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Colin Powell, who turns 76 today was an early poll front runner as a challenger to Bill Clinton in 1996, even though he never declared that he was running. The Harlem native said he had little to no interest in electoral politics. His career was defined by a speech he announced to the United Nations […]
President Barack Obama will put 5% of his paycheck back into the federal government’s a show of unity with furloughed federal workers, a senior administration official announced today. President Obama annual salary is $400,000 and can’t officially be changed but he will write a check made out to the U.S. treasury every month beginning this month […]
A disturbing video has gone viral of a father mercilessly whipping his two teen daughters with a cable wire after he discovers that the girls posted…
Although the news of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr. ‘s son, Earvin III (also known as EJ), garnered some harsh reactions from a handful of critics,…
When Karen Braithwaite (pictured) could not find party supplies for her daughter’s fifth birthday gathering with images of Black Barbies, she took her gripe to Change.org…
Grammy-Award winning star and Gospel music icon Kirk Franklin is joining forces with House of Blues and its venues across the United States to create…
HELENA, Mont.– Montana’s chief federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama.…
Just before Good Friday it was revealed that Christian rapper Tedashii, who is originally from Houston, recently lost his 1-year-old son. No specifics were provided,…
Admired poet and author Maya Angelou celebrates 85 candles today, and her influence continues to impact others around the nation. She has produced six autobiographies,five books of essays, and several plays and volumes of poetry. Angelou has written about her past dealing with sexual abuse as a prostitute, as well as being a Civil Rights […]
Grammy Award-winning American singer Jill Scott turns 41 today. The soulful philadelphia native actress and poet has made a reputation for being a classic and provoking artist. Ms. Scott’s “Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1” album went multi-platinum in 2000. Scott also grew up in North Philadelphia where she was raised […]