A very engaged Lebron James caused quite the controversy after asking Olympic swimmer, Lauren Perdue, out on a date! Perdue denied James. “Lebron James just invited me to dinner… Um wuuuutttt?!?” she tweeted. She posted a photo of herself and Lebron to Instagram with the caption: "Oh heyy Lebron." Read more at The Urban Daily. […]

Gado Images, a business that provides historical photo licenses and prints, has announced the release of new technology called Open Computer Vision which uses facial recognition from scanned photos to search by person, specifically from the photo collection of the Afro-American newspapers. The Afro-American was founded in 1892 by a former slave named John H. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mystery of Michael Jackson's mother's disappearance was resolved Thursday with the release of court papers that said she was kept from communicating with outsiders while at a resort and was unaware she had been reported missing. Katherine Jackson declared in the documents that she learned she was the subject of […]

As a child, life looked bleak to Toni Blackman. She was taunted for being overweight, her father was a drug addict and later as a teen she was depressed and suicidal. Then she discovered her voice, the mic and that black people can have what she calls “white boy arrogance.” These were the first steps […]

It’s hard to figure out exactly what motivated Rev. William Owens to compare President Barack Obama to “Judas” on national television. Owens, the leader of the Coalition of African American Pastors, is angry at Obama for supporting same-sex marriage, but the timing of Williams’ noisy diatribe raises questions about his end game and his politics. […]

When is this year’s Election Day? Tuesday, November 6. When and where is the Democratic National Convention? The DNC will take place September 3rd to 6th in Charlotte, N.C.  You can learn more at http://charlottein2012.com/ When and where is the Republic National Convention? The RNC will take place August 27th – August 30th in Tampa […]

The Olympics heads into its second week with track and field up beginning on Friday night. That also marks the last day of swimming (and likely the farewell to Michael Phelps’ Olympic career) with Cullen Jones going for gold in the 50 meter freestyle, swimming’s shortest race. Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay, along with […]

MIAMI (AP) — Locking up illegal immigrants has grown profoundly lucrative for the private prisons industry, a reliable pot of revenue that helped keep some of the biggest companies in business. And while nearly half of the 400,000 immigrants held annually are housed in private facilities, the federal government — which spends $2 billion a […]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In his waning days as Sanford police chief, Bill Lee received blistering emails with every curse word imaginable, criticizing him for not immediately arresting George Zimmerman for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Emails obtained by The Associated Press show he also got requests for media interviews from as far away as […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Chick-fil-A has set a one-day sales record amid an ongoing controversy over a company executive's public stance against same-sex marriage. The Atlanta-based company confirmed in a statement Thursday that the sales record was broken Wednesday for "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" after it was declared by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister […]

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Mitt Romney promised Thursday that his economic program will create 12 million new jobs in the next four years, and likened President Barack Obama to a "dog trying to chase its tail" when it comes to strengthening the sluggish recovery. Firing back instantly, Obama said his rival favors "trickle-down fairy dust" […]

The King's Men bring church to the red velvet cake studio.