National News
Train Derails Near Chicago
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) — A Union Pacific spokesman says a freight train has derailed and a bridge over a stretch of road has collapsed in…
Daily Archive: July 4, 2012
National News
Romney Calls Obama’s Health Care Requirement a Tax
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney on Wednesday said requiring all Americans to buy health insurance amounts to a tax, contradicting a senior campaign adviser…
Music
Essence Fest Kicks Off Thursday with Youth Acts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of the premier music festivals celebrating black culture and music is branching out, extending its footprint in its 18th year…
Music
Chaka Khan’s On Top
Chaka Khan is experiencing a well-deserved career resurgence lately and looking good while doing so. She may have blown out 59 candles on her birthday…
Entertainment News
Frank Ocean ‘Comes Out’ in Open Letter to Fans
This past week the web was abuzz about rumors that budding superstar, Frank Ocean, was bi-sexual and admitted it on his new album "Orange Channel."
Top News
Michigan and Pennsylvania Battle Voting Laws
Opponents of restrictive new voting laws won a major victory and suffered a potentially significant blow this week when Michigan’s Republican governor vetoed expanding his…
Entertainment News
The Shortest Celebrity Men
Many of today’s hottest celebrity men are not as tall as they may seem. Believe it or not, some of the most featured Black male…
Gossip
Donna Summer’s Family Argues Over Fortune
Donna Summer’s family is battling over the late singer’s estate. Summer’s youngest daughters Brooklyn, 31 and Amanda, 28 were born to her second and latest…
National News
July Brings in Strange New Laws
July 1 marks the start of several new strange laws that are being enforcement throughout various states. For example, Illinois cab riders can now expect…
Little Known Black History Fact: Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a historically white organization for woman descendants of rebel patriots that served in the American Revolution. For centuries,…
