Chase Austin, a 22 year-old African-American race car driver became the youngest driver to sign a driver-development contract in NASCAR when he was age 14. Austin started competing when he was 8 years old. He is now in line to be the third African-American driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500. He started in eleven […]

The question on everyone’s mind is… are they Beyonce’s nails or not? Jay-Z and Beyonce‘s face served as decor to a slender pair of hands. Beyonce posted the dazzling nails on her blog but we don’t know if it was Beyonce paying homage to her husband or if it was a fan paying homage to […]

Former NFL star, Plaxico Burress is back in trouble again and this time it is with the IRS. According to reports, Burress owes over $59,000 dollars in backed taxes from 2007 to the state of New York. The former New York Giants, Steelers, and Jets' player is currently a free agent looking for a spot […]

Danny Glover celebrates each birthday at a place of social significance. For his 66th birthday, he was in Washington, D.C., for the 19th International AIDS Conference, where the prevailing sentiment was that the epidemic’s end is in sight. “We need to be part of the dialogue,” said Glover, who watched a close friend with AIDS […]

Researchers found that pupil dilation can now reveal a person’s sexual preference. A new study from Cornell University found that when a person’s eyes are dilated and examined using a specialized infrared lens they can determine their sexual orientation. Researchers examined the dilated pupils of study participants as they watched erotic videos. Results found that […]

Rihanna played tour guide to TV titan Oprah Winfrey over the weekend in her native Barbados. The talk show queen flew to the Caribbean country for an in-depth interview and a sight-seeing tour with the singer for an episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” scheduled to air on Aug. 19. Rihanna tweeted the above shot of […]

A new study released by the University of Notre Dame in Indiana says that honesty is definitely the best policy when it comes to your health.  Researchers found that telling fewer lies can actually benefit you not only mentally but physically, reports the American Psychological Association. About 110 people participated in a ‘science of honesty’ experiment […]

Rumors surfaced over the weekend that Jennifer Lopez and her boy toy Casper Smart are heading toward a breakup after paps allegedly caught the dancer leaving a gay peep show in NYC a few weeks ago. Last week TMZ, reported that the couple threatened to sue Star Magazine and In Touch over what they call […]

Los Angeles plastic surgeon, Dr. Lance Everett Wyatt, was charged with six misdemeanor counts for allegedly videotaping unsuspecting female patients while they were undressed. Wyatt, 42, was arrested this past Thursday by the Los Angeles police and cited by the Los Angeles Medical Board. Four of the six counts are for videotaping the patients. The […]

Despite accounting for nearly one-third of the local populous, black and Latino students compose less than three percent of the overall student body at a prestigious Fairfax, Va. high school. This is prompting the NAACP to charge in a federal discrimination complaint that the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology board long ago […]

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Officials on Monday identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. First Assistant U.S. Greg Haanstad in the U.S. Attorney's office in Milwaukee identified the shooter, who was shot and killed by police outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, […]

26-year-old Canadian born rapper, Drake, has announced his plans to graduate high school this summer. He said in a recent interview, "I'm actually spending my summer graduating high school. That's my main focus after OVO Fest. I only have one credit left, and I'm really excited about that." Drake headlined the 3rd Annual OVO Fest […]