The Episcopal Church has taken a major step towards diversifying their leadership by inducting their first African-American national leader. Bishop Michael Curry will serve as the church’s first Black bishop at the Episcopal General Convention in Salt Lake City. Curry was at the helm of the Diocese of North Carolina for almost 15 years. He will take on […]

Viola Davis was one of the many inspirational celebrities parodied on Halloween, but the best Viola costume came from her own daughter, Genesis. The adorable four-year-old refused to dress up as the popular Disney character Elsa or a pirate. Instead, she wanted to be her Emmy Award-winning mother. The How To Get Away With Murder actress posted a […]

Dr. Juanita Bynum has had an interesting faith journey. She has been a mainstay staple on the Trinity Broadcasting Network for the last few years. In addition to her television ministry she has traveled the world being am inspiring preacher and teacher many revivals and conferences throughout the United States and abroad. This past week  […]

A Tupac Shakur biopic has been in the works for a number of years, with director John Singleton once on board to helm the project until he walked away from it due to the producers not respecting Shakur’s legacy. Actor Marcc Rose’s brief portrayal of Pac in the summer blockbuster, “Straight Outta Compton,” certainly piqued […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby and his former attorney should be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model’s defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian, a judge ruled Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Debre Katz Weintraub ruled Cosby and his former lawyer Martin Singer must give their sworn testimony before Nov. 25. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears troubled by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of killing an elderly white woman. At least six of the nine justices indicated during arguments Monday that black people were […]

Pop star and “The Voice” coach Pharrell Williams will perform during the Sunday service at Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, where nine black parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study class over the summer. Williams’ appearance is part of a special program on race relations produced by A&E Networks and iHeartMedia that was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — They worked all season to take one more step in the World Series. Eric Hosmer wouldn’t wait any longer. A daring dash by Hosmer tied the score in the ninth, and those bound-and-determined Kansas City Royals rallied yet again to beat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings early Monday […]

Keke Palmer is no stranger at recreating 90’s superstars, both on and off-screen, so while it may have surprised fans that she paid tribute to Aaliyah, her totally killing the part didn’t.   She dropped her version of ‘Try Again’ on her Instagram over the weekend.     Here’s the original video: How do you think Keke […]

In the battle for best celebrity Halloween costume 2015 we have two significant contenders. First up, LeBron James as….Prince? We wouldn’t think a 6’9 man could credibly play the role, but we have to say James committed. Here’s a video of him onstage at  the Cavaliers’ Halloween party Saturday night. Looks like he didn’t scrimp on the […]

Over the weekend, just  three blocks of Bethune Cookman University, two men are expected to recover from gunshot wounds. News Journal Online reports: No one was injured in the second shooting, which took place just after 9:45 p.m. in the 200 block of North Martin Luther King Boulevard, reports state. Daytona Beach police are investigating both […]

Roland Martin talks about the Associated Press’ report about over 1,000 police officers that have committed sexual misconduct in the last six years. He talks to former Dallas prosecutor, Yodit Tewolde about what the report shows and how it’s comparable to Catholic priests that are accused of molesting young boys. “When cops commit these crimes it only […]