NEW YORK – President Obama heaped effusive praise upon Rev. Al Sharpton during the National Action Network’s 20th Annual Conference in Manhattan, telling the civil
President Barack Obama spoke April 6 at the 20th annual National Action Network (NAN) conference. The Harlem-based organization was founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. The
In 2008, talk show host Oprah Winfrey made waves as a key supporter of President Obama during his campaign run. But now, according to insiders,
In the days following DJ Mister Cee’s same-gender public sex scandal, the Hot 97 DJ has faced much criticism and homophobia from those in the
Lil Wayne was arguably, at one time, the poster boy for substance abuse in the hip-hop community, lacing his bizarre and wildly popular lyrics with
NBA star Lamar Odom has been living the high life both on the court and onscreen with famous wife Khloe Kardashian. But in the new
Black television is either the culprit or the cause, the motivator or the degeneration of how we as blacks perceive ourselves on the airwaves and
Salesforce.com’s CEO and president, Marc Beinoff, is well on his way to meeting the $700,000 minimum per fundraiser for President Obama’s 2012 campaign. Beinoff will
After serving a seven year stretch for armed robbery and breaking and entering, Jonathan Huntley was released on November 25, 2010. The 25-year-old convicted felon decided
You can ask the president anything you really want to know on April 20th, at 1:45 p.m. on Facebook.
Father and son, Will and Jaden Smith, clearly have a golden touch in Hollywood, and now the two are, once again, combining forces in a
Actor Nick Cannon has already begun to make his mark in the world of radio with his own morning radio show “Rollin With Nick Cannon”
It’s been a wild ride of a year for rising jazz artist Esperanza Spalding, who’s become a Grammy winning critical darling as well as the
After a 3 year absence from the music scene and a label change, soul singer Jill Scott is returning this year with two new albums,
We live in an era where invasion of privacy is big business. Almost anybody we do business with can sell our information and there is
Crystal Mangum of Durham, N.C. Fellas, you may want to remember her name. Mangum first bounced on the scene in 2006, when as a college
ATLANTA – On the 43rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death [April 4], the heir to Dr. King’s name and legacy announced he is
The ebb of obituaries, essays and career recaps for Dr. Manning Marable are slowing. Unfortunately, some will remain largely unfamiliar with his body of work,
MACON, Ga. – Reverend Onslow Ross’ wrongful federal imprisonment does not scream from the headlines because he didn’t get beaten savagely into a bloodied pulp
Church dinners are killing our community. This has been an obvious, yet unaddressed, dilemma in the church for decades, especially the black church: regular churchgoers
