The voters have spoken and we have a winner. The #1 R&B love song is Heatwave’s “Always and Forever,” which just beat out “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross at #2 and Whitney Houston’s signature song “I’ll Always Love You” at number 3. Heatwave was part of the Dayton, Ohio connection that spawned funk bands […]

Lloyd “Little Willie” Adams was a black businessman and well-known gangster who gave opportunities to a number of black entrepreneurs by funding their dreams. When there were no black savings and loan, there was Lloyd “Little Willie” Adams. Adams later became a venture capitalist, building small empires, from liquor stores to mortuaries. The Zebulon, North […]

Sybrina and Tracy Martin – the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin –will finally get their day in court. George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon inside a gated community in Sanford, Florida last year, will go on trial Monday. A jury of six women — five whites and one Hispanic — will […]

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — State police officers and dogs searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez again Saturday as they continue to investigate the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found about a mile away. The search of Hernandez’s sprawling home and vehicle in North Attleboro began […]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The judge in the murder trial of George Zimmerman said Saturday that prosecution audio experts who point to Trayvon Martin as screaming on a 911 call moments before he was killed won’t be allowed to testify at trial. The screams are crucial pieces of evidence because they could determine who the […]

Celebrity chef Paula Deen claims she’s not a racist, but the The Food Network made the right decision by quickly dumping Deen for hateful racial remarks about African Americans. Deen is accused of using the N-word as part of a $1.2 million harassment lawsuit brought by a white former employee, Lisa Jackson, who alleges Deen […]

WINNFIELD, La. (AP) — Police in north Louisiana say a 36-year-old man is accused of killing the 18-year-old rapper known as Lil Snupe in an argument that broke out during a video game at a friend’s apartment. A news release says Winnfield police got a warrant Friday to arrest Tony Holden of Winnfield in the […]

LONDON (AP) — Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams — and it was nowhere near a tennis court. At her pre-Wimbledon news conference Saturday, Sharapova was asked about a recent Rolling Stone article where the author surmised that critical comments directed at an unnamed player by Williams were referring to Sharapova. “At […]

Bill Maher‘s comments Friday night on his “Real Time with Bill Maher” show on HBO, defending Paula Deen, may have surprised some. Maher called Deen a “hot mess, y’all,” but still came to her defense. “This may have been a shakedown,” said Maher. “People may have been trying to shake her down. That happens all […]

Ten-time GRAMMY® Award winner Chaka Khan will be honored for her stellar 40-year career in music and entertainment in the place where it all began—Chicago, Illinois. Chaka Khan will participate in the unveiling of Chaka Khan Way on S. Blackstone Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets on Saturday, July 27. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Fourth Ward […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Watching Paula Deen‘s cooking show was a weekend ritual for Marilynne Wilson, who says she’s furious at the Food Network for dumping the comfort-food queen after she acknowledged using racial slurs in the past. “I was shocked. I thought she’d get a fair trial,” Wilson, a nurse from Jacksonville, Fla., said […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Courtrooms have supplied the epilogue to Michael Jackson‘s life. They’ve provided the forum where his debts have been settled, his final days dissected and his life depicted as a cautionary tale. In nearly four years of court proceedings, two juries have watched Jackson come to life on video screens. They’ve watched […]