When people think of the March on Washington, the first person who comes to mind is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But volunteers of the historical event also attribute the success of that day to Bayard Rustin – a.k.a. “Mr. March on Washington.”  Bayard Rustin was the lead organizer of the August 28th march and […]

Yes, it’s the ladies turn this week. We need your vote again to choose the greatest female R&B singer of all time. Is it Gladys, Patti, Aretha, Whitney, Chaka, Beyonce? You tell us. These talented ladies all deserve your vote but only one can be on top. They’ve sold millions of records, been responsible for […]

Singer Ciara‘s performance included dancing, soulful sounds and legal business being conducted, right on stage. The singer was served with legal documents in the middle of her performance. According to TMZ, Hit Factory, a popular West Hollywood club, sued the singer for skipping a performance scheduled for Friday night. Ciara’s reps insist the club was […]

Former NBA star and ex of “Basketball Wives” star Jennifer Williams, Eric Williams, was recently issued a warrant for his arrest in relation to a 2011 paternity case. According to TMZ, Williams has ignored a paternity case in which he was to appear in court and submit a DNA sample. As TMZ first reported, a […]

As reported last year, the former child actor, Todd Bridges, whose life went asunder because of drugs, and his longtime wife of 14 years, Dori, are divorcing. Bridges, who found fame on “Diff’rent Strokes,” recently filed documents in the divorce case stating that he makes less than $25,000 a year as an actor. To be […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Fourteen slaves who petitioned the New Hampshire Legislature for their freedom during the Revolutionary War were granted posthumous emancipation Friday when the governor signed a largely symbolic bill that supporters hope will encourage future generations to pursue social justice. A group of 20 slaves who had fought in the war submitted […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who formally declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Saturday, now finds himself competing in a primary against like-minded Democratic congressmen that will be decided in mid-summer, when exceptionally low voter turnout threatens his early advantage. Booker made his candidacy official at a news conference in New […]

PARIS (AP) — The Buddha Bar has fired a waitress for improper behavior toward Olympic champion judoka Teddy Riner, who lashed out about alleged racism at the upscale Paris bar-restaurant. On Facebook, the 24-year-old London Games gold medalist described how he had momentarily left his table one evening to get a better look at a […]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s lead attorney will be walking a fine line as he tries to convince jurors that his client didn’t murder Trayvon Martin: He needs to show why Zimmerman felt threatened by the African-American teenager while avoiding the appearance that either he or his client is racist. Because there is no […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela received visits from family members on Sunday at a hospital where the former president and anti-apartheid leader was being treated for a recurring lung infection, while South Africans expressed their appreciation for a man widely regarded as the father of the nation. There was no official update on 94-year-old Mandela […]

BOSTON (AP) — NBA veteran center Jason Collins, the first active athlete in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues to come out as being gay, marched Saturday for nearly three miles in Boston’s gay pride parade with U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University. Collins wore a T-shirt […]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators trying to determine why a gunman planned a shooting spree in Santa Monica that killed four people, were focusing on a deadly act of domestic violence that touched off the mayhem. The heavily armed man’s attack against his own family led to Friday’s violence in Santa Monica streets, lasting […]