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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys resumed jury selection Tuesday in the trial of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, interviewing a middle-aged black man who said the case was politicized and a middle-aged white man who questioned the need for Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. George Zimmerman, who was a […]

Wearing any hue from head-to-toe could be challenging. But once this trend is mastered, it’s an exceptionally stylish and uber chic way to make heads…

Venita Short (pictured), a Cumberland County, Ga., preschool worker, is reportedly distraught, after she was allegedly fired for being pregnant and unmarried, according to ABC11.…

Gossip

Michael Jackson’s family is apparently not happy with the possibility of Paris’ biological mom Debbie Rowe becoming her legal guardian in the wake of her suicide attempt – this according to TMZ. The website quotes sources connected with the family who say Paris is having trouble connecting with her grandmother and official co-guardian, Katherine Jackson, […]

Somewhere God and Mother Nature are cracking up.  I mean, a day doesn’t go by without us getting another piece of evidence that proves just how challenging it is to maintain a successful male/female relationship.  As black women, the numbers already are working against us if we’re hoping to find a single, black man. And […]

National News

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Houston oncologist with spiking her lover and coworker’s coffee with a sweet-tasting chemical used in antifreeze and medical research, causing serious health problems including renal failure. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, a breast cancer oncologist at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was charged last week with aggravated […]

Can limes really make you sick? What exactly is phytophotodermatitis? And what does any of this have to do with your favorite summer beverages? LIKE BlackDoctor.org…

In the new documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” we hear the stories of singers that everyone’s heard whether they know their names or not. The doc showcases background singers, those vocalists, most often women, who support the star in front. From the Ikettes to the Raelettes to countless women whose names are not household ones, […]

Gossip, Originals

Lil’ Kim is rocking a neck brace and it’s not for fashion purposes. The rapper is recovering from whiplash after being involved in a minor car accident but luckily she is doing well. She tweeted about the accident writing, “Hi My Luvs. I’m ok minor car accident that left me w/ whip Lash now I’m […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Huggy Lowdown goes in on Chad Johnson for getting himself locked up for thirty days after slapping his attorney on the butt.

National News

HOUSTON  (AP)— Officials say a Houston woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death with a stiletto high heel told police she was trying to protect herself. Houston police say 44-year-old Ana Lilia Trujillo told investigators the man was attacking her and she acted in self-defense. Trujillo was charged with murder in the Sunday stabbing […]

National News

The Memphis Grizzlies have decided to part with the winningest coach in the franchise’s history, telling Lionel Hollins they will not be renewing his contract as head coach coming off their first trip to the Western Conference finals. Hollins confirmed Monday night to The Associated Press that he had been told his contract would not […]