African Americans have a strong history of standing up against injustice and hatred. This is not the case currently. Although America has its first African
Singer-songwriter-pianist Avery Sunshine has released her long-awaited, self-titled debut album. Sunshine has been performing for more than 15 years and has built a body of
NEW YORK – On a night where President Obama addressed the 20th National Action Network conference, Bill Cosby nevertheless stole the commander in chief‘s thunder
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
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,
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
The reality of a post-racial America appears to be light-years away. Blacks continue to outnumber whites in the prison systems; black students are dropping out
Sometimes, journalist Juan Williams sees young blacks and it makes him nervous. Williams stated recently: “You think that simply saying what you think is evidence
On the presidential campaign trail, then-candidate Barack Obama recanted repeatedly that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were Bush’s wars. Now, after more than two
Debra Lee, the chairman and CEO of BET, has spent years building the network into a cable television powerhouse, now Lee will use her considerable
The aggression in Libya has officially escalated, with American, French and British military forces launching an operation on President Moammar Gadhafi’s military March 19. The
