Football, HBCU Sports

Alcorn State declared victory after their wild 20-17 come-from-behind home victory against Southern Saturday. Alcorn State’s aspirations for the SWAC championship all but evaporated a long time ago. But the Braves can declare themselves Louisiana State champions after their wild 20-17 come-from-behind home victory against Southern Saturday. After losing 14-0 third quarter-lead, the Braves scored […]

Money

Do you have some financial tips for those who may be going through divorce? When you’re going through a divorce, your finances could be the last thing on your mind, but the decisions you make now will affect you for a long, long time, so be sure not to rush the process because you’re emotional […]

National News

A man’s ear itching problem led doctors to find mites in his ear. The 70-year-old man in Taiwan reported feeling a sense of fullness in his ear without any hearing lost or discharge. Doctors discovered mite eggs and mites crawling in his ear canal. The medical report identified the insects as house-dust mites known as […]

National News

A Welsh athlete claims that he “woke up gay” after succumbing to a stroke as a result of a gym accident. Chris Birch, a former rugby player said that he was trying to show off in front of friends by doing a back flip. In doing so he broke his neck and suffered a stroke. […]

Gossip

Snoop Dogg, er, Snoop Lion thought it was a good idea to repost some fool’s list called “Why I’m not Voting for Romney.” He re-released the list, originally created by @DragonflyJonez, via Instagram. It includes: – “He is a white n**ga.” – “He looks like he says ‘n**ga’ all the time” – “He always interrupts […]

Gossip

Chris Brown has just released a video declaring that he loves both Rihanna and his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran. He explained, “I’m not trying to be a player … I just care too much sometimes.” In the footage, Brown tries to convince everyone that he’s wasted by editing together clips of himself drinking champagne, partying in […]

Little Known Black History Facts

In 1992, father and son team Donald and Neil Levine set out to launch the Kenya doll, a historic brand of African-American dolls. The Kenya doll was one of the first dolls in major American release that was designed to reflect the appearance of black girls. In 1996, due to failed licensing, the Kenya brand […]

Gossip

DENVER (AP) — The manager of a Denver Chipotle restaurant has become an Internet celebrity thanks to the wide-eyed pose he struck alongside Mitt Romney when the Republican presidential candidate stopped by for lunch. Marty Arps, 20, posed for a group photo with Romney and Chipotle employees Tuesday afternoon. Arps is seen making a wide-eyed […]

National News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California motorists faced another day of record-breaking gasoline prices Sunday, though relief appeared to be on the way. In its latest update early Sunday, AAA reported that the statewide average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $4.655. Saturday's average of $4.6140 was the highest since June 19, 2008, […]

National News

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters. Campus officials didn't give any indication that Gil Collar, 18, of Wetumpka had a weapon when he was shot. A university […]

Top News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims. The claims were made in books written, respectively, by Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro and House candidate Charlie Fuqua […]

Music

Will you buy Alicia Keys’s next album “Girl On Fire?” Or do you resent her for dating and then marrying and having a child with Kaseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, who when they met, was still married to Mashonda Tifrere, his first wife (and mother to his second of four children, including his son with Alicia)? […]