Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request from the Tampa mayor to prohibit the carrying of guns in downtown during the Republican National Convention this summer because it would infringe upon “sacred constitutional traditions,” according to a letter released Wednesday. Concerned about the politically charged atmosphere on the streets outside the convention hall, Mayor […]

President Barack Obama’s re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6. Campaign adviser David Axelrod announced the new figure Monday. He said the campaign intends to provide a positive message about Obama’s […]

The Washington Post recently published a story (“Voter registration down among Hispanics, blacks” May 4th, 2012) that inaccurately claimed that the number of African American and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008; it has not. One of the most important successes of the historic 2008 campaign was the Obama-Biden ticket’s ability to expand […]

Carolina has long prided itself on its moderate politics dating to the civil rights era, as well as its place as a New South leader and a hub for high-tech, banking and higher education. Even though the state backed Democrat Barack Obama for president in 2008, it has maintained a socially conservative streak. North Carolina […]

English athlete Viv Anderson, a.k.a. “Spider,” was the first black football player to represent England in a full international match. In 1974, Anderson joined the Nottingham Forest team, helping them advance to first division, then win the European cup in 1979. As the first black player, Anderson was often in the middle of heavy discrimination […]

Now that President Barack Obama has officially kicked off his re-election campaign for the White House, Obama’s senior strategists are setting their sights on Republican opponent, Mitt Romney — and mobilizing a grassroots, get-out-the-vote movement aimed at African-Americans, Hispanics and college students. “The energy and enthusiasm is real,” Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told journalists […]

Supermodel Linda Evangelista and billionaire French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault have reached a settlement in their child support fight over the care of their 5-year-old son. Details weren’t available, but Evangelista said in court papers that she was spending $46,000 a month on his expenses, including bodyguards and a 24-hour nanny. A list of some celebrities […]

A Texas judge has granted Deion Sanders temporary custody of his kids and ordered estranged wife Pilar Sanders to stay at least 500 yards away from the former NFL star’s suburban Dallas home in a ruling stemming from a scuffle between the pair last month. Go to Hellobeautiful to read more.

Gary Coleman’s ex-wife wants a judge to award her the child TV star’s estate. Shannon Price testified Monday in 4th District Court that even though the two divorced in 2008, they kept living together and presented themselves to the public as married until his death May 28, 2010. The “Diff’rent Strokes” actor was taken off […]

If you’re going to take advice from someone’s mom, then why not “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts’ mother? The 51-year-old is in great shape, she looks fantastic, she’s got a great job and she’s gracefully handled a brush with breast cancer and the destruction of her hometown in Hurricane Katrina. So if her mom […]

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is a doctor now. O’Neal received his doctoral degree in education from Barry University alongside 1,100 other students during commencement ceremonies Saturday. The Miami Herald reports that O’Neal got on one knee so the chair of Barry’s organizational learning and leadership program could drape a light blue hood around O’Neal’s […]

For the second time in five months, the comedian/actor fell seriously ill in the Rockies and required the use of a wheelchair to make his flight home. Morgan was rushed to a hospital in Denver on Saturday for flu-like symptoms and dehydration. He was treated for several hours and released, reports TMZ. Morgan was supposed […]