Relationships ain’t easy for anyone but in the Black community they are often challenged by racism, sexism and financial pressures. Those themes are examined in a new book “Where Did Our Love Go?: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community.” The book is a collection of essays that cover being single, married and divorced from a […]

Fred Sommerville of Akron, Ohio is today’s “Real Fathers, Real Men” winner. Dear Tom Joyner, I would like to nominate my father, Fred Sommerville as a “Real Father, Real Man.” My father is a handicap veteran from the Korean War. My father stepped on a land mine in the war, which took off half of […]

In August of 1944, the Los Angeles Railway hired Mrs. Arcola Philpott as its first African American “motormanette.” This was the term given to women who drove the railway cars. Not only was Philpott the first motormanette, she was the first black service driver the railway hired. She rode the railways on the “F” line […]

BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer met with women who are part of an HIV program at United Medical Center in the nation’s capital Monday to discuss their experiences with the virus, including the fear and stigma […]

Funnyman and actor Kevin Hart is tweeting about his weekend arrest for drunk driving/DUI and resisting arrest. He says being arrested and put in detention early Sunday in Los Angeles was “a wake up call” and that he needs “to be smarter.” He said he did “6,000 push ups & 13,000 sit ups” while locked […]

While out promoting “Scary Movie 5,” Katt Williams was sober. But that’s not the news. He talked about his public breakdowns and fears and even discussed why he was done with Jamie Foxx’s performance as “Django.” In a chat with BET.com, the actor and funny man was actually calm and sensible, a big difference from […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill. Live Nation says the Grammy-winning singer is unable to perform at Monday’s concert in Houston “as a result of illness.” The concert promoter says fans should retain their tickets to use at a rescheduled show. Rihanna canceled shows […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The extensive connections of Michael Jackson, his family and friends became a challenge Monday for a judge trying to seat an impartial jury for his mother’s wrongful death lawsuit against the company that promoted Jackson’s ill-fated “This is It” concert. As individual questioning finally began, some jury prospects who had passed […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago bluesman Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins, known for his stellar guitar playing and mellow singing voice, has died. He was 76. Delmark Records owner Bob Koester said Friday that Dawkins died Wednesday. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. James Henry Dawkins was born in Tchula, Miss. An only child, Dawkins taught […]

Was it blatant racism or a simple misunderstanding that prevented two African American men from traveling in the first class cabin of U.S. Airways while wearing hoodies and jeans? You decide. Two black passengers, Miles and MacCraig Warren, are suing U.S. Airways for racial discrimination after an airline gate agent refused to allow them to […]

BOSTON (AP) — Two explosions shattered the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry away the injured while stragglers in the 26.2-mile race were rerouted away from the smoking site. Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to […]