PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Police say a thief got away after two good Samaritans grabbed the wrong person on a northern New Jersey street. The Samaritans were driving down a street in Plainfield when they saw what appeared to be a man assaulting a woman early Monday. But it turns out the man was walking […]

Crooner KEM was born and raised in Detroit. He was also homeless in Detroit before scoring a record deal that made him the household name he is today. Despite his success, he’s never forgotten his struggle. That’s why for the third year, he’s hosting his “KEM Presents Mack and Third Live: A Call to Service” […]

In 1781, Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman became the first African-American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case was held in Massachusetts, which coincidentally, became the first state in the Union to abolish slavery; many say that Mumbet’s case is the reason. One day, Hannah Ashley, a white woman and […]

Click here to listen to this week's edition of Nikki Woods' What in the Weekend D’Angelo and Mary J. Blige hit the road on their Liberation Tour which swings through the East Coast on its way around the country. If you like your soul hot buttered, Anthony Hamilton and Estelle are also on the road. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stephon Tull was looking through dusty old boxes in his father's attic in Chattanooga a few months ago when he stumbled onto something startling: an audio reel labeled, "Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960." He wasn't sure what he had until he borrowed a friend's reel-to-reel player and listened to the […]

A top Ohio basketball recruit collapsed in court after receiving a three-year prison sentence. Garfield Heights High School senior Tony Farmer was ordered to serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, felonious assault, and other crimes against his ex-girlfriend last April. Farmer attacked her after she refused to reconcile their relationship. As […]

One of the most challenging decisions new mothers make is deciding when it is okay to leave their newborn with others. Canadian journalist Rebecca Eckler received first-hand experience when she decided to leave her newborn with her fiancé’s mother and nanny to take a 10 week vacation. “My fiancé runs a charity golf tournament every […]

New reports show that 40 percent of food in the United States is never eaten. According to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Americans waste $165 billion worth of food a year. The NRDC said that more than 20 pounds of food is wasted each month among 311 million Americans. This amounts to […]

Dwele talks about the new album " Greater Than One" and more….  Check out his In Studio Jam performance! – Click Here

A new study found that older men can carry more random genetic mutations that can increase the risk for autism or schizophrenia in a child. The study, led by Augustine Kong at deCODE Genetics in Iceland found that a father’s age at conception can be responsible for 97 percent of the new, or de novo […]

It is with extreme sadness that we share the news that Morris Brown College, a Historically Black College established in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is facing foreclosure, according to CBS Atlanta. “This is heartbreaking and not only a sad day in the life of Morris Brown, but in black academia,” said former […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in Jonesboro say the girlfriend of a man shot to death in the back of a squad car told an investigator he had called her from the car and said he had a gun. In a four-page statement police offered several new details about the investigation into the July […]