Little Known Black History Facts

Jennifer Jones was the first African American woman to join the famous Rockettes chorus line. Jones joined the legendary dancers in 1988. A native of New Jersey, Jones started dancing at 10 years old. She was unfamiliar with the Rockettes until she saw an ad in Backstage Magazine. She was encouraged by friends to audition. […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas is engaged. A spokeswoman for Lucasfilm Ltd. says the 68-year-old director is engaged to 43-year-old investment firm president Mellody Hobson. No other details were provided. Hobson serves as chairman of DreamWorks Animation and is a financial contributor to ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Lucas helped to launch […]

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It’s a new year and we already have The Kimye Project as the top entertainment story. If Kanye and Kim’s baby news is not what you’re into, there’s plenty else going on. This weekend is the NFL playoffs and prime time for playoff placements in the NBA as the long season begins to separate the […]

Commentary

It’s been at least 20 days since the massacre of 20 school children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. That’s enough time for the hysteria to have died down, at least somewhat, and enough time to talk about something OTHER than gun control. The kneejerk response to the […]

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GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jerry Hartfield was still a young man when an uncle visited him in prison to tell him that his murder conviction had been overturned and he would get a new trial. Not long afterward, he was moved off of death row. “A sergeant told me to pack my stuff and I […]

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GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jerry Hartfield was still a young man when an uncle visited him in prison to tell him that his murder conviction had been overturned and he would get a new trial. Not long afterward, he was moved off of death row. “A sergeant told me to pack my stuff and I […]

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Dancehall artist Sean Paul (pictured) is being sued by jilted ex Susanne Persson for $80 million. The blond Swede claims that Paul not only had her illegally…

National News

If you thought the skin-lightening thing that was all the rage a few years ago among blacks in the Caribbean was a fad, wait till you see what’s happening in Africa. In particular, South Africa. When we think of South Africa, we can’t help but the think of Nelson Mandela and black people who are […]

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A sixth man has pleaded guilty in connection with racially motivated attacks by young whites against blacks in Jackson. Joseph Paul Dominick, 21, of Brandon pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit a hate crime. He faces up to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will sentence him […]

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A Texas judge sentenced a 42-year-old ex-youth football coach to 15 years in prison after knowingly infecting a woman with HIV, the Dallas Morning News…

Anthony Quinn Wade (pictured below) is the third suspect charged with capital murder involving the shooting death of Joshua Wood, 22, who had just purchased…