(January 4, 2009) - For people who rely on "rabbit ears" or antennas to watch their favorite TV programs, time is running out—particularly in communities of color and for people living on fixed incomes as they are appearing to be the least prepared when the country converts next month from analog to digital-only broadcasting.
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(January 3, 2009) - About a dozen vendors, hopeful of cashing in on President-elect Barack Obama's historic swearing-in on Jan. 20, recently gathered at the District of Columbia's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) to protest what they deem as exorbitant vending fees...
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(December 30, 2008) - While Illinois lawmakers debate whether to begin the impeachment process for their embattled governor, Rod Blagojevich has tapped former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
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(December 30) -- Mychal Bell, a teen convicted in the “Jena Six” beating case shot himself in the chest with a .22 caliber firearm and was taken to a hospital in Monroe, La., on Dec. 29, according to the police.
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(December 30, 2008) - A candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee is drawing fire for distributing a CD to members that features a song called “Barack the Magic Negro.”
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(December 24, 2008) - Pieces are still being put together in the puzzle surrounding the case of Billey Joe Johnson Jr., the Mississippi high school football star whose death is being investigated by the local NAACP as a hate crime, a violation of Johnson’s civil rights.
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(December 23, 2008) - It’s the waiting that can kill you—the wondering, worrying about whether the next pink slip will have your name on it or whether an eviction notice will greet you at your door.
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(December 23, 2008) - For centuries, the White House has worked hard to live up to its name. In administration after administration, there has been “a severe paucity of anyone besides White males in the White House,”...
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(December 21, 2008) -- Threatening political action if the situation doesn’t improve, the nation's largest civil rights organization last week blasted the television industry for falling “seriously short” in achieving diversity by not increasing minority representation on programs...
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(December 20, 2008) - Alaska officials are looking into racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.
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(December 30, 2008) - Naturi Cora Maria Naughton was born on May 20, 1984 in East Orange, N.J. where she started singing in the choir at New Hope Baptist Church at just 5-years-old. She turned pro by 14, when she became a member of the girl band 3LW.
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(December 25, 2008) - Eartha Kitt, the self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr in her songs and performances, has died. She was 81.
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(December 23, 2008) - The name Taraji Henson and Academy Award are being whispered in the same breath in the wake of her compelling performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where she holds her own opposite several Hollywood heavyweights, including Brad Pitt and Oscar-winners Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton.
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(December 21, 2008) -- One of the pioneer Black filmmakers and directors in the motion picture industry was recognized by the leading Black group that offers reviews of movies. The African-American Film Critics Association bestowed its Special Achievement Award to director Melvin Van Peebles,...
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(December 21, 2008) -- ”America I AM: The African American Imprint'' will open at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The show includes more than 200 items from every period of U.S. history.
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(December 16, 2008) - John Legend is well on his way to earning his name. It’s been a while since the then-Kanye West sidekick emerged from behind the scenes as the voice on the hook of Slum Village’s “Selfish.” Now, three albums and several Grammy awards later, Legend is at the top of his game,...
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(December 11, 2008) -Fresh off of a three hour flight from Nashville, Tenn. to Boston, Mass., former pop / R&B superstar Brandy is prepping for yet another promo concert for her comeback album Human.
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(December 11, 2008) - When Lejzor and Fiszel Czyz arrived in the U.S. from Poland in 1928, their parents changed the family surname to “Chess” and started calling their little boys “Leonard” and “Phil.” By the late ‘40s, the ambitious siblings had already achieved the “American Dream,”...
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(December 6, 2008) - Legendary singer Dionne Warwick and rapper-turned actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges will host two American Music Inaugural Balls (AMIB)slated for next month in Washington, D.C., in honor of President-elect Barack Obama’s ascendancy to the White House.
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(January 5, 2009) - Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy has enjoyed a remarkable run as the Colts leading man, but it all will be coming to an end.
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(January 5, 2009) - The idea of returning to the game that has made him famous is a good one to Barry Bonds. While age, injuries and federal investigations have taken their toll on the later stages of Bond’s career, the home run record holder’s recent hip surgery serves as proof he’s not giving up.
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(January 5, 2009) - When Edgerrin James signed his lucrative deal with the Arizona Cardinals a few years ago, the signing made headlines everywhere.
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(January 5, 2009) - Cancer; selfish; unwilling. Those are the characteristics often associated with exiled New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury.
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(January 5, 2009) - Coming out of college, linebacker Jerod Mayo was penciled in as a late first round draft possibility. So when the New England Patriots selected the former Tennessee Vol with the 10th pick in April’s draft, several critics second-guessed the Pats.
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(December 29, 2008) - When the San Francisco 49ers fired their previous coach Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary was given the interim tag just to see how the team would respond to some new leadership.
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(December 29, 2008) - Boxers are always teasing fans. If they’re not playing possum in the ring before unloading lethal combinations, they’re teasing us with hints of retirement.
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(December 29, 2008) - Sometimes a little controversy is all it takes to make things happen. In a down year for minority coaches in college football, the association has seen a quick change the last couple of weeks as two black coaches were hired in back-to-back weeks.
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(December 24, 2008) - Another week in sports, another Charles Barkley outburst. Barkley sounded off when his alma mater, Auburn University, hired former Iowa State head coach Gene Chizik, Caucasian candidate whose career record stands at 5-19.
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(December 23, 2008) - The 2008-09 season isn’t going as planned for the Philadelphia 76ers. After showing such promise last season upon the team’s resurgence in the wake of departed star Allen Iverson, the team has already fired its coach and now will be without free agent Elton Brand.
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(December 23, 2008) - Buried in a week that saw the NBA fire its fourth Black head coach and college football scrutinized over its lack of minorities at the head coaching position,...
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