Most talk about Sunday’s BET Awards centered on the Chris Brown-Rihanna screw-up, however, I heard little to nothing regarding the skit involving rapper Nicki Minaj and teen heartthrob, Justin Bieber. During the segment in which both artists rambled about who had the strongest fan base, Bieber began to flirt with the female MC. Minaj, 26, […]
LONDON — The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in three decades, jumping to an estimated 347 million, a new study says. Much of that increase is due to aging populations – since diabetes typically hits in middle age – and population growth, but part of it has also been fueled […]
It appears that Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain is offended because Jon Stewart mocked him on his television show. He even said that Stewart attacked him because he is Black. Cain, hearing that Stewart ridiculed the fact that he said that he wouldn’t sign bills longer than three pages, had this to say: “As far as […]
Go get tested! Today is National HIV Testing Day, and with the African-American community hardest hit by this disease, we implore all to go get tested. The president spoke this weekend on the importance of this day. “National HIV Testing Day reminds each of us to do our part in fighting HIV/AIDS and get tested,” […]
New York’s legalization of same-sex marriage is a historic moment in time—not only for being the sixth and largest state to do so, but also for the irony it carries. On Friday, the New York Republican-controlled Senate approved the legislation in Albany with a 33-29 vote. Drones of gay and lesbian citizens and their allies […]
As New York legislators were voting on the pivotal gay marriage bill last week, TheGrio took to the streets to get an idea of what New Yorkers are saying about the historic decision. Read more at TheGrio RELATED: NY Gay Marriage Bill Vote Comes Down To The Wire Are These BP Artists Good Enough to […]
Several items from the iconic dance show “Soul Train” will be added to the collection of the Smithsonian as part of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Root reports: The five donations include the 10- foot-long neon “Train” sign, which was used from 1993 to 2006 and neon signs from the […]
NEW YORK — Many states are banning abortion after the 20th week, possibly changing the landscape of the Supreme Court decision of Roe V. Wade. Alabama, Kansas, Idaho, Indiana and Oklahoma have passed laws banning abortion with the new limitation, based on the theory that the fetus can feel pain at the 20-week stage of […]
NEW YORK — New York City parents are infuriated with NAACP Brooklyn chapter president Karen Boykin-Towns and her husband, calling them hypocrites for sending their daughter to a New England boarding school, after publicly denouncing charter schools in the city area. Boykin-Town’s husband, Darryl Towns, is the state housing commissioner and former Brooklyn state assemblyman […]
QUEENS, N.Y. — A college-bound teen Terrell Fountain and three friends were gunned down on the streets of Jamaica, Queens around 4 a.m. Monday. Fountain, 18, was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, while his friends suffered non-life threatening injuries. A hooded gunman jumped from behind a parked car, opened fire on the innocent teens and […]
The one-and-only Jill Scott stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 recently to promote her new album “The Light Of The Sun.” “It’s meant to be warm. It’s meant to be refreshing,” the Grammy-winning singer said to Carol Blackmon. “A lot of the stuff that we did was just freedom. No plan of action….just music and […]
Tea Party favorite, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) formally declared her intention to run for the US presidency in the 2012 elections. Addressing a crowd in her home state of Iowa on Monday, Ms. Bachmann called herself a “bold choice” for the presidency, and pointed to her record as a tax lawyer and founder of a […]
