NOTE: Thank you to Phyllis Cunningham of Baltimore, MD for this black history subject. Abraham Galloway was a mixed-race, 19th century slave and brick mason. Born in Smithville, North Carolina, his father was a white man named John Wesley Galloway, who was the son of a wealthy Brunswick County planter. His mother was a 17-year-old […]

Erica and Tina Campbell, the award-winning gospel duo known best to fans as Mary Mary, had a successful run with their self-titled reality show on WEtv last year. So of course they’re back with season two on Thursday night at 9 p.m. This episode finds them in a very familiar place – the Red Velvet […]

Same-sex acts are illegal in the conservative west-central African country of Cameroon, which explains why Jonas Kumie and Frankie Djome were convicted in November 2011 and sentenced to five years in prison for “looking gay,” reports the BBC. The two men who have already served over a year’s time in prison were arrested for allegedly […]

If you are a sandwich lover or can’t start your day without the perfect slice of toast, then your days of moldy bread may soon be long gone. Innovators at MicroZap have developed a technique to keep you from wasting bread and save you money. The company zaps the bread using a microwave-type machine to […]

Actress Gabrielle Union weighed in on the Tiger Woods Fart Gate Scandal. Union told reporters outside of Boa Steakhouse in California that she wishes more people would pass gas in public. She even provided a demonstration of how the pro-golfer should’ve done it. Dwyane Wade’s girl let out a “silent but violent” fart in front […]

NEW YORK (AP) — No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else. For only the second time in four decades, baseball writers failed to give any player the 75 percent required for induction […]

Chris Paul may be leaving the Los Angeles Clippers. After gaining stardom and helping to create a new age dream team, the All Star decided to turn down a three-year $60 million contract renewal. And so the possibilities of becoming a New York Knick are looking more likely. Tim Fuller of USA Today reminds us […]

When white children go missing the nation knows it. Think of Caylee Anthony or any other recently publicized case. But when it comes to missing black children, the mainstream media often ignores their cases.  In 2005, Scripps-Howard News Service conducted its own study which concluded that missing white children were covered in 67% of dispatches […]

Stressing “kindness creates kindness, generosity creates generosity and love creates love”, a 51-year-old California law school professor has turned over the keys of his own home to a struggling, single mother of four in hopes his act of selflessness will put the family on a path toward a more secure and stable life of their […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Griffin III underwent reconstructive knee surgery Wednesday and faces a challenging rehab if he is to return for the start of next season. The Washington Washington Football Team quarterback had his lateral collateral ligament repaired and his ACL in his right knee reconstructed for a second time. The surgery was performed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could “take thousands of people out of harm’s way” and improve the safety of millions more. But a day ahead of a meeting with the National Rifle Association, which has […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a truck that contained President Barack Obama‘s audio equipment and other trappings of the office, including presidential seals and a podium. Eric Brown, 49, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney, who scheduled sentencing for April 11. The recommended sentence […]