Don Sterling: Keep Calm America, It’s Just Racism
The uproar over the alleged racist comments of Los Angeles Clippers owner Don Sterling continues with folks launching petitions and calling for his head...
EXCLUSIVE: Broadway Legend George C. Wolfe: “You Just Have to Make the Work Good”
George C. Wolfe is one of American theatre’s most celebrated figures. The double Tony Award-winning African American director, playwright and producer has overseen a...
National Infertility Awareness Week: Black Women and Infertility
Over the course of the year I feel like I’m bombarded with various awareness campaigns -- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Go Red for...
Nigeria: Islamist Rebels Boko Haram Kidnap 234 Schoolgirls
Oren Dorrell of USA Today is reporting that the radical Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has kidnapped 234 girls from the Government Girls Secondary...
Kanye West and Common Join Urban League to Create 20,000 Youth Jobs
Writing for Colorlines.com, Jamilah King is reporting that iconic rappers Kanye West and Common are teaming up with the Chicago Urban League to create...
Anita Wilson and Rick Robinson Talk New Album ‘Vintage Worship’
Ms. Anita Wilson is releasing her uplifting sophomore LP, Vintage Worship, on Jun. 24. The inspirational album on the Motown Gospel imprint was primarily written and produced by...
Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87
The world is mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, who died of pneumonia at age 87. Márquez rose to worldwide fame...
Salsa Legend Cheo Feliciano Dies in Car Accident
CNN is reporting that Puerto Rican salsa legend Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano, a giant of the genre, died in a car crash early Thursday...
Comic Relief Charity: Remittance Fees Hurt Africans
BBC Africa is reporting that communities in sub-Saharan Africa are being "hurt" by high fees charged by money transfer operators, according to the charity...
The Rebirth of the Radical Right: The Real Threat to National Security
If the former Klu Klux Klan leader (who targeted and killed three at a Jewish School in Kansas) was named Assad, we would very...
