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Dr. Boyce: Michelle Would Have Been a Great First Black President

Dr. Boyce:  Michelle Would Have Been a Great First Black President

Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream, and so do I.  Actually, my dream came to me last night, while I was sleeping off an ice cream sundae.  But a…

Woman Jailed for Recording Police Officer Covering Up a Crime

Woman Jailed for Recording Police Officer Covering Up a Crime

Tiawanda Moore  (pictured) has filed a suit against the city of Chicago, after she was arrested for secretly recording a police officer asking her not to file a charge…

Early L. Jackson: What Lil Wayne Taught Me About Marketing

Early L. Jackson:  What Lil Wayne Taught Me About Marketing

For the last 4 1/2 years it has been virtually impossible to turn on the radio or video channel and not see some representation from the crew the music world has fondly grown…

21-Yr Old College Student Dies After Thanking God for Another Year of Life

21-Yr Old College Student Dies After Thanking God for Another Year of Life

Ariane Noelle Patterson  seemed to have the rest of her life in front of her.  The 21-year old college student in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, was celebrating her 21st…

Michael Jordan Says Kobe Is the Only Player Who Deserves to be Compared to Him

Michael Jordan Says Kobe Is the Only Player Who Deserves to be Compared to Him

According to Michael Jordan, there’s only one player who deserves to be compared to him, and that player’s name is Kobe Bryant.  According to tweets from famed basketball writer…

The Black College Student Who Died in Prison for the Crime He Didn’t Commit

The Black College Student Who Died in Prison for the Crime He Didn’t Commit

In a recent  Mother Jones  article about Timothy Cole, a Texas native who died in prison while serving a sentence for a rape he did not commit, the individual…

Starvation in Niger, More than 5 Million Hungry

Starvation in Niger, More than 5 Million Hungry

More than five million people are going hungry in Niger, the impoverished west African country’s premier said Wednesday.  A survey in December showed that “34.9 percent of Niger households, or over…

Bishop Eddie Long’s New Birth Academy Set to Reopen

Bishop Eddie Long’s New Birth Academy Set to Reopen

Bishop Eddie Long held a press conference on Wednesday to announce the reopening of his New Birth Academy. The pre-K – 12 academy had been closed due to financial troubles.…

Deion Sanders Fires Back at Pilar: “She’s Trying to Extort Me”

Deion Sanders Fires Back at Pilar: “She’s Trying to Extort Me”

Just days after Pilar Sanders claimed that her soon to be ex-husband was a “serial-cheater”, Deion Sanders is firing back via his attorney.  According to Sander’s attorney Jody Johnson,…

LL Cool J Set to Host Grammys

LL Cool J Set to Host Grammys

For the first time in seven years, the Grammy Awards has named an official host, and the honor goes to LL Cool J.  “I will always have fond memories…