims
To pay respect to those whose lives have been affected by police brutality cities cross the nation are holding peaceful vigils. Participants will gather on August 14, 2014 at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PT. A...
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Why Married Men Hate Hearing That Dr. Simone Whitmore Doesn’t Do THAT For Her...
I don’t know Dr. Simone Whitmore, her husband, or the intricacies of their marriage. When the OBGYN and Married 2 Medicine star announced on the show that she “rarely” gave her man head, it started a...
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Robin Williams and Other Celebs Affected By Neurological Disorders
New details have emerged about the tragic death of legendary comedian, Robin Williams. Williams was sober at the time of his death but was struggling with early stages of Parkinson’s disease. “Robin...
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Policing in Ferguson Switches Hands, President Obama Calls For Peace
Missouri’s African-American state Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson was named to look after security in Ferguson in wake of the backlash against the local police department after the shooting of...
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The Braxtons Scream, Break Glass On Season Premiere
The explosive fourth season of “Braxton Family Values” kicked off Thursday night. This season is sure to be full of disagreements between The Braxtons, Trina, Towanda, Traci, and Tamar, with Toni in...
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Biopic Of Black Ballerina Misty Copeland In The Works
An African-American ballerina’s inspirational life story is headed to the big screen with the help of New Line Cinema. The movie studio has optioned the rights to Misty Copeland’s story of being...
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Damon Dash Sues Director Lee Daniels For Millions
Damon Dash, Lee Daniels, and Joyce DeWitt pose at an event for the film Shadowboxer in 2005. It seems a business relationship will soon turn into a legal war. Hip Hop executive Damon Dash has filed a...
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Perdue Recalls 15,000 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets
You better check your freezer. Perdue is recalling about 15,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after receiving complaints that plastic fragments were found in the products. The U.S. Department of...
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Mike Brown Shooter Revealed, KKK Raises Reward Money
The name of the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Mike Brown has been released. Officer Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran who has no history of disciplinary action, has been named as the...
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AIQ: Idris Elba, Faith Evans, Sherri Shepherd & more…
This week in celebrity quotes: Idris Elba talks about the XXL ‘package’ in his pants, Faith Evans recounts fighting one of her ex-husband’s mistresses and Sherri Shepherd jokes about her two failed...
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Police Chief Shoots Daughter Mistaken For Intruder
A Loudon County, Virginia police chief shot his daughter in the garage after mistaking her for an intruder. It is thought that the 16-year-old teen was trying to sneak back into the house without...
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Chicago Teen Could Be Sentenced to Execution By Firing Squad for Mom’s Murder
Things are spiraling even more for the Chicago couple charged with murdering the woman’s mother. The woman was found dead and stuffed in a suitcase at an upscale Bali hotel. Her daughter, 19 year-old,...
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Viral Video of Autistic Teen’s Beating at Party Leads to An Arrest
An Okeechobee teen has been charged for beating a 16 year-old boy with Autism. The incident was recorded by a cell phone and put online as reported by the Okeechobee City Police Department. The victim...
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Clap For ‘Em: Awesome Young Folks Making Recent Headlines [PHOTOS]
Let’s face it: it’s been a tough week in the news. From the ongoing turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri over the death of Michael Brown to the outrage in South Los Angeles over the shooting of Ezell Ford and...
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‘Orange is the New Black’ Actress Uzo Aduba Takes Home First Emmy
Uzo Aduba came out as the big winner at Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys, honoring the best in technical and other achievements in television. The “Orange is the New Black” actress scored an Emmy for...
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Latest In Ferguson: AG Eric Holder Orders Additional Autopsy Of Michael Brown...
The Justice Department has ordered an additional autopsy in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old shot by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. A spokesman for the...
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Cover Story: The Reality of Rashid Isn’t Common Knowledge
By Ericka Blount Danois | Photography By Cliff Watts Common, dressed in a classic streamlined Caruso black tuxedo, is looking over his shoulder at Selita Ebanks, sporting a La Perla black bra and...
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Behind the Scenes with Common and Selita [VIDEO]
In this month’s cover story, writer Ericka Blount Danois caught up with Common who recently released his 10th album, Nobody’s Smiling. The rapper-actor touched on his sex-symbol status (he’s not...
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My First Introduction To Police And Racism
The day started off normal. It was the first week of school, and I was a new and nervous second grader attending a private school in Redondo Beach, California. My mom bought me a new outfit, a pink...
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Missouri Governor Sends in the National Guard
Tear gas is fired into a crowd of protestors in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday night. Tensions in Ferguson, Missouri continue to escalate one week after the police involved shooting of unarmed teenager...
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