Commentary
COMMENTARY: Bobby Brown: Worst Father Ever?
Bobby Brown is a terrible father. It may be too late for Brown to grow up, turn his life around, and be the father that…
Daily Archive: February 27, 2013
News
Faces of Hope: Integrating Duke
Nathaniel B. White Jr. stepped into history simply by going to college. With little fanfare, he became part of a group now called the “First…
Little Known Black History Facts
Little Known Black History Fact: Negroes and the Census Bureau
After more than 100 years, the U.S. Census Bureau will drop the term “Negro” from its race description and use the term black or African…
Entertainment
Lee Daniels Hated Tarantino’s ‘Django’ – Making Post Slavery Film
The director is planning to make a post-slavery Black Western, likely because he hated “Django,” according to a report by The Root. “I was deeply…
Entertainment
Questlove Adds ‘Author’ to Resume
NEW YORK (AP) — Drummer-producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the Roots is adding “author” to his resume. Thompson announced Wednesday that “Mo’ Meta Blues: The…
News
Vegas Murder Suspect Brags Online About Fast Life
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas triple murder suspect Ammar Harris has a smirk on his face in a 90-second YouTube video that shows him…
News
Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders unveiled a full-length statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in the Capitol Wednesday, paying tribute…
Entertainment
SC Court Nixes James Brown Estate Settlement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a settlement divvying up the multimillion-dollar estate of James Brown, saying a former…
Entertainment
Winans Family Member Gets Nearly 14 Years in Prison
DETROIT (AP) — A judge sentenced a member of gospel music’s Winans family to nearly 14 years in prison Wednesday for an $8 million financial…
Entertainment
Ex-Temptations Singer Richard Street Dies at 70
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70. Street’s wife, Cindy,…
