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A new study finds black teens reared to have a higher sense of ethnic pride and awareness are more likely to have far greater academic success. They are also less probable to be vulnerable to the crippling effects of racial discrimination exuded by their peers or even teachers. Slated to be published in the Journal […]

Little Known Black History Facts

A group of fourteen students from McDaniel College in Baltimore are working to uncover the past residents of a Frederick County African-American cemetery once owned by Wesley Church. The church is long gone, but the cemetery, which was desperately in need of restoration, is still in tact. The cemetery holds ancestors dating back to 1885 […]

Entertainment, Gossip

According to TMZ, “CSI” actor Gary Dourdan filed documents this past week that explain how he dug himself the $1.73 million financial hole he’s currently in. Basically it coils down to the fact that when he got let go from the TV show, his money problems began. Here are some highlights: – Dourdan says he […]

TV & Film

Former “Good Time’s” star, Jimmie Walker, chatted with NPR’s Michele Martin recently to discuss his position on why major studios would rather avoid black films. According to him, the community protests too frequently about the stereotypes projected on film. But he argues that some of the stereotypes that may appear bad aren’t necessarily negative. “What […]

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Janet Jackson’s billionaire fiancé reportedly ripped up their existing prenup and put a better deal on the table as he’s ready to walk down the aisle with his lady love. Ms. Jackson was supposed to marry Arab ­multi-billionaire Wissam Al Mana but their lawyers could not draw up a prenuptial agreement that worked for both […]

Music

R&B sensation Alicia Keys and pop star Katy Perry are slated to take the stage during the inauguration celebrations next week. The Inaugural Committee announced that the two will join Brad Paisley, John Legend, Fun, Stevie Wonder and Usher for the Kids’ Inaugural Concert.  The concert will take place on Saturday, Jan 19th. First Lady […]

Entertainment

Teena Marie may be gone, but she left the world an incredible musical legacy. That legacy will be completed with her 14th and final album “Beautiful” which was almost done before her untimely death in 2010.  With most recording complete, “Beautiful” was finished and mixed with the assistance of Marie’s 20-year-old daughter, Alia Rose, and […]

Entertainment

Give it to Kevin Hart for coming up with a new concept in reality – the “unreality” show. And give it to BET to see the genius in Hart’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” which started out as skits on the BET Awards. Quickly seeing the comic potential in the skits, which starred real-life Hollywood husbands […]

Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are staying together. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar and his wife both announced they’ve called off their divorce Friday on social media. Shortly after Vanessa posted the news on Instagram, Kobe confirmed it on Facebook less than an hour before the Lakers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder. […]

National News, News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Moviegoers at a San Diego theater ducked for cover as officers stormed in during a film screening and shot and critically wounded a gunman hiding in their midst. No one else was hurt in the shooting Saturday inside Reading Cinemas Carmel Mountain in northern San Diego, officer David Stafford said. The […]

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws. Police officer Raj Jeet Singh said a […]

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Michel Martelly urged Haitians to recall the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in a devastating earthquake three years ago, marking the disaster’s anniversary Saturday with a simple ceremony. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton joined Martelly later in the day for a similarly quiet wreath-laying commemoration. “Haitian […]