President and First Lady Host “Women Of Soul” Concert
By Lechette Walker The White House had a “Women of Soul Concert” that was hosted by Michelle Obama on Thursday. The concert that was in honor of the history of great “foremothers” in music is the reason for this entertaining celebration. Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, MelissaEtheridge, Tessanne Chin, Janelle Monae. Jill Scott and Ariana Grane […]
15 Things You May Not Know About Will Smith
Will Smith was born Willard Carroll Smith, Jr in 1968. He began his career as a rapper and reached high acclaim in the music industry with his hit single and comedic music video, Parent’s Just Don’t Understand using the stage name The Fresh Prince. By 1990, Smith was pegged as the lead actor is his own sitcom […]
Michelle Obama Host Screening of “The Trip To Bountiful”
By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert With February being African American History Month, who better to do the honors of several greats that have set an example, than our First Lady Michelle Obama. The First Lady spoke on Monday at a White House screening of Lifetime Television’s film version of the play “The Trip to Bountiful.” The movie […]
Russell Simmons And Jennifer Hudson Want To Protect Dolphins
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Russell Simmons has teamed up with Jennifer Hudson in an effort to save dolphins from being slaughtered in the fishing town of Taiji in Japan. Simmons and Hudson along with other activists are asking President Obama not to sign an international trade agreement until Japan stops their dolphin killing. Other […]
“Jesus and Moses Wouldn’t Have Been Born If Abortion Was Legal”: Facts About Jesse Jackson, Sr. You Probably Never Knew
By Britt L Now 72 years of age, Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. has been knee-deep in African-American civil rights and politics since our grandparents were alive. Once a presidential nomination candidate and shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia, the Rainbow PUSH coalition founder has traveled all over the nation spreading awareness of black […]
Kevin Hart Visits President Obama
By Brandon Simmons With all of the seriousness the President has faced this year, the Obamas received a little holiday laughs to finish their year. Recently comedian Kevin Hart visited the White House with and shared the experience with his Instagram followers. Hart, accompanied by girlfriend Eniko Parrish, visited the over 200-year-old residence that has […]
Forest Whitaker Turned Down The Opportunity To Play Obama On Film
By: Britt L Forest Whitaker has played plenty of legendary roles throughout his extraordinary career. However, he turned down what could have been his best script reading to date. In an interview with The Independent, Whitaker said he was offered the chance to play president Barack Obama in the 2010 film, “My Name is Kahn.” “I […]
President Obama is Showing Mandela Film at the White House
President Barack Obama is having an exclusive and special screening of The Weinstein Co. movie “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” at the White House on Nov. 7th. The highly anticipated film follows the life and times of well-respected Nelson Mandela through his early years, coming of age, getting his education, 27 torturous years in prison, […]
Don Lemon Gets Nasty with the Republican Party
In Lemon’s latest commentary on the Tom Joyner Morning show, he expressed his feelings about the Republican Party and the Million Vet March. He told the participants to stop “drinking the Obama hater-aid.” Lemon called some of the recent behavior embarrassing. He was referring to Tea Party members calling the President Muslim and telling him […]
USTA Security Executive Allegedly Referred to Blacks as N*ggers and “Worthless Scumsuckers”
Scott Dennison is a sad reminder that racism is alive and well in the workplace. The Vice President of Special Events for Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) has been busted for a series of racist emails that were published in the New York Post. Apparently, the executive regularly referred to African Americans as the N-word, and […]
Disrespectful: Man Puts on Obama Mask at a Rodeo and Puts a Stick in His Behind
When does the racism stop? The president of the United States is supposed to be one of the most respected Americans in the country. So, it’s sad to see someone disrespect the office by portraying the president to be an inhuman buffoon. But then again, when it comes to the heehaws at rodeos, its never […]
Kamara Taylor: What Did Brown Vs. Board of Education Really Do For Black Children?
By: Kamara Taylor The Economic Resurrection of Brown v. Board of Education The idea that the legislative landmark of Brown v. Board helped to end school segregation can be looked at as another ploy to manipulate minds into the old Negro way of thinking. Theoretically, schools were integrated as Blacks were allowed to attend school […]
Former Miss America Runs For Congress As Republican, Opposes Obamacare
Miss America Contestant are usually perceived as all beauty and no brains but former Miss America (2003), Erika Harold, is out to prove otherwise. The former beauty queen has entered her name in the race for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District Republican nominee. When approached about what lead her to this decision and what she plans […]
Study: Blacks Are Singled Out For Marijuana Arrests
We all know that white people not only smoke weed, but they do all kinds of other stuff that police never try to find out about. Go to any college campus, and you’ll find a whole string of drugs from the best to the worst. But authorities now find that black people are an acceptable […]
Does Bill Clinton Have A Secret Son? A Young Man is Saying that He’s Little Bill
Everyone knows that Bill Clinton loved the ladies. He has also been known to keep a little extra chocolate in his pocket. The wild stories of Bill Clinton’s s-ex life go far deeper than Monica Lewinsky and also include tales of having several women at once, and women of all professional backgrounds. This story […]