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By Chris Witherspoon As if launching her ‘OWN’ network is not enough, Oprah can add another prestigious title to her legacy. She has been chosen to be the godmother to Jay-Z and Beyoncé‘s newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. SEE ALSO: How GOP Racism Became The Norm According to RadarOnline, the couple has chosen the iconic […]

NEW YORK  — Ne-Yo has a dream: He believes the record industry is segregated, and has hopes of changing that as the new senior vice president of artists and repertoire for Motown Records. Even though Motown’s legend is rooted in black music, it was music that appealed to everyone, helping to unite a nation in […]

PARK CITY, Utah — Regardless of the outcome of the presidential primaries, Ice-T already has his mind made up about the forthcoming election. SEE ALSO: Remembering Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato The rapper and actor, who is making his directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival with the documentary “Something From Nothing: The Art of […]

Just a few weeks ago, Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of blockbuster actor Will Smith, made headlines for reportedly shopping for a divorce lawyer in the Los Angeles area. On Wednesday, Jada put those splitsville rumors on its head when she told TMZ who her Valentine will be this year. SEE ALSO: French Magazine Calls the […]

DAVOS, Switzerland– Haiti’s president suggested Thursday that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his nation is more important than making the man known as “Baby Doc” pay for his bloody rule. SEE ALSO: Remembering Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato In an interview with The Associated Press, Michel Martelly pledged to respect […]

During President Barack Obama’s historic rise from state Senator to the highest office in the land, he has endured relentless disrespect from his various critics on both sides of the aisle. However, nothing from the pundits and other talking heads have come close to crossing the line on the level of elected officials who represent […]

This is a story that makes you wonder: “Why can’t this happen here?” A pair of bills making their way through the Florida legislature could have local homeless sleeping on the 50-yard-line of Miami Dolphins’s Stadium or up in the rafter of the Miami Heat Arena. Florida state senators have introduced bills to demand Florida’s […]

This week, state representative Alicia Reece sent a letter this week to U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, requesting election monitors to Hamilton County for this year’s election. In the letter, she raises concerns for the county’s provisional ballot counting. She cites the 2010 juvenile court judge election and the county’s poll worker error as reasons […]

Say it isn’t so!  Boxer Floyd Mayweather revealed on his Twitter account that rapper 50 Cent took his 13-year-old son (pictured) to get tattoos. SEE ALSO: FAMU Dismisses Students Charged With Hazing Mayweather, who seems to be best buds as of late with 50, appeared to be upset that his friend had his young son […]

I’ve never had a problem with money. It’s good, it’s green, you can do fun things with it. As a finance professor, though, I learned long ago that there is a difference between appreciating the power of money, and falling in love with it. America is a country that loves money the way Flava Flav […]

In the latest step to strengthen the new Motown Records, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), Senior Vice President has elected a new face to serve as the Vice President of A&R for Motown records. This was announced today by Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO of Universal Republic and Island Def Jam Motown, and […]

Has anything really changed since the days of American slavery when dark-skinned Blacks were made to suffer even greater indignities than their lighter skinned counterparts? Ask today’s dark Black woman. It’s a divide that’s rarely brought up in the mainstream: the difference between those with light skin versus dark skin. It stirs up controversy when […]