Hip-hop producer Stevie J caught a fistful from his child's mother, Mimi because he joked about his mistress, Joseline, in front of her and TMZ caught it on video. The “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” couple were seen leaving L.A.  nightclub My Studio together Wednesday night. The producer was asked "Who would win in a […]

You know what they say about payback, right? Well, young, women and minority voters are facing the big payback as new voter ID laws around the country aim to curb access for the traditionally Democratic voters, who propelled Barack Obama into the White House in 2008, according to two studies. One study found that a […]

The Olympics comes to an end this week. Seems like it all went so fast. Team USA has already racked up its fair share of medals, but there are still more to be awarded in track and field including both men’s and women’s relays, diving and more. There are a couple of cool black movies […]

On Monday night, about 103,000 Grenadians went bonkers after Kirani James won the gold medal in the men’s 400-meter race at the London Olympics. Make that 103,000 Grenadians and one delirious African-American columnist that writes for a certain web site you all know and love.   James, a 19-year-old native of the tiniest island in […]

It was 2007 when Charisma Cannon lost her marketing job in Atlanta, which had the ripple effect of eventually causing her to lose her house. While she was trying to untangle her financial affairs, she was also struck by a mysterious illness doctors couldn’t seem to diagnose. The least amount of activity exhausted her. She […]

So, all of this hoopla over the hairdo of 16 year-old Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas this past week was pretty pathetic.       All this hoopla about Gabby’s hair instead of her incredible and historic gymnastic accomplishments on the world stage…pathetic.       That said, there were some interesting threads (no pun intended) that […]

It didn’t take long for restless football players at Pennsylvania State University to start jumping ship – and every gridiron athlete who wants to leave the tarnished Nittany Lions program should get out now. The most recent stars to bolt from the scandal-plagued university are Quarterback Rob Bolden, Wide Receiver Justin Brown and running back […]

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man accidentally dialed 911 during a drug deal, leading to the entire conversation being recorded and his subsequent arrest. Scranton police say they arrested 24-year-old Justin Kryzanowski on Wednesday after being contacted by dispatchers who told them a conversation about narcotics could be heard over an […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Plains states where the production of corn and soybeans is key are being hit harder by excessive drought conditions in the wake of the hottest month on record in the continental U.S., contributing to a surge in global food prices. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday showed that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy bill. The actions announced by Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon include giving the department new authority to penalize retailers who […]

Months after he clinched the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney is still struggling to win over skeptical conservatives. And the longer he waits to name a running mate, the more time conservative activists have to try to coax him to name one of their own — such as Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. "Why Not Paul Ryan?" […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — White House officials say President Barack Obama has reached out to the parents of an American prisoner of war to assure them that military leaders are doing everything in their power to free him from his captors in Afghanistan. Bob Bergdahl told The Associated Press on Thursday through a spokesman that […]