This week, South African horse jockey S’manga Khumalo became the first black jockey to win the Durban July, which is South Africa’s richest horse race. Khumalo, a.k.a. “Bling” crossed the finish line with his horse, Heavy Metal, as 50,000 spectators watched. Khumalo was nicknamed “Bling” because of the large diamond earring he wears and his […]

Robin Emmons had a nice corporate job, but she longed to do something else. Problem was she didn’t have a clue what that something was. She admits for a while she was seduced by her nice paycheck, “the bling and all that went with it.”  Yet, she said, “I felt dead in that environment.” Farming […]

It’s safe to say Jay-Z and President Obama are friends, especially since he confirmed on Hot97 that he and President Obama text each other. “Yeah, I’ve spoken to him on the phone and had texts from Obama, of course,” Jay-Z said. “Yes, that’s happened,” he continued, referring to the text messages. Jay-Z says President Obama […]

The prosecution just wrapped part one of its closing arguments in George Zimmerman’s second degree murder trial. The defense will close on Friday, followed by a final rebuttal argument by the prosecution before the jury gets the case. Lead prosecuting attorney Bernie de la Rionda on Thurday argued that Zimmerman baselessly profiled Trayvon Martin in […]

In next month’s issue of Latina Magazine, “Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada opens up about wanting to change her bad girl ways and her life after being the victim of domestic violence. During the interview with the magazine, which is on newsstands now, Evelyn was asked about the night when her husband, former NFL star […]

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The rapper known as Lil Twist has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after being stopped in California while he was behind the wheel of Justin Bieber‘s luxury sports car. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says 20-year-old Christopher Moore was pulled over around 3:30 a.m. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders bruised by the defeat of a massive farm bill last month are working to quickly revive the measure with a vote on a pared-down version that avoids an immediate showdown on food stamp cuts. Just hours before Thursday’s expected floor vote, it was still unclear whether GOP leaders had […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades. In 2010, the homicide rate for victims ages 10 to 24 was down more than half compared to 1993. That was during an explosion in crime tied to crack cocaine. […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Three former Target employees are suing the nation’s second-largest discount chain for discrimination and retaliation, citing alleged racial slurs from managers and a training document that included stereotypical portrayals of Hispanics. The lawsuit, filed recently in Northern California’s Yolo County, says that workers who complained about the conditions at a distribution […]

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A former honors student who was convicted of plotting to have her father stabbed to death when she was 17 years old was sentenced Thursday to life in a Michigan prison without parole — the same punishment she first received in 2011. Tia Skinner returned to court after a U.S. […]

MIAMI (AP) — Police and city leaders in Florida say they have taken precautionary steps for the possibility of mass protests or even civil unrest if George Zimmerman is acquitted in the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, particularly in African-American neighborhoods where passions run strongest over the case. For months, officials in Sanford and […]

In today’s edition of Yolanda’s Take, a listener asks how he can get control of his house after overruling his wife on a parental matter…