EXCLUSIVE: Sergio Mendes Talks ‘A Night in Rio’, Duke Ellington and will.i.am
After five decades, the legendary Sergio Mendes happily remains on the cutting edge of music. The proud Brazilian attributes his sound...
Atlanta Negotiating With Historic Churches to Keep NFL Downtown
Ron Allen of NBC News is reporting that the city of Atlanta is negotiating with two historic churches in the city...
U.S.: Celebrating Black Love Gentleman's Ball Style
by Christopher A. Daniel
Black love and relationships have been strictly heterosexual in society and pop culture. With the Patrik-Ian Polk-developed Logo...
Can a Muslim Woman Be a Feminist?
Writing for Aquila-Style.com, blogger Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the work that Muslim women are doing throughout the world for women's rights (Malala...
Usher’s UNL: Music Icon Mentors Thousands of Teens to Success
Fifteen years ago, 20-year-old Usher and his mother, Jonetta Patton, devised a plan they hoped could provide at least 10 teens...
Welfare Reform Is Given a Black Face Again
TheBurtonWire.com's editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton discusses the continued strategy of the GOP to paint welfare as a black issue when in...
ACLU Names First Black President in 101-Year History
The ACLU has appointed Deborah Archer, a New York University (NYU) law professor and former assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal...
Krishana Polite: Former NC Lieutenant Governor’s Chief of Staff Shot in Neck
The internet is waking up to a story that happened on New Year's Eve, which many are saying should have been...
Buddy Guy Receives Kennedy Center Honor
Legendary Blues guitarist and Chicago Blues pioneer George "Buddy" Guy was awarded for his lifetime achievement at the 2012 Kennedy Center...
Global Opportunities Expanding at HBCUs
Tina A. Brown of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education is reporting that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United...





