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Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew put hip-hop artists on blast for not standing up for their communities while they seem glad to drain all available resources. Speaking to the Miami New Times, Luke issued this ultimatum: “I’ve got a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money Brothers, DJ Khaled, Puff Daddy and all the […]

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women from African and Arab countries, for their roles as activists. In total, there have been 16 Black Nobel Prize winners; 12 of them being Peace prize recipients.  Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, and Nelson Mandela are all among the list of prestigious recipients. […]

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was not taken serious as a candidate a few weeks ago. And just a week ago, he won the all important Florida Straw Poll shocking many and his campaign, which was formerly on life support, was now revived. Now that’s he’s in the public eye as a serious presidential candidate, […]

CLICK IMAGES TO WIN DINNER & A PAIR OF TICKETS TODAY Today on the Lincoln Ware Show, a few special guests from the hit stage play “In Love with Tyrone” visited us in preparation for next week’s debut at the Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts. Lincoln Ware spoke with the director of the show […]

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women from African and Arab countries for their roles as activists. These women, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa’s first elected female president — her compatriot, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner have all helped spread the message […]

More drama unfolded this week between the NBA owners and players during their collective bargaining negotions. On Tuesday, NBA commissioner David Stern and the owners made an offer to the players union on how basketball-related income would be distributed. The owners claimed the offer was split 50-50, but the players rejected the offer, disagreeing with […]

The prestigious Hollywood Black Film Festival dubbed “The Black Sundance” has announced its lineup for the 2011 Festival which will happen October 27-30th. The Festival will screen 51 films, including 9 feature films, 11 documentaries and 27 short films. Black Film Festival Showcases The Next Great Black Filmmakers New Movie “Last Laugh” Fights Drug Abuse […]

For decades, poverty has poured through the halls of America’s poorest citizens housed in crime-ridden, severely distressed public housing developments across the nation. St. Louis was one of the first municipalities to reverse the trend of urban construction, demolishing its infamous Pruitt-Igoe development in the 1970s. But it was not until the late 1980s that […]

Martin Silver, the owner of Georgi Vodka — the largest vodka brand in New York state — is calling for the liquor industry and bars around the nation to engage in a 30-day boycott to teach Sean “Diddy” Combs a lesson after Combs attacked a man for not drinking his Ciroc brand of vodka. A […]

WCHB – Apple confirms that Steve Jobs has passed away. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple’s board of directors. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because […]

Appearing on Sway’s satellite radio show to promote his new book “Chocolate Me,” actor Taye Diggs admitted to his affinity for white women. According to Diggs, even his mom knew he would marry a white woman. My mother said “I told you!” [laughs]. She always thought – I hate this, but I’m being honest! [laughs] […]

For years, the CIA has used drugs and drug dealers as a means to control politics and fight against governments that are both friendly and unfriendly with the U.S. From cocaine and heroin dealers the CIA has supported, paid and protected some very unscrupulous characters. Here is a list of the “Top 5 CIA Connected […]