One week after U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel proudly claimed victory and said he’d been re-elected to a 22nd term in Congress, his once-commanding lead has now plunged to just three percentage points – 802 votes — and some New York Democrats are hoping for a recount. As the drama continues to unfold in one of […]

The word barbecue and the open-fire cooking technique came from the Caribbean amongst the Taino people around the late 17th century. The word barbecue itself means “sacred fire pit.” The unique way to cook meat spread into Spanish, French and American cultures when slaves were brought from the Caribbean. In the Southern United States, barbecue […]

Great topic. We all basically know that a FICO score measures how creditworthy an individual is. The higher the score the better your credit—and the more likely you are to get loans and get better interest rates on those loans.  Lenders—banks, credit card companies, mortgage lenders—lean heavily on it when they are deciding whether or […]

It was Imar L. Hutchins, Esq., Morehouse College class of 1992, that started the ruckus with his letter to Robert C. Davidson, Jr., the chairman of the school’s board of trustees.   Morehouse is a historically black college located in Atlanta. The school’s most famous alumnus is probably Martin Luther King, Jr., but that isn’t […]

If you know comedy, then you know Bruce Bruce. The big man is coming to your town this summer and if you remember him from his “Comicview” days or in films like “XXX: State of the Union,” “Idlewild” or this summer’s hit “Think Like A Man,” then you already know what to expect. The former […]

R&B singer Usher Raymond and ex-wife Tameka Foster are in the middle of a nasty custody battle over their two sons Naviyd and Usher III. Each party has been no holds barred, when it comes to damaging the other's reputation. Whether it's Foster's accusations of Usher's drug use or Raymond painting Foster as a crazed […]

Gospel singer Bebe Winans gave one of the most memorable tributes at the late singer Whitney Houston’s televised funeral. So it’s only fitting that Houston’s longtime friend release a book about his relationship with the singer. “The Whitney I Knew” will be released on July 31. Never-released photos and details of the singer’s rise and […]

He may not be the first person you think of, but J. Anthony Brown is doing his part to make the world a better place for hot sauce lovers. The Tom Joyner Morning Show co-host is set to officially launch his line of gourmet hot sauces at this year’s Essence Music Festival, which takes place […]

Roland Martin talks with Paul GoodLoe, meteorologist from the Weather Channel about the current heat wave, storming, and the effects it has had on the United States including the millions of people who have been left in the dark.

Kelly is the show’s most interesting wife so far. It’s impossible to consider that the bubbly, down to earth Andrea could have been married to someone as remote and reclusive as R.Kelly . She says that for most of the 13 years they were together, her husband kept their relationship a secret. The big elephant […]

A Swiss designer has made bringing wine for girls’ night out even easier. Claudia Eicke has designed bags equipped with special spaces for carrying a bottle of wine. The “tunnel” portion of the bag is made with a stiffer fabric providing a secure place to hold the bottle. “’Envoyage’’ leather goods are for confident women […]

A new study is now linking physical punishment with mental health disorders.  Canadian researchers found that when a child received physical punishment such as slapping, pushing, and hitting, even without neglect or abuse they were likely to experience mood disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, and personality disorders. Many parents argue that they were spanked and came […]