Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and be documented as a soldier in the U.S. Army. Williams posed as a man named William Cathay, knowing that the army would not check her gender and assume she was a man. Williams was born a slave in Independence, MO. She was raised on […]

“We know that too many young men in our community continue to make bad choices. Growing up, I made quite a few myself. Sometimes I wrote off my own failings as just another example of the world trying to keep a black man down. I had a tendency sometimes to make excuses for me not […]

Count on Florida to concoct laws that have nothing to do with justice, but much to do with political expediency. It’s been that way for a while. In 2010, under the pretense of preventing voter fraud, the GOP-led Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott limited early voting hours and imposed other inconveniences that led to block-long […]

Gospel giant Kirk Franklin recently opened up about his decision to pay for an abortion at the age of 15. Franklin did an interview with Sway in the Morning on Sirius/XM Channel 45. He touched on a host of topics, including how he was raised and how it all played a part in making him […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The odds are historically against them, but Illinois’ beleaguered Republicans are looking to reverse their fortunes by recruiting help in the heart of enemy territory: Democratic Chicago. Three days after the end of a legislative session where the Democratic-controlled General Assembly failed to address a number of pressing issues, Republicans announced efforts […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana far more often than white people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study. The ACLU’s analysis of federal crime data, released Tuesday, found marijuana arrest rates for black people were 3.73 […]

Last week, while out and about in London our favorite fly girl, Jennifer Lopez rocked a look that is perfect for Spring and Summer. JLo…

Tayloni Mazyck, 11, was shot in the neck by a stray bullet in front her Bedford Stuyvesant (Bed-Stuy) home in New York and may never…

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of about 100 high school students traveling from New York to Atlanta were thrown off an AirTran flight, along with their chaperones, after the pilot and crew lost patience with some kids who wouldn’t sit down and put away their cellphones. Seniors from the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn […]

Baby on the way or not, Kim Kardashian shouldn’t be expecting to marry Kanye West anytime soon. It’s being reported that Kanye said he definitely won’t marry Kim…

So, this week, Michael Douglas had tongues wagging over his alleged statement that his throat cancer was caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted during oral sex. Thanks, Michael Douglas.  No really, I’m not being sarcastic. The one good thing from this story was that it brought to the forefront the importance of getting checked […]

A new study shows online marriage may be more successful than traditional. AV ask listeners in today’s AV’s Say What You Want To Say whether…