Hide your wives and your daughters – unless they want a night out of great comedy. Hot comic Corey Holcomb is heading to Houston. The Chi-town native who’s been seen on the TV shows “Half and Half” “Wild’N Out” “Def Comedy Jam,” “House of Pain” and in his recurring role on “The Cleveland Show” will […]

We’re familiar with the world’s hottest New Year’s Eve spots. There’s Times Square, probably the most famous, and places like Rio de Janeiro that already have a great New Year’s Eve tradition. But Columbia, S.C. mayor Steve Benjamin has another idea. Why not take a Southern city, already a popular travel region for African-Americans, and […]

The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Oprah Winfrey to chat about the huge reversal in fortune of her OWN cable channel and the lessons she’s learned. “I’m not doing the hula yet …but compared to a year ago, it feels like a sigh of relief,” says Winfrey between sips of iced tea on her sprawling […]

In an extensive interview with Montreality, Miguel opened up about a number of things — including his grades in school, his first job, working with…

This afternoon, President Barack Obama confirmed that Vice President Joe Biden will lead a panel to combat gun violence in the aftermath of Friday’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn, and he is calling for proposals to be handed to him by January. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online. This new program offers for free what Apple charges $25 a year for. The service, which launched Tuesday, cuts uploading time for those who want to save their music libraries online. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online. This new program offers for free what Apple charges $25 a year for. The service, which launched Tuesday, cuts uploading time for those who want to save their music libraries online. […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to stop giving grants until concerns about the beleaguered agency are resolved. The institute controls the nation’s second-largest pot of cancer research dollars, behind the federal National Institutes of Health. It was founded in 2009 with […]

Dear Mr. President: please define “meaningful.” Last Friday, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy in which 20 children and six adults were slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, you spoke some eloquent, passionate words. “These neighbors are our neighbors,” you said, “and these children are our children, and we’re going to have to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called the Army secretary to express concerns over arrests and the discovery of problems with background checks at an Army day care center, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The call at 10 p.m. Tuesday to Army Secretary John McHugh comes against the backdrop of last week’s massacre of young children […]

Britt Faulkner has become the first African American student to receive a Masters Degree in Bioengineering at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. At a recent winter ceremony, Faulkner walked among 875 other graduates. Bioengineering applies engineering technology to biology or human health. Faulkner’s motivation was sparked by her cousin’s diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. She […]

I’m not always up-to-date on the latest men’s fashions, but I do know where to draw the line: Kanye West’s skirt. Yes, a skirt. During last week’s 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden benefiting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, West, 35, performed wearing a black leather skirt and leggings. I realize that some artists are a […]