Hope you had a fantastic weekend. Here’s what you may have missed while you were celebrating Juneteenth or spending time with your Dad for Father’s Day: 20 years after the LA Riots, the man at the center of it all, Rodney King, was found dead in a swimming pool… Read More →
Another day brings another opportunity for racism and ignorance to rear it’s ugly head. New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick shared a few racially charged thoughts on the way Shawn ‘Jay-Z‘ Carter is re-shaping the brand of the NBA team he is the minority owner of. In recent days, the… Read More →
It’s easy to look at the current happenings in our country and be disappointed. Things are not great, but, things are rebounding… thanks in part to the legislation that President Obama and his administration have put in place over the last 3 years. Although he has not had a perfect… Read More →
The summer Olympics are right around the corner! This year, Jay-Z & Rihanna will co-headline the Olympic Cultural Festival which will take place in London, June 23 & 24th, a month before the games begin. According to Business Week, the organizers say that the festival will be the biggest cultural… Read More →
After a massive promotion campaign, the film adaptation of Steve Harvey‘s best selling book “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” now reigns supreme at the box office, after dethroning “Hunger Games” and grossing a whopping $33,000,000 nationwide this weekend. Many mainstream critics were surprised, because traditionally, films with… Read More →
Legendary TV host and producer Dick Clark passed away this morning from a massive heart attack at the age of 82. He had been struggling with his health since 2004, when he had a massive stroke which forced him to retire from one of his most notable roles as the… Read More →
Approximately a month ago, Vogue Italia ran a spread entitled “Haute Mess,” which captured high fashion models in “urban” hair, makeup, clothing, and settings. Needless to say, the photos came across as racist, and readers felt as if the magazine was mocking black women, and black culture? Undoubtedly, there… Read More →
Cool story for your Friday. Mayor Cory Booker has been known for his hands-on approach to managing the city of Newark. He’s active on Twitter, spends more time in the streets of his city than in his office, and for 8 years, voluntarily made his residence in one of the… Read More →
If you’re a fan of basketball (or a fan of E! Network‘s hit reality show Khloé & Lamar) you know that since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks following the NBA lockout, Lamar Odom has been struggling to adjust to his new team & city… both mentally and physically. After… Read More →
CNN reports that the special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin killing investigation has decided not to present the case to a Grand Jury. The jury was scheduled to convene tomorrow to decide whether or not George Zimmerman should be indicted for killing Trayvon Martin at the end of February. The… Read More →
As an update to yesterday’s police report release in Trayvon Martin‘s killing, new video has emerged from February, 26th… the night Martin died. ABC News obtained surveillance video from the Sanford Police Department which shows George Zimmerman being taken into the station for questioning. Everything looks like standard procedure, until you realize… Read More →
Over a month has passed since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, and today, original police reports from the scene have emerged. The reports show that the officer originally dispatched to the scene recommended that Zimmerman be charged with negligent homicide or manslaughter, but those… Read More →