Music

LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission. The settlement was reached after mediation and was reported to a federal judge on Monday, records show. The judge has canceled an upcoming trial […]

Gossip

Raven Symone used social media to address the gay rumors. Last week, several tabloid outlets reported that the famed “Cosby Show” star is a lesbian. Sources also claim that Symone is currently dating and living with “America’s Top Model” contestant AzMarie Livingston. The Broadway “Sister Act” star responded to the buzz via Twitter: “I’m living […]

Little Known Black History Facts

The Tuskegee Syphilis study was one of the most notorious biomedical experiments in U.S. history. In 1972, forty years ago, Jean Heller of the Washington Evening Star wrote in front page news “Syphilis Patients Died Untreated” making the forty-year experiment public knowledge and bringing shame to public health for the conspiracy. 600 poor black male […]

TJMS25

Match.com is taking the dating experience from the computer to the streets. Match.com has been secretly inviting members to singles mixers for the past few years. Based on their success, they are now launching a campaign of singles mixers called Stir. The company is hoping they can turn an awkward meeting into a happily ever […]

National News

The parents and uncle of a four-year-old Dallas boy were arrested after the boy was found with a bag of cocaine at school. Joshua and Christy Ruiz, both 26, have been charged with child endangerment. Police are accusing Joshua and the child’s uncle, Moses Ruiz, 21, with the distribution of a controlled substance. School officials […]

National News

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe. Coffee shop owner Jason Wilson tells the Idaho Statesman says he believes the man was likely not prepared when he entered Big Star Coffee […]

Top News

MIAMI (AP) — The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts “to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.” The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a resolution supporting marriage equality, calling the position […]