JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s public safety director, appointed amid fallout from the fatal Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown, on Wednesday announced plans to resign only six months into the job. Director Daniel Isom II in a statement issued by the governor’s office confirmed plans to return to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, […]

MIAMI (AP) — The mother of Trayvon Martin says she’s disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago. Speaking with The Associated Press on Wednesday before the third anniversary of her 17-year-old son’s death, Sybrina Fulton says she still believes […]

Zendaya Coleman has accepted Giuliana Rancic’s video apology for saying her dreadlocks made her appear as if she smelled of patchouli oil and weed. “I appreciate your apology and I’m glad it was a learning experience for you and for the network,” the Disney star wrote. “I hope that others negatively affected by her words […]

You can’t tell Cookie she’s not fly. And that term “fly” goes right along with the Empire character’s dated ensembles, according to the actress who plays her. “She’s caught in a time warp a bit; she’s kind of 17 years behind the curve in fashion sometimes,” Taraji P. Henson said in interviews this week. “She’s trying to find […]

Atlanta’s Dunbar Learning Complex is part of an educational initiative that emphasizes the “two-generation” approach – helping both children and parents to generate the best outcome for families. The Complex works hand-in-hand with The Center For Working Families which emphasizes job and literacy training for parents and families. In order to enroll your child at […]

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The Memphis Police Department has a reputation for discriminating against officers of color. Since the late 1970s, officers within the department have complained that they…

People reported today that doctors have begun easing Bobbi Kristina out of her medically-induced coma, but she remains on life support.  According to the report,…

Funkmaster Flex has been integral part of the most recent Dipset reunion, but now he has his hopes set on reuniting another rap group. This…

  According to Special K, there’s a new social network specially for black men who love white women. Listen to the audio player to hear what it…

At the 2015 Oscar Awards, the usual suspects were there: actors, musicians, directors…pretty much the who’s who of the entertainment industry. But also, there are…