A long-simmering debate on where to erect the Delaware African-American Heritage Center may have come to an end this week when Wilmington Mayor James Baker selected the Delaware Historical Society to lead its operation. SEE ALSO: Romney Is A Mess In a News Journal report, Baker said that soon residents can visit a new venue […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne is offering a literary tour of his prison days. The million-selling rapper has signed with Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, for the memoir “Gone Till November.” Hachette announced Thursday that the book will tell of his eight months spent at the Rikers Island complex on […]
A new PBS documentary series “Have You Heard From Johannesburg” will premiere tonight. The documentary is extensive in both its details and its understanding of the anti-apartheid movement in both South Africa and around the world. The documentary is a five part series that covers the fight against South African apartheid by the South African […]
Everyday on SisterSpeak is a time to talk! Wednesday we touched on a lot of topics, and right at the top of the show the subject of the “Angry Black Woman” (ABW) came up. RELATED: Hear Our Sisters Speak It is a title many modern day black women have been labeled. Though, why is it […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind-Dynesha Lax has decided to punish her son in a unique way after she felt the justice system didn’t go far enough. Lax forced her son to wear a sign that says “I lie, I steal, I sell drugs, I don’t follow the law” for two hours a day after being tied with […]
A 21-year-old unidentified man received a tattoo on his penis and the process left him with a permanent erection, according to the Journal of Sexual Medicine. SEE ALSO: 8 Surprises In “The Obamas” The young man decided to get a tattoo in Persian script written on his “lil’ guy,” reading, “Borow be salaamat,” or good […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arguably one of the most-studied public figures in world history. Very few facts about the former civil rights icon have gone unpublished. Still, here are some facts about Dr. King’s life you may not know. SEE ALSO: Who Will Romney Pick As VP? Why Newt Gingrich Is Staying In […]
The rumors surrounding the Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry’s engagement, which hit the media on Wednesday like rapid-fire, are now squashed. Berry and her Frenchie paramour Olivier Martinez are still an item but will not be getting hitched anytime soon, reports TMZ. SEE ALSO: N.Y.C. Store Slammed For Selling Swastika Earrings What set off the […]
The Jarawa tribe, 400 members strong, live in the reserve lush forests of South Andamans in the Indian Ocean. The Jarawa people lived successfully on their island without contact with outsiders for probably about 55,000 years until 1998. Since then, many have left their forest to settle in nearby towns and settlements. Now there are […]
It’s little surprise that The Help, one of last year’s biggest box-office draws, is now gaining loads of Oscar buzz. The film is a contender for several categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. SEE ALSO: 8 Surprises In “The Obamas” The Help follows the struggles of two black maids—Aibileen Clark […]
WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned as “completely inhumane” a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Pentagon officials said commanders believe they have identified the men’s unit and that it is back in the United States. SEE ALSO: Satomrum’s Communist Clan The Marine […]
Controversial rapper 50 Cent is at it again. The entrepreneur shared in-your-face poses of himself and bad boy boxer Floyd Mayweather swimming in wads of cash, and if that weren’t enough, he also commented on the arrival of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby. SEE ALSO: 8 Surprises In “The Obamas” The rapper, who tweeted pics of himself […]
