On August 6, 1965, a piece of legislation was signed that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been the culprit for widespead suppression of African American, Colored or Black voters in America. The language is clear under the 15 amendment, the Act prohibits states from imposing certain “voter qualifications or prerequisite” to vote or standard practice […]
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA celebrated the precision landing of a rover on Mars and marveled over the mission’s first photographs Monday – grainy, black-and-white images…
The Williams sisters have won every tennis event imaginable, many times over, and the Olympic Games are no stranger to Venus and Serena as well. So it should be no surprise the sisters just breezed through the Doubles competition with relative ease in these 2012 Summer Olympic Games, winning the Gold Medal in that event […]
A series of recent developments in the Trayvon Martin case reveal that the parents of the slain teen are not sitting idly while their son’s…
Lashonda Tashia Cummings (pictured) was charged with child abuse on Friday after she allegedly pushed her 3-year-old daughter down a flight of stairs and then…
Anita Baker hasn’t had a new project in a minute. The R&B music scene has definitely been void of great talent like Baker; so, it’s great to hear that she will be releasing a new project soon. She recently released the first song from her upcoming project. Check out “Lately,” by Anita Baker. Let us […]
JACKSON, Miss. — A predominantly white Mississippi church has apologized for its refusal to allow a black couple to marry in its sanctuary, though the…
A gunman entered the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, just south of Milwaukee on Sunday and opened fire on worshippers who were in the temple preparing for their services. Police say Wade Michael Page, an Army veteran believed to be a “Skin-Head” or a white supremacist, is alleged to have killed six people, and […]
Legendary keyboardist George Duke has passed away on Monday 8-5-2013. He was 67 and his record label said he died after a battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A little more than a year ago, Duke’s wife died of cancer. Duke was devastated and could not make music for months. But, earlier this month, Duke released […]
Joshua Smith, a 9-year-old boy from Detroit, Mich., has made national headlines over his ambitious efforts to help his hometown rise out of its ever-sinking…
“Perfectly Imperfect” is the highly anticipated debut album from Elle Varner, and you can hear the entire project here! Click on the song titles below…
