This weekend, Vin Diesel reprises his sci-fi anti-hero character in “Riddick” the third installment in the franchise. Must be nice to be Vin; he only does two films and they both turn out to be multi-film profitmakers. Oprah and T.D. Jakes come together during Jakes’ recent MegaFest and the results will be seen on “Oprah’s […]

The 2013 NFL season kicks off on Sunday, September 8th. On this year’s star roster is a record number of black quarterbacks. For the first time in history, the NFL will start with nine black quarterbacks. Among those on the list is E.J. Manuel of the Buffalo Bills, the only quarterback taken in the first […]

“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are making a mockery of King’s legacy. Bernice, Dexter and Martin Luther King III may need professional intervention to broker a truce in an embarrassing, long-simmering feud and […]

Just five years ago, 56-year-old Army veteran Morris Cornley was doing more than getting by. He earned about $17 an hour as a union truck driver, a salary sufficient enough to make ends meet and have a little extra. But when the economy hit rock bottom four years ago, he lost his job and couldn’t […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. is exiting the student loan business as more families opt for government-backed loans, which are generally cheaper and have more protections. The New York bank had already been scaling back its role in student lending. In the spring of 2012, it stopped making student loans to borrowers […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hip-hop star A$AP Rocky is facing an allegation of assault during the Made in America festival in Philadelphia. The district attorney’s office says a concertgoer claimed the rapper, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, slapped her as he tried to wave away fans while walking through the crowd during Saturday’s show. The […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Their egg-laying days behind them, some 1,200 Northern California chickens are heading for a cozy retirement on the East Coast, where they will live outside of cages and have plenty of room to spread their wings. The Sacramento Bee reports that an anonymous $50,000 donation is funding Operation Chicken Airlift, which […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An American Indian tribe in upstate New York said Thursday it will launch a radio ad campaign pressing for the Washington Washington Football Team to shed a name often criticized as offensive. The Oneida Indian Nation said the first ad will run on radio stations in Washington before the team hosts […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The mayor of Hartford, Conn., says comedian Dave Chappelle should “quit whining” about being heckled. Chappelle walked off a stage last week after being heckled in Hartford, the state capital. Audio posted on TMZ.com shows Chappelle praised an audience in Chicago on Tuesday for being “so much better than Hartford.” Chappelle […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The book world is finally honoring Maya Angelou. The poet and author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” will be this year’s recipient of the Literarian Award, an honorary National Book Award for contributions to the literary community, the National Book Foundation announced Thursday. It is the first major […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife is filing for divorce. Attorney Kelly Sims confirmed Thursday that his client, Shellie Zimmerman, is divorcing her husband of six years. Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin […]

Jeff Johnson has 3 Things You Should Know, and today he focuses on what we can learn from 11-year-old college student, Carson Huey. Listen to the…