<p>Join us as we celebrate the history and legacy of black music this month.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers in April posted the fewest job openings in five months, suggesting hiring will remain sluggish in the months ahead. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.4 million in April, down from 3.7 million in March. The March figure was the highest in nearly four […]

I was worried about how this would turn out. A designer at Adidas, one who apparently believes quirkiness ought to supersede cultural sensitivity, designed a pair of sneakers – called JS Roundhouse – that feature bright orange shackles that snap around the wearer’s ankle. Shackles. As in slavery. Orange shackles. As in slavery and prison. […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland cannibalism suspect is being transferred to a state mental hospital for a competency evaluation. Harford County prosecutors announced Tuesday that 21-year-old Alexander Kinyua's attorneys requested the evaluation and a judge ordered that he be transferred to Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center for the evaluation. Kinyua was also indicted by a […]

HOUSTON (AP) — As he testified last month at the first of potentially several trials of ex-Houston police officers accused of beating him during a 2010 burglary arrest, Chad Holley explained to jurors that his brush with the law was an aberration and that he was planning to go to college to get his life […]

Aretha Franklin was criticized for making an early exit for fundraising soiree put on by President Obama and the first lady at the home of actress Sarah Jessica Parker to attend another event for which she says she was already committed to. “I am a big fan of President Obama. He is very concerned about […]

Summer wear isn't just flops and tank tops.  Nikki and Mary talk dos and don'ts with Kim Turner from Fashioncents.TV.

It was a classic case of overshare when the former boxer made a point to inform a live TV audience that he had his fair share of venereal diseases and prostitutes. Appearing on “Today” with Spike Lee to promote their new Broadway show “Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth,” the one time heavyweight champ got defensive […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Whitney Houston's mother will perform a tribute to her late daughter alongside other female singers at the upcoming BET Awards. A source familiar with BET's plans said Tuesday that Cissy Houston will take the stage at the July 1 awards show to honor her daughter. Cissy will be joined by "a […]

One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't. If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, according to government figures. But an estimated 26 million U.S. residents will remain without coverage […]

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade has asked a Chicago judge to suspend his ex-wife's right to visitation with their two children after a weekend incident that delayed the boys' return to his custody and led to her arrest. Wade's attorney, James Pritikin, filed an emergency motion and appeared in court Tuesday to have it heard, […]

Reverend Fred Luter, Jr. has been elected as the first black President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The organization that has had the tarnished reputation of being a place for white supremecy, racism and segregation since the mid 1800s, made a decision to change their current course in history. Reverend Fred Luter, Jr. was unopposed […]