California is set to execute death row inmate Kevin Cooper for a brutal murder that occurred in 1983. Cooper was sentenced to death in 1985
In the past when a Black woman accused a White man of rape and an all-White jury was selected, it did not bode well for the
For thousands of years we as a society have struggled to find new ways of marginalizing people into the most arbitrary little boxes in order
BET and Benny Boom took us back home to the days when Big Tigger was in the basement (literally) on the show “Rap City.” The
When Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary coined the term Post Traumatic Slave Disorder in 2006 to describe the lingering effects of slavery on Blacks in America,
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center. The institution, which is committed to preserving, conserving and promoting the legacy and
Almost 14 years ago, Michael Phillips of Dallas, Texas, was accused of a crime he did not commit. Now, thanks to the testing of a
Wayne Davidson is the author of When Clans Collide: The Germination of Adam’s Family Tree through Surname, Life Experience, and DNA. This book traces the
Associates of singer Brandon Howard have claimed that the singer is the son of late pop superstar Michael Jackson. And according to a recent DNA test, it looks like friends of the 31-year old may be telling the truth. It was reported by TMZ that a DNA test would be performed to determine whether or not Howard, who goes by the stage name of B. Howard, is actually MJ’s kid with R&B singer Miki Howard.
Future has a “new” son. A new 10 year old son.
The start of the new year is always a new chapter in our lives. It seems that there are concepts and ideas that permeate our
After spending almost two decades in jail for a rape and murder he didn’t commit, Robert Taylor became a free man on November 3rd when
The Africa Channel celebrated their expansion into Chicago via Comcast’s Xfinity Network recently at Red Kiva in Chicago. The after-work cocktail party was in conjunction
President Barack Obama’s “one for the home team,” which elicited congrats from even the usual GOP Obama bashers and temporary unity, has now sparked furious
